Any Pelican Bass Raider Owners Out There?

[Docktercolin]

Not laughing at all. you have a good looking rig. laid out just like mine,ha. I almost bought one of the hangkai's but had a little extra cash and been burned a couple times by cheeping out. How long have you had the hangkai? I'm gonna have to get a kayak paddle, have a little 48in and that long paddle would be great especially when pushing off in the shallow stuff. I know what you mean by a bobber, had the boat out Sat. and got into some of the biggest swells yet probably 4 feet. Think i've got whiplash.

Need to get a pic of mine out on the water where she lives. pics in the garage don't do her justice. Been going out three or four times a week and love this little boat and setup.

 Up here they are draining down some lakes to fix dams and the water has been crappy all year.

[Docktercolin]

Little pic of the fish finder mount, floor and Yak Gear pad eyes.

 

[Docktercolin]

Sorry to be a post *****. think I got this pic thing figured out. Another pic of the ff mount.

 

[basshead1]

Not laughing at all. you have a good looking rig. laid out just like mine,ha. I almost bought one of the hangkai's but had a little extra cash and been burned a couple times by cheeping out. How long have you had the hangkai? I'm gonna have to get a kayak paddle, have a little 48in and that long paddle would be great especially when pushing off in the shallow stuff. I know what you mean by a bobber, had the boat out Sat. and got into some of the biggest swells yet probably 4 feet. Think i've got whiplash.

Need to get a pic of mine out on the water where she lives. pics in the garage don't do her justice. Been going out three or four times a week and love this little boat and setup.

 Up here they are draining down some lakes to fix dams and the water has been crappy all year.

 

Thanks. I have only had it for a month but the Hangkai has not failed me yet. Starts on the first pull and it sips fuel. 1 tank(1.1 liter) lasts me 2 outings but I do lots of drifting and use the electric when working the mangroves.

Sorry to be a post *****. think I got this pic thing figured out. Another pic of the ff mount.

 

This may be how I rig mine. I am hesitant to drill holes.

[Docktercolin]

Ya, I was kinda hesitant too. I looked into multiple ways to attach things too the boat. Screws are notorius for pulling out, and once the threads are gone it's just a hole. People have talked about rivnuts, they look like they dont grip that much area. The Yak gear tri-grip rivots spread out three eighths of an inch and are rated for 200lbs. For good measure I also used some 3m marine grade sealant behind the pad eyes and in the rivot hole. We will see how they hold up. I have seen a bunch of people using these things on yaks. figure if one of pad eyes break I can just cut the rivot, back side will fall into the boat and I can put on a new pad eye and rivot. After a couple I might even stand the boat on end and fish out the rivot parts.

Thought about doing rod holders but im good with what I got, don't want too many holes.

Glad you are having good luck with the hangkia. Gonna be ticked if that thing turns out to be a great motor and I spent way too much!

 

 

PIc of the Trigrip rivot in some eighth in. Kydex

[Zoff]

Some quick pics of how I mounted my TM.

 

The mechanism has been turned around and I had to mount the foot control backwards but it works really well.

 

[rizzo777]

Is it possible to put this boat above an equinox with roof racks? One for sale I can get for like 300 bu t its a 2 hr drive and I have no trailer!

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

In a pinch you can move it that way if you have help but it's not practical for a day of fishing

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I'm getting about 4-5 hrs. of moderate to mod. hvy use of a 32 lb trolling motor with my Bass Raider. Is about average?

[Docktercolin]

Cool little set up. I'd like to have foot control. It's a pain to control and fish at the same time. That's why I put the wife up front!

What hardware did you use?

[Zoff]

I used butterfly wall anchors and silicon sealant to hold the foot control and mounting surface to the boat.  The TM is held with standard bolts. 

[tnriverluver]

I'm getting about 4-5 hrs. of moderate to mod. hvy use of a 32 lb trolling motor with my Bass Raider. Is about average?

What size battery.  I can go all day and then some with my 40lb MK and a group 29 Walmart battery.

[pawnature]

What size battery.  I can go all day and then some with my 40lb MK and a group 29 Walmart battery.

Same here. The most I've use with hard fishing all day was 20%

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Same here. The most I've use with hard fishing all day was 20%

Same battery. That's the kind of life I was getting last year. I need to check over the motor and my charger to be sure everything is right. Thanks for the replies.

[Docktercolin]

Good idea with wall anchors. Would have never thought of that one. Doesn't look like that set up takes up too much space either.

[Zoff]

It does not take much space.  I think the seat is only 3 or 4 inches from the original farthest rear position.  A smaller TM Battery would fit under it.  May do that as the 27 series makes the front a bit heavy with a second person in there.

[Brian6428]

Is it possible to put this boat above an equinox with roof racks? One for sale I can get for like 300 bu t its a 2 hr drive and I have no trailer!

As long as it has roof racks you can. Just buy some ratcheting straps and strap it up there. It takes at least 2 people, preferably 3 to get it up/down, though.

 

Brian

[tnriverluver]

Delete please.  wrong topic

[tnriverluver]

I'm getting about 4-5 hrs. of moderate to mod. hvy use of a 32 lb trolling motor with my Bass Raider. Is about average?

I will expand on my above post a little.  I trolled for 6 hours non-stop today spider rigging for crappie fighting a 10-15 mph wind using speeds 3-5 on my MK 45 Edge bow mount on my 16 ft Alumacraft bass boat.  I never even once shut this motor down today while fishing.  This boat has a Walmart group 29 that is now 5 years old and I had no noticeable loss of power when I loaded it on the trailer.  Never cranked the outboard the entire day.  If you are only getting 4-5 hours with a 30lb motor you are most likely in need of a new battery if not right now very soon!!!

[Bomber7]

wow talk about good luck - when I first set up my little pond boat I bought a 30lb MK TM and it has run pretty well for the 2 months I had it.  I have been thinking that I should have gone with a little more thrust but figured I would just run this one for at least a year or so. 

 

Anyway the other day out it start making a loud noise when on and in the water - almost sounded like an outboard motor.  Of course this was no good for the fishies - scared them.  So I got back to the dock right away - didn't want to have to use my paddle for the first time lol.  So when I got home I took the prop off and the little pin that turns the prop broke in half - not sure how that happen - anyway it was late Sunday night and I wanted to go out today (my days off are Sun, Mon and Tues) so I made a replacement out of an nail - it was the same diameter and I cut it down to fit.  Thought this would work - NOT - no sooner did I push off from the dock it started making the noise again.  So I loaded it all back up - yeah after 30 seconds that sucked.  I took the prop off and found that my make shift pin was bent - so I thought something else is wrong with the motor - keep in mind this is my first boat ever and I'm still learning the ropes.  So I decided to go back to where I bought it (Dick's) and see if they would just credit me the amount I paid for this one 2 months ago and let me get the 55lb.  They did and I got it all set up and set out to the lake once again.  That 55lb really scoots my boat along and quite too - caught 3 nice size Crappie (keepers) and a few Large Mouths. 
 

So it all worked out in the end - got my upgraded motor.  I'll be heading to the lake again tomorrow AM.

[Chatter Bait]

I recently bought a used Pelican Bass Raider 10E.  I went through some growing pains but thank you to all who have contributed to this thread.  My set up has the TM on the bow and I believe it's much easier to control + fish with it up front.  I did upgraded from 30lb to 55lb thrust motor mainly because the 30lb had difficulty fighting windy days on the water.  I always anchor on the main lake.  I added two flush mount rod holders in the back and 2 Scotty rod holders on each side.  I added the floor with carpet which makes it so much easier to stand up.  The floor is in 2 sections for easy removal and install.  The rear section has the straps for the battery box.  I have a ram mount for the depth finder/gps up front.  I did experience tracking issues (especially when solo) and rigged a rudder which works like a champ.  I also made my own dolly to take it across the street to a small pond by myself. 

[tfultz]

I'm getting about 4-5 hrs. of moderate to mod. hvy use of a 32 lb trolling motor with my Bass Raider. Is about average?

Im using two Optima blue tops. Group 29 i think. Have got around 15 hours, half the battery. Never touched the second one. GPS said i traveled 9 miles one way. Never felt any loss of power. Using a 45LB thrust Minn Kota Traxxis, variable speed. This was over a weekend camping trip.

[jaaron01]

Bomber 7- sent you a PM about your carpet.

[tfultz]

Think i'll try putting together a rudder. been reserching it for a bit, think i have it figured out!

[imwithtuxedo]

Think i'll try putting together a rudder. been reserching it for a bit, think i have it figured out!

My rudder I built on page 59 worked out really well.  I had zero problems with the boat drifting sideways or spinning.  It was the most enjoyable day I've had since I got my little boat. The boat tracked really straight even here in Oklahoma with a 20mph wind that day.   My rudder design freely swings up and down, it stayed down in the water and would raise up over some vegetation that I got into in the shallows.