Ever use a downrigger on a yak?

[bigbarrels]

Cool, thank you for the advice

Originally Posted by Jim Day

I'd think that's a little too far when straight out, but the deal with the Scotty mount is you could turn it angled forward or back and get the cable tight to the side of the yak.

The most important thing I'd say is that you want to be able to reach it easy while still peddling so you can quickly adjust it. That location is cool but I'd keep it angled forward so the cable as tight to the yaks side as possible, and that way you can reach the clip easily when winched up. That location is decent if you can reach the winch handle enough to adjust depth etc.. but I'd angle the boom forward not leave it straight out.

Jim