They seemed to fit the best in the mount.

Thank you, Dale! I'm glad it helped.

Thanks! Glad it helped.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks, Steven! I'm trying to film a yak video tomorrow and have it posted by Sunday morning.

Nice dude!

I appreciate that

That switch has a rubber seal in it, so normal rain, and water from fishing is perfectly fine, but a direct blast from a power washer probably isn't good. I've never had an issue with mine where I mounted it.

It shouldn't cause any issues as long as you didn't cross thread the inserts. At the end of the day, we ask a lot of our plastic boats.

At the time when I owned this kayak, I could only think of two reasons you might need to use the quick release. I knew they were situations I wouldn't be getting myself into with this kayak. The first, being loosing power or a dead battery. The second would be to go under a low bridge, or under trees, etc. All the places I regularly fish here in Florida are wide open and I wouldn't need to go under anything, and the battery lasts multiple trips. I charge it the day before any trip so its full. There's always the chance something fails with the anchor, and I'd need it, but the bonafide is so stable I can fold the seat down and just climb to the back and deal with it. But I just got back from a trip up north where I had to go under some tunnels, and I did utilize the quick release so I'd fit.

Yes a yak with a rudder could run into that situation. Many have enough room in the back to mount it right next to the rudder. Only issue would be when you pole down the boat will experience yaw when the pole drags the bottom while moving. Not really a huge deal, but could be annoying for some.

@@FloBass I actually made a DIY one that is gravity operated and I have it mounted on the side but as far back as possible and it stays pretty straight in current.

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The battery lasts a pretty long time so its not really an issue. The holes wont strip as long as you don't over tighten them when you put them back in. They basically cut the threads into the plastic of the yak and will continually follow them when to take the screws in and out.

@@FloBass Awesome thanks.

The micro, battery, and spike is around $900. Yes the spike auto stops when it hits the bottom. You can adjust the force from gentle to hard. I got about 3 full day trips worth of battery before it died out on the water at the end of day 3. I couldn't say how many times it went up and down, but it was definitely a lot. Long battery life.

Cool thanks alot..I know the micro is like 500 to 600 so the batt set up is 300ish?

595 for the micro, 195 for the battery, and around 100 for a spike. Get the long one and cut it down if you need to.

@@FloBass that's not bad. So what like a 10ft pole? That's wat I thought about or even 8ft

You could, but I don’t recommend it. I lost the thumbscrew for the clamp that way. Power pole was nice enough to send one out free of charge after I inquired to buy one.

No the battery is separate. The power pole does come with a cable you can connect to an existing 12 volt battery if you have one. But the pack makes it much easier.

If you're talking about the cheaper ascend kayaks in the $600, no there's not enough room on the back to direct mount it. You'd have to build a platform. There's always a way to make something work.

About two full day fishing trips with constantly moving around and using the anchor.

@@FloBass On mine I get about 135 down and up, the most I ever used in 7-8 hours was 35 down and up

I got mine from Lowes. Should be able to find them at Ace or Home Depot as well.

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