Brocraft Fishing Kayak Trolling Motor Mount Universal / Kayak Outboard Motor Bracket

This is an outstanding mount. I love everything about it. However, as some other reviewers have mentioned, a 55 pound thrust motor produces a great deal of rotational deflection in the rod that the motor mounts to. There is a very simple, and very effective fix for this problem. There are four bolts in the motor block that hold the two halves of the block together. I replaced the top, inside bolt with an eye bolt having the eye facing the front of the kayak. Then, just connect an adjustable strap between the eye bolt and your kayak and you will get absolutely no rotation in the primary rod of the mount. In fact, I'd recommend that Brocraft incorporate this simple change into their design. It produces a far more rigid system for any size motor.

My husband bought me a kayak for Christmas. Because of a bad shoulder, he needed to buy me a motor. This fit in the kayak nicely and holds the motor. Great craftsmanship. Very happy with this purchase.

I haven't hooked up.my trolling motor on it yet but it looks like.its going to work fine .thanks

Overall a decent mount, but as other reviewers noted, the adjustments that allow for exact angling of the mount once placed, also make it harder to tighten down and lock into place permanently. As well, the tie down straps should be longer, to give more leverage, otherwise that too is somewhat hard to tighten - nylon is slipper against metal brackets and plastic kayaks. And yes, the mounting plate is hollow, which is good for weight (hanging a motor off the side is already an imbalance) but bad for really cranking a strong motor into place (though admittedly you shouldn’t have to). The thing I don’t see mentioned that I’ve experienced is the aluminum bar the mount plate attaches to can *torque* and *twist* vs. its anchors, which basically means that the plate will start out straight up and down but over time it’s going to start to bend backwards (I have a shorter kayak appropriate motor, so I have the plate hanging down from the bar). The aluminum bar is just not strong enough to handle the thrust/torque of a stronger motor (55lb thrust) in the long term. In fact, I might even say the short term - I’ve had only 3 full days worth of time out on the water and it’s already happened to me. Major bummer. If you have a bigger motor, look for something stronger.

Listen folks! I totally love this set up! It worked perfect for my Trophy 126 Kayak 10 feet. Looked at every You tube video possible about ways to add a Trolling motor to a kayak, they all involved going to the hardware store and getting all kinds of stuff, PCV nuts and bolts and, Screw it! Until I saw this set up, I was like now that’s what I’m talking about! I’m a Eagle Photographer and I don’t have time for all that build it yourself crap! This set up worked perfect, I’m 63 years old and I have been kayaking since my days serving the Military, I love kayaking and I go everywhere between Ohio and Pennsylvania, this bracket sat right down into my rod holders, I attached a 36lb thrust trolling motor to it which did make my kayak a bit too heavy on that side of the Kayak, BUT! I also have a 45 lb Deep Cycle Marine Battery that balanced things off with it positioned near the front of my kayak and on the opposite side of the trolling motor, this perfectly balanced my kayak, and with my 200 pounds in the center, I have been enjoying the Heck out of my Kayak so far this year, you do have to place the straps onto the bracket and the kayak to help with any stability, when you kick that trolling motor into gear 5, Wow! The bracket is holding up very well and I’m zooming through the lakes and rivers, and other kayakers are in envy of me passing them up LOL, this is a great product and I totally recommend it.