Fogman, I know, it’s so easy to be focused on something else and overlook the obvious.
Rick, that’s a perfect example! You know, on a 12’ jon boat with no big motor and the t.m. in the center, transom mount tm’s work great. But offset mount it on a 20’ heavy boat with a big motor and it’s tricky. Zero wind days (which normally equal bad fishing days for me for some reason) are tolerable. Add even a 5-10 mph wind and the workout begins. But, with that said, I knew what I was getting into and in my case it was a trade off I didn’t mind making for more room up front. It’s an all-purpose boat. For boat #2, which is more dedicated to striper fishing, I wasn’t willing to do it again.
