Scotty Laketroller w/ clamp bolts right on to the old Hobie Adventures

I find it extremely difficult to justify drilling holes on any of my kayaks, but yet I wanted to use a downrigger for Kokanee.

After thinking about numerous mounting options and researching downriggers, I bought a Scotty Lake Troller w/ the clamp mount. The clamp is removable so you could mount just the spool n' handle wherever. Amazingly the clamp fits well on the handles right in front of the seat. Its not the most permanent mount of course but I am only using a 4 pound ball and leash it just it case.

Its worked great, what a difference it makes for kokanee fishing, can't believe I ever wasted time fishing (unsucessfully) for kokanee without one!

Oh, $#!+! That looks painful! I have two of those downriggers w/clamps and I'm STILL looking for a way to safely put them on the Ms. Salma (my kayak).

Fred "True" Trujillo

Painful? How so? it doesn't interfere with pedaling. The only pain is cranking the ball up from the depths 

Painful? How so? it doesn't interfere with pedaling. The only pain is cranking the ball up from the depths 

Micah, I'm only using a 2 lb ball on my Scotty mini. It blows back a little @1.2 or over but not so much that I'm not confident of the depth I'm fishing. Only using on lakes though...but I have fished it down to 100 ft and see it occasionally on the DF,seems to be pretty close . Might be easier for ya to crank up. Its just a cheap cannonball sinker that I put another eye on.

When downrigger trolling, more weight is your friend, because it holds your cable closer to vertical, and allows you to troll deeper before the weight gets swept back out of the cone of your sonar.  You can troll deeper with a six pound weight than you can with a four pound weight, and deeper with a four pound weight than you can with a two pound weight.

I have two of those downriggers w/clamps and I'm STILL looking for a way to safely put them on the Ms. Salma (my kayak). - Fred "True" Trujillo

Sell the downriggers with clamps and invest in a downrigger which is easier to mount on the Ms. Salma.

And remember, the heavier the weight + depth and using a larger the lure = more underwater drag.
This old guy can attest that using my 4 pound weight, pulling a K15 Quick fish at 75 feet depth, while maintaining 1.8 mph in my PA-14  is a noticeable load to drag around. 

When downrigger trolling, more weight is your friend, because it holds your cable closer to vertical, and allows you to troll deeper before the weight gets swept back out of the cone of your sonar.  You can troll deeper with a six pound weight than you can with a four pound weight, and deeper with a four pound weight than you can with a two pound weight.

I have two of those downriggers w/clamps and I'm STILL looking for a way to safely put them on the Ms. Salma (my kayak). - Fred "True" Trujillo

Sell the downriggers with clamps and invest in a downrigger which is easier to mount on the Ms. Salma.

Well,no argument from me about more wt=more vertical....but when the koke bite is hot,and may not last long....I don't know if a 6 lb. wt is your "friend".
Congrats,Micah on finding a cheap and effective way to get to them delicious kokes.

Wobbler alerted me to the potential of cracking the molded handle with a clamp on downrigger. I think if the force can be spread out over a larger area it will lessen the wear vs. the pressure in one point with the stock clamp. Switching to a 2 pound ball would also put less strain on the clamp and hull.

I've been working on a better mount for a downrigger. I used the outrigger mounts right behind the seats.

I designed the mount and printed it on my Makergear m2 3d printer. 3d printed plastic products tend to be a little flimsy if not dense, so I went overboard and made it extremely thick. It feels heavy and super sturdy so I am confident it will last. The mount has performed great and no drill needed.

Excellent!  Did this back in 2011 and still going strong.....