Scotty 438 Gear-Head Track Adapter | Fishing Accessory, Rod Holder, Boating & Kayak Accessory

Just what I needed from my kayak fits perfectly

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.

This adapter fits a track perfectly and any Scotty accessory you need to attach. Works well and is easy to change out if needed.

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 have been using these for years. Makes mounting things on a fishing boat or kayak easy.

Good.

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.

These gear head track adapters is a must on a kayak only if you have track rail for it. As you know Scotty as tons of Attachments for this Ranging from bait cutting station, Fish finder mounts, GoPro mount, variety of rod holder from long short extended out, Downriver set up ect.Check me out on YouTube @ Shoreline fishing mafia

I love this, it's good quality and works great

Excelente

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

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Se ajusta perfectamente bien a los rieles de mi Radar135, queda muy firme y puedo montar mi GoPro con confianza.