Spyderlok rigging question

OK, i've joked........but.........

I can't figure out where to mount these two Spiderloks.......... I hate to drill holes twice.

The biggest problem I have is that I THINK this boat has the front seat(s) too far back from front of bow. That's cause there is storage under feet if sitting in front. I can either
A) mount them close to front deck and have max amount of pole in the water, but maybe have to get out of seat(s) to set hook and grab rods
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B) Mount closer to seats, and be able to better deal with rods and fish and such, but have less of rods sticking past boat.

I'm leaning to B.

BUT, I'm almost thinking I need to take these out on the water and sort of see how it would work before mounting. Problem is, I can't really figure out how to do that, realistically.

Serious question........are there any measurements for how far back they should be from front? Or how far from seats? Are there any true numbers folks have come up with? Youtube got me one old guy describing it, but never really gave much info.

Here's the front of my boat. The Spyderlok is NOT mounted, just stuck up there to see what it looked like.

Any help is appreciated.

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Also, that's a 598 Humminbird DF bracket. I'm THINKING I need to move it to the center. Is that critical?

If you have to get up to grab a rod.....your probably going to miss the fish. I have mine about 6 in. In front of my knees....I can grab a rod without having to lean way forward. Some people put seat bases in there compartment doors but you have to be sure the hatch door will latch down good or the door could hinge open and throw you in the lake whne you lean in the seat to the outside.

OK thanks. That helps.

Not sure what the sentence about Regiment doors meant............... but I do have 3 built-in seat pedestal holes.........the boat is made for double seats up front......you can see one empty pedestal just stuck in the one hole.

Guess I need 38' rods..........

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Buck rub, get you a piece of plywood that you can move around. Mount holders to it. Sit in seat and move it around so yo can get best fit. Might need a couple of sand bags or something to hold it where you can put a rod in it. Like G said about 6 in in front of and level with knees seems to be most comfortable and easiest to set hook. I had some mounted forward in my old boat, found myself leaning forward all the time so I could reach them. Just killed my back after about half a day.
Making a bracket, moving finder more to center and up would make it much easier to see and more comfortable also.

I would mount them as far forward as possible and get one of these. Custom Built Double Seats, Dub-l-seat "Lite" - Dub-l-seat.com - Jackson, Ms
It will put you closer to the front of the boat.

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Originally Posted by Ringo

I would mount them as far forward as possible and get one of these. Custom Built Double Seats, Dub-l-seat "Lite" - Dub-l-seat.com - Jackson, Ms
It will put you closer to the front of the boat.

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Yeah, I see the point. But it would pain me to buy some seat attachment when I've got 3 seat pedestal bases up front already.

Lowe Pro or Crappie Pro, you reading this? Where did you mount yours? Don't we have same boat?

I have 3 bases up front as well but the adjustable seat attachment allows you to move as close or far away as you want. I think the further your rods tips are from the front of the boat the better off you are especially in shallow water.

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Originally Posted by Ringo

I have 3 bases up front as well but the adjustable seat attachment allows you to move as close or far away as you want. I think the further your rods tips are from the front of the boat the better off you are especially in shallow water.

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Sigh. Y'all are gonna break me! I'm on a Fixin' Income. As in........I'm fixin' to be broke!

So..........tell me something.........seems if I do this, as far back as my middle seat pin is.........that by the time I squinch those two outside seats up front, they're gonna be so close together I will barely be able to get a seat in the pin.

How close together are they when pushed forward??? The website doesn't give much info.

Go fishing, I dont find that the seats being so far forward is such an issue. Mine are back in the boat and I have no trouble catching fish. I hear this all the time but know folks that fish 10 foot rods and sit way back and will wax your but, long liners fish off the back, heck they run over the fish and then catch them right off the back of the boat.

Rees, so which way should I go? Mount them close to my seat so I can reach them but be back from the front.......OR.......mount them up front and have a lot of space between seat and holders??????????????

Off set seat posts will move your seats about six inches forward

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Originally Posted by Buckrub

Rees, so which way should I go? Mount them close to my seat so I can reach them but be back from the front.......OR.......mount them up front and have a lot of space between seat and holders??????????????

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I mounted mine where I can sit in the seat and have plenty of room to turn and such but can reach them fairly easly. Dont get em TOO close, take into consideration that someone fishing with you way be a bigger person. I like to have room to move around, swivel to get the net without bumping the other person and such.

Mount em where you can reach them easy. Leaning forward ALL DAY is hard on the lower back, and you will miss more fish reaching for the rods when the bite is lite. "G" nailed this one both times.

You can thank me later. [emoji12]

Attachment 199197 This is how I did mine.....trolling motor is not in the way the way I mounted it. And I have since changed to Spyder Lok rod holders and also added a adjustable stand for my fish finder.

I Also changed to Millenium seats.

Ok, Ok!!! You were right twice "G"ewber. Don't push it. This ain't no advertising thread. [emoji12]

G's boat is clearly different than mine. See my first pic. His seats are way closer to the front bow deck. Both of our bow decks are short, but his seats are way closer.

Maybe I'm being anal about all this........but just have no frame of reference like y'all do.

I guess there's two thoughts.......one is that it's just holes in my deck!! I can always drill four more if they are in wrong place. Two is that I guess I'll put them in a compromise and get them closer to me, and just use 12 and 14' rods........and hope for the best. And if that doesn't work, I can fall back to the Dubl-Seat and moving them closer to the front, I guess. Not sure what else to do.

Thanks for the assistance, guys.

Buy 16' foot poles and put the holders close to you.

I'm no expert by any means but i will agree that you wanna be close to the rods...both for comfort and for better hook sets, I'm a (relatively) young man and i learned quickly that the closer the better on the back. due to the configuration of my front deck hatches, i went with the tempress brand wally marshall double seat, it has worked well for me, some folks anchor it with a pedestal on the center post but i have found it to be plenty stable and it allows me to have rack up front and move seat to just the right spot and no additional holes in boat. my front deck is fairly narrow so i just turn the seat backwards and swivel to the outside to sit in it, walking my feet along the edge of the gunnel. i'm in conway if you would like me to bring it by sometime and let you set it in your rig to see if it would be potential. give me a call or text...479.858.27zerozero
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Originally Posted by "G"

Off set seat posts will move your seats about six inches forward

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Good idea. I used to use those in my deer stands to move back 6 inches, but you can certainly move forward 6 inches as well. I'd try that before I drilled the first hole, Bill.