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Old 11-21-2006, 10:37 PM
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Default Track Mount Rod Holders

I'm thinking of installing Track Mount Rod Holders on the transom of my boat. We don't see many of these on the West coast so all I've seen so far are pictures on the internet. I will need heavy duty holders since they will be used for trolling for tuna.

I came across 2 brands that look good in pictures. One is made by an outfit called Cisco Fishing Systems and the other is made by a firm called Aurora Lites.

Anybody use these? Any recommendations?
Will this type of rodholder stand up to heavy duty ocean use?

Thanx for the help.
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Old 11-21-2006, 10:44 PM
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Josh,
Track Mounts are popular with Great Lakes fishermen. The two companies that make most of the track are Bert's Custom Tackle and Pursuit Sports. The track is around 4 inches wide and made of annodized alluminum that throughbolts to your gunnels. The actual rodholders and other accessories - downrigger mounts, tool / cupholders, etc. slide in to the tracks. Several companies make accessories that fit in the tracks including Bert's and Pursuit.

Cisco Fishing Systems is located in Cleveland Ohio and make the best rodholders I've used for Great Lakes walleye, steelhead, and salmon trolling - but I'm thinking big tuna would be too much for them??? - you are going to want flush mount holders like Lees I'm thinking but then again I've never fished for Tuna. Salmon trolling is done at a max of 3.5 MPH and usually much slower. The Cisco Rodholders and the ones from Pursuit and Bert's do a fine job for salmon up to 40+ pounds which really slam the rods and make the reels scream - but I'm thinking that Tuna is just going to be asking too much??? Cisco used to make their own tracks but now concentrates on making the rodholders rather than the tracks. I've used Bert's, Pursuit, Cisco and several other companies track mount holders.

There are some pictures posted on THT (linked below)of the way my boat WAS setup with track mounts and Cisco Fishing Systems rod holders. I've since removed the tracks and have a gimbal style holder from Cisco. The track system was VERY functional but when we put my boat up for sale the dealer suggested restoring it to original condition by removing the tracks and installing Lee's flush mount rodholders.

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Old 11-21-2006, 10:51 PM
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I have Berts and Pursuit is now Traxtec instead, but same great products. Pursuit broke off from Berts a few years back and now just renamed the company to Traxtec. Check out http://www.pursuitsports.com/index.html for traxtech and check out http://www.teclausa.com/bert/index.html for berts. both top of the line. Wont be a problem with tuna I dont think.
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You might also want to look at Du-Bro track mount rod holders. I have some mounted to the roof of my suv and they work fine. http://www.dubro.com.
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