Rod holder ?

[randerson]

My brother has a 2005 Alumacraft Navigator tiller what are others using on there older Alumacrafts for rod holders the new gunnels have a track on them where his do not would like to add a couple for trolling any suggestions or pictures would be appreciated thanks in advance 

[Duffman]

I went with the Driftmasters to begin with, mostly for bobber fishing and a place to put the rods to keep the dog from stepping on them. I have three not quite recessed mounts on each side of the boat, the problem with Driftmasters is that they screw in, and on the left side of the boat with any substantial pressure they will unscrew. You can get mounts and rod holders that are reversed threaded, but not in the style I wanted for the mount. I added a couple of Scotty rod holders to be able to handle the load that big Dipsey's but on them. Those are located in the very back of the boat and they are solid. They are my go to trolling rod holders.

[BoxMN]

We have used the black plastic FishOn, and currently have the black plastic Scottys. We just use the side mount bases on the inside of the gunwales on our 98 alumacraft. Screws or bolts where you can access work just fine. We use them for walleyes and muskie and they hold up nice to even 5mph trolling big baits.

However, on my fishing pontoon, I use the same basic style, but the Cabelas brand 360, but not fast release, units. They work better than the scotty or fishon, and are a bit "softer" plastic tan the Scotty, more like the fishon. Just feel better and the rings slide MUCH better than the scotty. There are the ones I would use if I were you. You ca get them in 3 or 4 packs to save a bit of $ and there are other accessories as well, like extensions, three gangs, many mounting options, etc.

We have two boats with Scottys, and only one with Cabelas, but we are planning to swap to all Cabelas in the near future.

Good luck.

[randerson]

Thanks won't be able to do a top mount because of custom snap cover, I will look into the Cabelas ones for a side mount 

 

[Fish Head]

I have a 2005 Navigator myself. I have 6 ram mounts and I use them a fair amount.  There are probably several different brands that will work for you, but I've always been happy with mine.

[randerson]

Fish Head any pictures were u able to use all 4 mounting screws or did you just use 2 of the 4

[SkunkedAgain]

I've got a Scotty on the starboard side and a Ram Mount to port like Fish Head's picture above. Both are top mounted but are of course removable. The Ram Mount base only sticks up 1/4" or 1/2" above the gunnel so it shouldn't affect your custom cover. The Scotty is located next to the throttle lever so it is not the tallest thing around when putting on my custom cover.

You can see the Ram Mount base next to the second bumper.

Edited April 5, 2016 by SkunkedAgain