(This all took place in the summer of 09)
So after having quite a few good days on a couple of lakes and the river, I have found the console of the Mojo Angler to be in the way even when pushed all the way back to the furthest position. It would be ideal for someone of smaller stature but my almost 6ft frame it kind of gets in my way. The wonderful guys at Emotion made it so you can remove the console. Here you can see that it has a nice little spot for the water proof pelican box that came with it and the Scotty rod mount, and a nice cup/water bottle holder. ( I don’t think they ship with them anymore)
Well, I decided I could move mine and I would be able to move around more freely and cross my legs when needed. Another reason was turning side-saddle, while the sides of the yak are tall getting my long legs past the console was tricky.
Now taking the Scotty mount out of the console was lots of fun. They used some kind of industrial rivets that the drill just spun to no end. After getting a screw driver in enough to apply some pressure I finally drilled out enough to pop the mount off the rivets and there was no turning back.
Placement for my Scotty rod holder was key to my enjoying myself fishing. I needed it within reach but not so close I would have the same trouble with it as I did my console. Here is where the wife and kids bugging me for a pool comes into play. (I agreed to a 27ft round above ground pool 2 years ago.) After launching in the pool and trying to get in I realized my skills at re-entry were lacking, severely. I’m sure my neighbors that were mowing their lawn enjoyed the show. One guy actually checked on me after a failed attempt. You see, I figured out how to get in fairly easily in the 4ft of water, only took a couple of tries, but when I tried getting in without pushing up with my feet is when it actually turned into a fight against all that is unholy in this world and I wouldn’t quit until I had made it. The third try like this caused the yak to roll violently and the opposite side of the cockpit smacking me very hard in the top of my head. I did see stars, and my neighbor got off his mower to check that I was alright. (yeah they think I’m strange now) After much discussion and figuring out you have to enter from the bow in deep water I could go back to my original purpose. I found that if I placed the rod mount between the cup holder and the front of the cockpit I would be able to not only reach it easily but it would be well out of my way.
After a quick drying off and dragging the yak back to my shop if drilled all needed holes and had attached my rod holder back onto the yak. I only had automotive silicone in a blue color for sealing the mount and you can see some of it on the side in the pics. It’s sealed and doesn’t need to be pretty.
All in all I am very happy with it.
Be Safe and God Bless.
Brett
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