Fishing Canoe Modifications | Old Town Saranac Customisation's
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2020
- A lot of you guys have been asking about the fishing vessel I use in and around South East Queensland that has featured in the last 6-7 months of footage. Here it is! Very basic design and I am open to other improvements you think I could make to it to make it even better! Cheers
Your setup is perfect. I live in southeast Louisiana and fish bayous and canals. I just bought the same canoe. After watching your videos I'm really impressed with your ability to stand and fish. That table on top of the stabilizers looks absolutely perfect for landing and unhooking fish. No need to reinvent the wheel here. You and your dad nailed it on the first try. Great job!
I am glad I found your video. I want to do something similar to my canoe. After watching the video of your friend falling in and him climbing back in I can see just how stable it is. There is no way I would stand up in mine as it is. Matter of fact I flipped it while sitting down first time out LOL.
Those stabilizers are genius
Great setup mate, looking to buy a Saranac soon and will be doing something similar
Great set up mate , love your mods too - well done.
Thanks mate! Appreciate it! She definitely gets the jobs done
The stabilizers are an awesome idea!
I just got a saranac 160 recently, trying to get it all ready before spring, I'm so excited to take it on the lake
They are brilliant little vessels
Nice boat you will find that you will like it much better if you move that battery up front and it won’t be in anybody’s way what you might think , the passengers legs go and clear right over the top of it and it will bring that bow down
Nice stabilizers
Good work
Nice to see another Aussie canoe fishing, most canoe fishers are Canadian. I have an old town guide 147 myself. I replaced the molded seats with the old school timber and webbing seats. No middle seat, that a yoke for portages. Had to come up with an inventive mount for my depth sounder so I could easily put it on and off (most of the time I am not fishing). But I love that motor mount you got. I have been recently thinking about putting my electric motor on. And that stabilizer setup looks great too, I'll have to watch some other vids now and see how well they perform.
Thanks mate! Yea for the cost of parts, it works brilliantly. Those stabilisers are amazing
Thanks for the ideas. I have a canoe and I’m wanting to modify it to be able to fish.
I really appreciate it!
No dramas! I’m sure there are better ways of modifying a canoe for fishing but this definitely works well for the sort of fishing I do!
Love your stabilizers man. Cheep and a really easy build. I got a 1998 Mohawk 16ft for free. Just last summer re fiberglass it. Wanting to make a fishing canoe out of it its all Rady gots it's name The River Rat.
Very inventive!
thanx for the ideas. I can see it now
Thank you for the video. I have a Saranac 146 DLX and you have given me some great ideas. I especially appreciate the stabilizer mount idea. I could never imagine standing up in the canoe, but seeing you and another do it at the same time, that says a lot about the effectiveness of the stabilizers. And while stabilizers may not be the "cool" thing to have on a canoe, they are when you use the canoe primarily for fishing (which we do). Is your Saranac fiber glass (it appears to be and you have it on a trailer)? I purchased mine this year (2020) and it is polyethylene (must store a polyethylene canoe upside down on the gunwales).
Thanks mate! It’s actually plastic we put padding underneath to protect the underside but will be changing trailer soon! But yes the stabilisers make a huge difference for fisherman
Good stuff mate, I’ve just subbed and about to start my own canoe restoration video turning it in to a fishing canoe
Thanks mate! I’d be keen to see how it goes! Ive done a more recent canoe mods video with a sounder and Trillin motor at the front now. Check it out czcams.com/video/Vry2DkoqoQ0/video.html
Brother thanks for sharing great video excellent tips I need to know where you got those seats please respond have a good weekend and happy new year🇺🇸👊🏽
Thanks for the come back but where can I get a set of those seats
nice video
Nice video. If you move the battery forward, you can probably get at the plane easier when you're by yourself.
Yea these days it sits behind the front seat
Fun video to watch you got a great imagination. Just bought a brand new old town 146 in the states and I love it. What exact battery are you running and what kind of range do you get out of it?
I wish they wouldn’t have music filtering in when I’m trying to listen to you. Cheers mate! Happy adventuring!! Allan
110 amp AGM battery at about 6-8 hours
Just got an old town canoe, just under 17’. I was looking to convert it for fishing. I’ve been researching stabilizers and really like your setup. My question is, does the length of the outriggers matter? Like how far out they go? Also the angles they are on. Some ppl use 45s others 90s.
Thanks again for sharing your setup.
Thanks mate! I suppose the wider the stabilisers stick out the more stable it’ll get and less rocking above the water line. I tucked mine close and found this worked well for me when I fish by myself. Plus I do sometimes fish skinny creeks so it’s good having them nice and close and not catching everything on the way up the shallow skinny water.
Cheers!
Love canoes theyre so roomy and just slice through the water
Are you using an AGM battery or lithium? I’m looking to get six hours of range what exact battery were you using? Thx mate.
Thanks mate! Using a 110 amp hour AGM but looking to go to a lithium for the weight reduction side of things :) I get about 8-10 hours out of the AGM battery
@@dang.fishing Thanks for your quick reply!! How fast are you able to hit?
@@allans7281 probably no faster than 5-6knots but with less weight it’d fly! Plenty of wake haha
What are the plugs you used for your trolling motor to hook up to the battery
Michael Morgan Anderson plugs mate 120a heavy duty
I wonder if the stabilizers would work without the platform across?
Definelty would! I just have it as a platform to sort lures, place my camera on, potentially place a sounder on. Definelty next time want some sort of marine foam as the marine carpet catches hooks pretty easily
What size boat bumpers did you use for the stabilizers?
billybonthedl not sure the exact size, but the biggest that bcf sell. They are about 60-70cm if that helps
What is the size of fenders that you used? Nice video!
Cheers mate! They are 600mm long fenders
Hey man do you know the size of your buoy fenders? I love this design and am rocking a trolling motor as well. I want to try to recreate this.
Even the rough dimensions of the fenders would be awesome
600mm length on those ones mate
Top vid mate we’re abouts do you mainly fish cheers
Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast
Sweet. Sorry just one more question mate how long are those fenders on your outrigger I have the old town 147 guide and will make the same cheers mate
@@waynebond4524 I believe 40cm ones from BCF
@@dang.fishing cheers mate , look forward to watching more of your vids👍
Hi. Can you please share the links of items you mentioned in the video ? I’m not seeing the links in the description. Thanks in advance !
www.bcf.com.au/p/blueline-fender-inflatable-450x120mm/125678.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw8eOLBhC1ARIsAOzx5cE42DWbXkUDFWrTYVs01dlhB6v1RkZDiuF6pDCDljVQfqCppztHNEgaAr-3EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
You in central QLD did i hear you say? I was hoping to catch up with you again on better terms after i met you at the Beacmere fish kill.
Wayne Mee I went up for a trip recently to CQ but back in Brisbane for good :)
Wayne Mee and yes I will have to catch up sometime soon mate
@@dang.fishing I've got a 580 platey and no outside crew. Light game season is coming to a end. Grr
When you say 6 to 7 hours battery time, is that on top speed?
Yep 👍
Can you stand and fish with the stabilizers?
Sure can! Check some of my other videos
Sun will damage the PVC and you might want to protect it a little by painting it.
Yes it will! I store it out of the sun and it only is in sunlight when I’m fishing. I’ve had the same pvc for the past 3 years and still going strong 💪
The sounds at the begging is not audible
What’s up with the trailer!
I could pop it on the roof of my car but just makes it a bit easier first thing in the morning to be honest
Great Setup man! I've got a similar setup for my WeNohNah Canoe. I just subscribed, can't wait to see more fish. Give my setup a look if you get a chance!
Thanks mate I like you setup 👍
@@dang.fishing Thanks for checking it out! Tight lines bro!
Nice rig!
I feel like it might be a benefit to you and your readers in sharing this...
If you're solo...you can remove both seats sit in the middle. Adjust seat height with foam ice fishing floor mats. Tying them together with paracord at each corner.
Also, I cut a foot off of my trolling motor shaft. Very easy...just need a drill press for small precision hole at the top of the shaft. Maybe your's doesn't have one? If not, awesome!
Be careful not to leave too much wire out for when you splice back together, you'll have to stuff it back into the head. Could get right. Just apply more pressure gently.
I wish I could post a pic on here...the shorter shaft .makes it so much easier one handed!
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Good setup , but please loose the background. It's like having a screaming kid behind you while trying to talk. Like it's terrible
If a canoe needs a trailer, it ain’t a canoe.
If a kayak is on a trailer, it’s still a kayak? 🤔
@@dang.fishing no
@@mmmbass6068 each to their own
If you put a bike on a trailer, Is it still a bike?
@@dang.fishing if a person gets in a car are they still a person?
The idea of canoes and kayaks is simplicity that can be carried. Call me a traditionalist in that sense if you wish.
@@mmmbass6068 of course they are still a person, just like a canoe is still a canoe on a trailer? 🤷♂️
At 1:55 in your video, you can see 4 little hooks(?) in the bow of the boat, along with the polygon-shaped hole in btwn the holes you punched out. QUESTION: What purpose are those 4 hooks designed to serve?? (and what is that polygon-shaped hole for?)
I believe it’s for old town’s rod mounts (the polygon) and the 4 hooks are to attach a rope or something similar
Thanks, @dang.fishing! We have this same model & I can't find any mention of those hooks in any manuals, directions, etc. I like the rope/line idea, but I think that would be a single hook-thing so the rope wouldn't get snagged on the other hooks. If I find a definitive explanation from Old Town, I'll post it here. Great mods you made to your canoe, very imaginative & practical.
Yep, you're right. Here's the reply from Old Town (Johnson Outdoors Watercraft):
"For your older Saranac models, the decks had cleats on there like in your images that can be used to tie off rope, or any accessories you wanted. The two holes that look like they have little teeth around the edges [what i called polygon-shaped holes], located at the tip and base of the deck are star mounts that can fit any Scotty or Cannon accessory that has a Star-mount. Cannon accessories do tend to have a better/snug fit."
Happy fishing!