Landau 1452 jon converted to bass hunter - downrigger info

Been lurking forever, first post!

I am just about done with my conversion..some in progress pics. Got the downrigger idea from a post on here, works GREAT. here's the original post:

https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=24979/

about 80% finished. Moved the battery under the deck and replaced the front seat with a removable so I can walk around:


Under Construction:









Downriggers make her pretty danged stable. So stable I can walk around on my casting deck reasonably securely. Going to be extending them about another 4" for additional stability:

Construction Details:




Deployed:

Based on that life preserver, it appears that you shop at Costco. :LOL2:

The boat looks like it's coming together nicely.

Out riggers not down riggers, down rigger is something you fish deep with.

surfman said:

Out riggers not down riggers, down rigger is something you fish deep with.

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I was going to say, "Yippee!! Someone else that coldwater fishes on this site to talk to!!" No such luck, just another warmwater fisher using the wrong verbiage! LOL