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Post by ssminnow on Jun 28, 2012 5:17:45 GMT -5
not sure if i should ask here or not, since they are not lures but it seems the best place.
now, im sure not everyone dishes out roughly $100.00+ each for dr swivel mounts....im not out for best appearance or nothing fancy. if it works that means everything!
so who has made there own and would like to share there ideas? any pics of your homemade mounts?
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Post by ssminnow on Jun 28, 2012 12:34:51 GMT -5
theres no way im the only cheapskate out here....
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Post by coonmtman on Jun 28, 2012 21:38:32 GMT -5
I have Canon downrigger swivel pedestals on my boat which is a 16.5ft Polarcraft. I like to fish with downriggers but also like to bass fish so I wanted a base easily removable for bassfishing. Had a Canon plates mounted and the rigger pedestal slides into those. Made sense to spend a little extra for swivels also the same plates hold Canon rod holders.
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Post by ssminnow on Jun 29, 2012 5:57:21 GMT -5
thanks coonmtman: i have been looking at cannons pedestals alot and like the looks but idk...i just dont think i will be able to justify spending that kind of money just for bases especially to be used on "old" equipment, and on my old boat. (the way my sides are designed on my rig i would need to fabricate a mount to install anything i buy anyways) if i had brand new riggers to mount, or i was mounting them on a nice new rig i wouldnt have a problem spending the cash. i am more of a "diy" type. if you ever see my old rig you would understand. its not pretty in the least! but very functional and overall low budget for me. "if i can make it instead of buying it" i prefer to do so. i have a couple ideas going right now, im just looking for other guys input on thoughts for homemade mounts or ideas they have used or seen before. hell, most of the time i spend more time and money trying to make it than its worth. but in the end, i can say i made that consider me cheap, a redneck, even an idiot at times.... i will agree 100%
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Post by coonmtman on Jun 29, 2012 6:37:48 GMT -5
I decided on Canon because it was for my first and probably last new boat. I wanted a decent set up that would last, plus living the single life meant no one who mattered(like a female in my life)would question the expense. As a native born hillbilly I've had my share of let's see how this works-if you can't see it from the road no problem.
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Post by ssminnow on Jun 29, 2012 6:52:56 GMT -5
I decided on Canon because it was for my first and probably last new boat. I wanted a decent set up that would last, plus living the single life meant no one who mattered(like a female in my life)would question the expense. As a native born hillbilly I've had my share of let's see how this works-if you can't see it from the road no problem. the nagging goes in one ear and straight out the other! eventually she gave up ;D and never questions my hobby expenses....
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Post by in t h e o f f i c e on Jul 3, 2012 5:53:29 GMT -5
i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae107/Smada_Evad/cdf44629.jpgGood design- and the elevated base has proven a tremendous benefit. I have begun making a few (incomplete) elevated swivels based on my like of this one. I would recommend the same and suggest that the tube-base is easier to fabricate a swivel lock to than a base of the standard style.
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Post by ssminnow on Jul 3, 2012 13:35:07 GMT -5
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Post by fishinmachine on Jul 10, 2012 14:06:47 GMT -5
big jon swivel bases are absolutely bullet proof,when I got them they were $70 each and they will last forever. I have seen canon swivel bases blow up
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Post by fishfarmer on Jul 26, 2012 11:34:41 GMT -5
I made a couple of bases out of metal plumbing. I'm not sure what they were called but the bases are a flange type piece with inside threads and a flared base with several bolt holes. I would have two of these and a short piece of threaded pipe. You can bolt a piece of wood to the top for a better platform if you need. I'd grease the threads with marine grease and tightened the pipe between them. I could keep them tight enough to safely swing my manual cannons forward for travelling then push them out halfway for deployment. The added bonus is if they hung on bottom they would swing back a bit. I never had a problem with these. I would grease them once a year to keep them from rusting tight.
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Post by ssminnow on Jul 28, 2012 4:17:09 GMT -5
I made a couple of bases out of metal plumbing. I'm not sure what they were called but the bases are a flange type piece with inside threads and a flared base with several bolt holes. I would have two of these and a short piece of threaded pipe. You can bolt a piece of wood to the top for a better platform if you need. I'd grease the threads with marine grease and tightened the pipe between them. I could keep them tight enough to safely swing my manual cannons forward for travelling then push them out halfway for deployment. The added bonus is if they hung on bottom they would swing back a bit. I never had a problem with these. I would grease them once a year to keep them from rusting tight. i actually found pics like this on the web when i was first looking for ideas. but this guy used a pin to hold position. www.chitown-angler.com/1fish/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=63025
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Post by dickbaker on Aug 11, 2017 18:38:00 GMT -5
big jon swivel bases are absolutely bullet proof,when I got them they were $70 each and they will last forever. I have seen canon swivel bases blow up I love big jon swivel bases. Some mine are twenty years old.
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