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Originally Posted by EZM
I also have the sport track on my Tyee and decided to mount using a pedestal mount.
I ran manual downriggers for years and never had an issue.
This year I upgraded to electric.
My new electric is under the gunnel with a solid backing plate. I used a 1" thick poly carbonate board roughly 5" wide and maybe 12" long.
Personally - I wouldn't use the sport track to mount anything more than a rod holder. Although it supposed to be fine - it just didn't "feel solid enough" when considering you have a 10-20 lead ball hanging off a arm dangling over the side of the boat as the waves pitch you around.
Here's what the sport track mount looks like ........
.........really doesn't inspire confidence for me .........
(you can see a perfectly solid gunnel there with a nice wide flat and strong surface, so why not use it?)
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Look at the Trackstar mounts they look much more solid.