I used the plastic tray that came with the utility box. Just cut a piece off with some snips.

The blue wire is the antenna for the remote control.

We catch 25 per person limits using this thumper!

@@trent4fish wow, I need to build myself one then. Thanks for responding.

Typically they are attracted to about a 40% - 50% speed thump.

The motor is polarity sensitive. The off on switch is able to reverse the polarity. So it doesn’t matter which you connect to the motor. Just make sure the off on switch makes the motor turn the correct direction.

@@trent4fish Thanks - I made a few mods to my thumper. First, I used (2) 2" conduit hangars that worked perfectly for spacing the motor. Also, I mounted my controller with Velcro for ease of removing and dampening and used a waterproof strain relief connector to attach my power cable to the box (you might guess by now that I do electrical work). Can't wait to get out on the Tennessee River for a trial run - thanks for all your suggestions!

@@michaeljanssen2504did it help any in the tn river?

@@finnsnracks2085 Definitely - especially where the main creeks hit the river. Also, I use it where the flats drop off to about 15-20 feet. I find a slower pace is better than fast but it's more about what the fish want that day.

Interstate dual purpose starter/deep cycle batteries.

I have it connected to one of the deep cycle batteries in the boat. I prefer Interstate deep cycle 12 volt batteries.

I mean the wire into the motor itself

duh, its used to bring in fish, lol

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