2120 downriggers

[Kilowatts]

Looking for advice for where to mount my downriggers on my 2120. I would think the back corners but what are other owner doing out there?

 

[warthog5]

Yes...and then make it where you can swing the boom all the way inboard so it lays parallel to the transom.

This way when your maneuvering around a dock, no chance of getting hung up.

 

[Smittles1179]

here are a couple pics of my 2120. i'm at work so it's the best i can do. but you can tell where they are located.

 

[Kilowatts]

here are a couple pics of my 2120. i'm at work so it's the best i can do. but you can tell where they are located.

Thanks for the information! I do have a question, how do you have your kicker set up. Can you steer it with the main or is it independant system?

 

[Smittles1179]

I have pictures somewhere. But there is a bar that connects from the kicker to the main engine. It has a quick release so the bar can be put in one the fly. Although I don't use it much. With the speed under 5 mph trolling just by turning the main engine you can turn the ship enough. I'll take a look at the bar another time. I think it had the company name on it. I'm sure I googled it once before. Someone makes the setup. It's almost a make shift jury rigged product yet effective. It has adjustments on it for fine tuning.

 

[Kilowatts]

I have pictures somewhere. But there is a bar that connects from the kicker to the main engine. It has a quick release so the bar can be put in one the fly. Although I don't use it much. With the speed under 5 mph trolling just by turning the main engine you can turn the ship enough. I'll take a look at the bar another time. I think it had the company name on it. I'm sure I googled it once before. Someone makes the setup. It's almost a make shift jury rigged product yet effective. It has adjustments on it for fine tuning.

Thanks Smittles! Ya some pictures would be great but I'm not in a hurry. Like to have a kicker on sometime this summer for the albacore runs.

 

[Pnltbox]

I have mine mounted in front of the battery boxes, Seem to work great there and still leaves room to sit in the back. As far as the trolling motor, there is a rod system called EZ steer, I use a remote system called Controll King http://www.controllking.com/

 

[Kilowatts]

I have mine mounted in front of the battery boxes, Seem to work great there and still leaves room to sit in the back. As far as the trolling motor, there is a rod system called EZ steer, I use a remote system called Controll King http://www.controllking.com/

Do you have any problems netting fish with the riggers mounted that far forward?

 

[Pnltbox]

Kilowatt , sorry for slow reply, No problems netting fish, allows me net to in front of or behind the downrigger, makes it easy to get to the release clips too.

 

[Kilowatts]

Kilowatt , sorry for slow reply, No problems netting fish, allows me net to in front of or behind the downrigger, makes it easy to get to the release clips too.

Thanks for the info!