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Title: Recessed foot pedal, Cheaper options?
Post by: bback01 on March 27, 2007, 04:46:53 PM
I have a small fishing boat that I am working on to be better suited for bass fishing, until I can afford to get a bass boat.  I am interested in installing a recessed trolling pedal tray but would not like to pay over $100 bucks to do so.  Are their cheaper ones on the market? or better yet, plans to make my own?  I really don't like the idea of paying that much to put into a boat I don't plan on keeping long.  Thanks for any help you guys can give me.
Title: Re: Recessed foot pedal, Cheaper options?
Post by: fiker on March 27, 2007, 07:06:02 PM
I don't know of anything else on the market. I have seen the metal pans though and they do look nice.  The one I saw even came with a drain tube to run the water down and out.

One of these days, I'm going to build a "positive" out wood and plastic auto body filler.  Then, I'm going to lay up fiberglass batt against it and make my own.  It really shouldnt' be that hard to do. 

I just don't want to lose any fishing time at all during the warm months. 

Title: Re: Recessed foot pedal, Cheaper options?
Post by: Langer on March 27, 2007, 07:18:06 PM
Some one on another site took a Stainless Steel Sink they found on clearance, one of the double basin ones, cut it in half and used half of it for the tray, it looked alright, I would have to paint it black or something because the Glare would blind ya if the light hit it right.
Title: Re: Recessed foot pedal, Cheaper options?
Post by: BASS FISHERMAN on March 27, 2007, 07:51:30 PM
i has a freind thats makes me one fur my old boat a coople of yeers ago an he did good wurk  ;) ;) ;)
troll motur pan was made frum alumimun  ;) ;) ;)
he allso makes one fur he TRITON boat and i tell you they weer nice an easy on yur feet an knee  ;) ;) ;)
i also has a diffurunt freind thats makin thems to sell outrite an i coold get he phone numbur four yous ifin you are wantin to buy one of thems!!!not idee whuts price he change butt i coold checks ifin you wants me too  ;D ;D ;D
send PM to me an i willl helps you out  ;D ;D ;D

:-* :-* :-* TRITONS BOAT RULE  :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Recessed foot pedal, Cheaper options?
Post by: Cy on March 27, 2007, 10:43:01 PM
Check out the ProControl. http://www.polyfabplastics.com/procontrols.htm If I remember correctly it is under $100.00.

Cy
Title: Re: Recessed foot pedal, Cheaper options?
Post by: bback01 on March 28, 2007, 04:06:38 PM
Thanks for the info guys. I'll check out some of those options.  I want to hit the water sometime this week.  Not quite sure where yet.
Title: Re: Recessed foot pedal, Cheaper options?
Post by: thedude on March 28, 2007, 06:13:57 PM
go to wally-world and get a rectangular pie pan and some black spray paint.
should cost ya less than 10$. ;)
Title: Re: Recessed foot pedal, Cheaper options?
Post by: bshaner on March 29, 2007, 10:26:11 AM
Where's Jeff Foxworthy when you need him!?  :P

B
Title: Re: Recessed foot pedal, Cheaper options?
Post by: SethV on March 29, 2007, 01:04:12 PM
Just get ya a cinder block and set it down next to the foot pedal.  One foot on the cinder block, the other on the foot pedal.  Makes it feel like a recessed pedal!!! 

...I think BASS FISHERMAN is rubbing off on me!!!   :o :o :o :o

::) ::) ::) ::)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Seth