03-22-2018, 06:53 PM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]When I built my boards back in 2008, I was fishing from a 16 ft Tracker. I didn't want to spend the money for a dual reel mast so I just bought some orange planer board line and took a couple of very stiff lead-core rod & reel setups and replaced the lead-core with the orange line and used them for my masts - one on either side of the Tracker. I used a black marker and marked the line every 25 feet out to 100 so I would always have an idea about how far out I was.
I used that system for 2 years until I bout my first mast. I sold the double reel mast with that boat and went with 2 Big Jon singles on my new boat. Mounted at mid ship on both sides, the line is right there to attach the clips without having to use a 5 ft long pole with a hook on one end to reach out, grab the line, and pull it in to attach the clips. The 2 single mast assembly's cost $392 out of Florida. It's only money. [
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I used that system for 2 years until I bout my first mast. I sold the double reel mast with that boat and went with 2 Big Jon singles on my new boat. Mounted at mid ship on both sides, the line is right there to attach the clips without having to use a 5 ft long pole with a hook on one end to reach out, grab the line, and pull it in to attach the clips. The 2 single mast assembly's cost $392 out of Florida. It's only money. [
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