YakAttack Dog Bone and YakAttack PanFish Mod

 
Have you ever been out and the camera mount that you were using didn’t want to cooperate.  This was my issue.  The mount I was using had a flexible arm system that I would use to wrap around the top of my fish finder then try and take the picture. 

  I finally had enough of the fiddling around on the kayak trying to take a picture while holding a fish and the camera would start sliding from where I mounted it.   I felt the need for a better system...
  The system I found to be the best setup for my kayak was the Dog Bone from YakAttack. 

  This great system combined with other YakAttack products like the MightyMount, Screwball, and the Fullback for the backing plate.  I would make a solid mount to hold my camera and a versatile mounting base.

  It was now time to install the mount.   For those that feel unsure of how everything goes together Luther from YakAttack has made some very helpful videos and has them available on his website.
 

   For this install I used the help from my twelve year old.  I had an unused mounting location just behind the fish finder.  After drilling four holes for the mounting plate, we then added some sealant.  We secured the mounting plate though the plastic into the Fullback.  The MightyMount comes with all the hardware and tools (minus the drill and bit).  The Fullback plate I purchased seperately from Wild River Outfitters.  The Fullback came with a smaller threaded nuts, but I had some smaller threaded  stainless bolts that I used instead.

  After tightening the bolt, we installed the Screwball to the MightyMount and then installed the Dog Bone to the Screwball.   All there was left to do was now attach my camera or the GoPro for whatever shots I wanted to take.  

This was an extremely easy install.  The amount of time taken to do everything was less than ten minutes.  I now have a great looking and adjustable mounting system without the worry of the camera falling overboard.

  Since I was in the mood to do some installations, I had another project in mind for a YakAttack product I already had.  For the longest time I’ve been using the PanFish to video some of my trips.  The PanFish is another great innovative product that Luther had created.  It mounts to any GearTrac or installed track system that already comes on a factory kayak using the MightyBolt.

  After looking around at some spare parts I had laying around, I came up with a small plan to get a little more from the PanFish that I wanted.

With the use of a Screwball and modifying a bolt, I attached the ball to the base of the PanFish so I could now adjust the angle of the camera for video/picture taking further out from the kayak.  The ball is removable, so if I want to put it back into the track I could do that as well.  I basically made the PanFish into a Longer Dog Bone.

 
 Luther continues to make great innovative products that benefit the kayak fishing community and I’m sure I will get a lot of use from these camera mounts for a long time.