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Well, I just got a new Pelican Bass Raider 10e as my new fishing "vessel". I had a 2007 Nitro and I sold it because I didn't use it nearly enough as I would have liked to. It just sat in storage and I would go out maybe once every 2-3 years. I am an avid fisherman, but most of the time I would fish with a buddy of mine or my brother in law, who both have boats of their own already on the water. Where I am at, it is a good couple hours to the nearest fishing hole where full outboards are allowed. SO....., I sold my Nitro and got a little two man fishing rig with a trolling motor. It fits in my garage without taking up much space and I can throw it in the bed of my truck and hit all the local fishing holes that are small boat or electric motor only lakes/ponds. So far, I am loving this thing and fishing more now with this than I ever did with a "real" boat. Anyone else here have a similar small fishing boat? I have read up on TONS of mods that can be done to these boats and have already started a few. If you have a similar boat, have you done any mods to it you'd like to share?

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I have a couple boats... A depth finder is a cool upgrade, but there's not a whole lot you can do without making it heavy. I'd like to put in a livewell and rod box with power.

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Yeah, a depth finder is a necessity instead of an upgrade to me :-)

 

I went to the Bassresource.com forum and they have around 130 pages dedicated to the Bass Raider. Some of the mods some of those guys have done are really creative. They have added all kinds of attachments, flooring, fishing decks, seat mounts and the list goes on and on. It has become a fun little project on the side coming up with new ideas to build and add to this thing. A lot of the mods take weight into consideration and they make stuff out of pvc and other materials to cut down on the weight.

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I really like fishing lights, very convenient since I do some night fishing. In my 14' boat, I have a livewell with an aerator, nav/fishing lights, 2 anchors and the fish finder. With the raised front deck and swivel seats it's a good setup for fishing.

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Sounds like a nice set up, that is the next thing I am looking into is some lights as well. Are you running an outboard on it or just a trolling motor?

 

I have put in a carpeted floor, bow mount trolling motor with a Bigfoot switch, transom mount rudder, fish finder, a couple rod holders and pedestal seat post and floor mount in the front and an 11" seat mount in the back. I like to stand to fish, so a butt seat was a must. May look into building a raised tackle storage area out of PVC piping that will secure in the old seat holder groves. I saw another guy built one and it turned out really nice. This is a good little rig to take my son out to some fishing holes for a couple hours within a few minutes from our house.

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