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deeper bait boat mount (11 posts / 1,453 views)
badger_1 badger_1
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Post #1 15 Jan 2025 09:14
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Any links to a bait boat mount for my deeper please.

Seen a few on fleabay but would like a few recommendations for one that actually works before I waste my money on one that doesn't.

Thanks
JasonM JasonM
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Post #2 15 Jan 2025 20:53
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From experience buy the deeper one with the range extender.
stuart666 stuart666
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Post #3 15 Jan 2025 20:54
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Gs tackle on facebook probably make the best deeper mounts.
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #4 15 Jan 2025 20:59
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In reply to Post #1
I think the Deeper one is stupidly expensive for what it is. I have 1 from a Ebay seller that works just fine, It'd take me a while to find the receipt/seller, it was a couple of years ago.
Also worth noting you might have to make a secondary tether as most of the bracket and receiver are velcro jobbies.
If you're thinking extender Matt at Fisheye did mine.
JasonM JasonM
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Post #5 16 Jan 2025 18:33
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If you shop around you can get the deeper one for less than £30.
Yes there are loads of 3D printed alternatives from xyz.

The good thing about the deeper mount is that it keeps the deeper in the right position so that it does not end up getting submerged and you loose signal.
Yes buy cheap buy twice from my experience.
The chaps at deeper know what works best, they've done all the testing which has been carried out on much larger lakes and distances .

For me I just use the tether to attach to the boat arm lifter it's really no problem.
The Velcro to the boat just makes it all quick and easy when you pack things away.

Let's be honest have deeper ever bought out a rubbish product ?
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #6 16 Jan 2025 19:21
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And yet using the Deeper mount and extender still doesn't mean you won't lose signal with the boat on the turn or coming towards you, especially at any distance over 50-60 yards, so they don't think of everything!

If they did, they'd of made a port on the housing to plug in and extend the aerial, possibly up the bracket or via a additional mast on it, so the signal isn't occluded by the boat in such circumstances.

I've never known my Deeper to be submerged, the bracket weighs next to nothing though I guess it depends which one you buy.

We like what we like, if the Deeper one was more reasonably priced I would have bought one.
JasonM JasonM
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Post #7 16 Jan 2025 20:17
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In reply to Post #6
Interesting experience but that's not mine. I've been using it with the deeper mount & extender.
Going back with a Chinese eBay mount special and no extender it was terrible .
With the deeper mount and range extender I‘ve never have a problem.

My boat has been out in all weathers and in excess of 200 yards and that's just a mk2 technicat albeit it's got the full Flysky treatment and a few other mods.

I don't think deeper need to do anything it works for me.
badger_1 badger_1
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Post #8 17 Jan 2025 08:40
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Thanks for all the input guys. Don't want to pay silly money so my thoughts are with Vossy on this one.

Velcro jobbie with a secondary teather sounds good to me. Is the velcro really strong enough to stop the bracket falling off, but at the same time simple enough tp pull apart when packing the boat away?
jhhilton1983 jhhilton1983
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Post #9 17 Jan 2025 11:58
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In reply to Post #8
I have used a length of leadcore in the past (still do on a actual boat) and just loop it on roun the handle. Always worked fine for me

Got a arm from either deeper or ND which gives same results to be honest.
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #10 17 Jan 2025 12:07
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In reply to Post #7
When I bought my mount and had my range extender made by Fisheye Deeper weren't making them at the time, I suppose if they might have been, I might have bought a package.
I too have had my boat at those sorts of distances and the only way I could prevent signal loss was to raise the receiver, something which even RT4 rec at the time with all the gubbins on my RT4. Anyhow, as long as were both happy
My RT4 & Deeper

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JasonM JasonM
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Post #11 17 Jan 2025 20:05
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Yes the Velcro works well 👍🏼
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