Scotty 438 Gear-Head Track Adapter

Repeat purchase of item- works as advertised! Easy on and off for mounting to boat or kayak and the quick connect disconnect of rod holder etc

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Love this product, easy to use and dependable.

Nice product and quality made! I rated it at 4 only because of the 1 flaw it came with, needs more options of screw on the bottom. Even if I had to buy them extra, it would be worth it. I bought this for my 2018 Ascend 12T track rails to mount my Scotty bait cast holders to. Tightened all the down, with little pull down force it will pop right out of the track. So great for other things but not for rod holders (if keeping the reel locked) like when using circle hooks or drift/trolling). To fix this issue and give it more bite in the aluminum track I drilled out a washer to slide onto the track screw in the 438, then shaved the edges down to slide in with it. The washer is just a little bigger, edge to edge (but fits almost flush track side to track side) to give it more surface bite and now I can tighten it down and try to pull it down some with no popping out. My opinion, they should come with multiple screw sets for most common track rails so you can interchange them for best fit (the one that comes standard was a bit skinny for my rail and has a .25" gap or so and that is why it pops out so easy).

I prefer the Ram Mount as far as versatility because the ball offers a high degree of articulation. But depending what you attaching you really can beat this. It slides right on my track right out of the package with no additional hardware required. I like that you can twist it tight onto the track with one hand and remove items with a simple turn. Only thing I don't like is that it is a little wide and high so depending on the track location and the contours of your kayak deck it can be a tight squeeze. I have an Old Town Vapor and the cockpit edge does not provide for a flat open mounting surface so you have to be careful how you mount your aftermarket rails and take into account the width of the mounts that you want to put on. In my case this worked out perfect on my left side where I have a short 8 inch track. I added an extension arm and rod holder. I had enough space to put a ram mount self leveling cup holder using the aformentioned Ram Mount. Combination looks and works great. You definitely have to plan depending on the contours and profile of your kayak deck. if you have a narrow space then you may want to consider the Ram Mount Diamond base which had a different profile and is more forgiving when deck space is at a premium.

I use this on an Ascend 12T kayak. I use the factory installed rails and this mount works well. It folds my Scotty rod folder. I also have another one that I have a Garmin fish finder mounted on. Everything is held very right, some time too tight as I have a hard time removing the mount.I would recommend this mount if you wish to mount something on your kayak.

I use it to hold my garmin striker 4 fish finder on sit/stand kayak. It works great. Easy to mount, stays put while fishing, and easy to adjust or remove.

I bought these to mate to a low cost rod holder. No luck. So I bought a Scotty rod holder and all is well.

Excelente

Used it on scotty rod holder, perfect!!

Easy to set up and use. Will buy again for another kayak.

Using on my sit inside kayak track mount

Junto con las pistas de la misma marca estos adaptadores son muy versátiles, fáciles de usar por su sistema de tornillo, los accesorios quedan fijos de manera segura por su candado de resorte, en fin para mejorar/actualizar tu kayak no existe mejor marca que Scotty, el mejor costo - beneficio del mercado, entregas a tiempo y muy buen servicio