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<blockquote data-quote="RiverLife" data-source="post: 414288" data-attributes="member: 18879"><p>Depends on budget, boat, and fishing style.</p><p></p><p>If your boat is decked and you are all about bass fishing with unlimited funds go with the bow mount.</p><p></p><p>If you have bench seats in a Jon style boat and don't want to spend a ton, transom mount will do you just fine. Without a decked boat it is hard to be moving around from front to back all the time to switch from outboard to trolling motor.</p><p></p><p>I just put a transom mount on my 14' Jon. It is a MinnKota Traxxis 55LB and it moves it around nice. I fish for whatever bites and never move from back of boat. Tackle and cooler ride up front. Thinking of also mounting the battery up there too.</p><p></p><p>Another thing to consider is transom mounts don't perform as well. It is easier for a motor to pull the boat rather than push it.</p><p></p><p>Boils down to personal preference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RiverLife, post: 414288, member: 18879"] Depends on budget, boat, and fishing style. If your boat is decked and you are all about bass fishing with unlimited funds go with the bow mount. If you have bench seats in a Jon style boat and don't want to spend a ton, transom mount will do you just fine. Without a decked boat it is hard to be moving around from front to back all the time to switch from outboard to trolling motor. I just put a transom mount on my 14' Jon. It is a MinnKota Traxxis 55LB and it moves it around nice. I fish for whatever bites and never move from back of boat. Tackle and cooler ride up front. Thinking of also mounting the battery up there too. Another thing to consider is transom mounts don't perform as well. It is easier for a motor to pull the boat rather than push it. Boils down to personal preference. [/QUOTE]
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