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| Scotty No. 414 Offset Gears |
So what are these modern marvels? Let me introduce you to the Scotty No. 414 Offset Gears and the Scotty No. 415 Slip Discs.
The Offset Gear is placed between the two existing gears on a Scotty mount to double the number of adjustments you can make. Finding a better angle but still maintaining that rigid hold is not only possible but extremely inexpensive. I used the Offset Gears in my Scotty Gear Head Mount Extender (No. 429) to get a better angle for my GoPro which is attached to a PanFish Camera Mount from YakAttack. I just couldn’t get the angle I wanted with the standard gears. I popped in an Offset Gear and voila!I had what I wanted. I also tried it out in a Scotty rod holder which worked well but I still needed more fine tuning capability. That is where the No. 415 Slip Discs came in.
The Scotty No. 415 Slip Discs will tune as finely as you can dial it in.
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| Scotty No. 415 Slip Discs |
A typical Scotty gear has teeth on both sides. The Slip Discs have teeth only on one side. What this allows you to do is make micrometer like adjustments up and down to find the perfect angle on that rod holder. These can be used with all the other Scotty mounts that have gears in them as well. The only thing you are really giving up is that iron clad security of teeth on both sides. With enough force the Slip Discs will do exactly that, slip. That’s what they are made for. With a hand tightened nut on a rod holder or extension, in almost all applications, the 415 will be good to go.
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| Scotty No. 429 Gear Head Mt Ext. |
I started kayak fishing with Scotty rod holders almost a decade ago. I fished them more because of the price point difference than because of functionality. There were other rod holders that had better adjustability but they were twice the cost. I knew the Scotty rod holders and extenders were clunky. The angles never seemed what I really wanted and so I eventually stopped using them. With the release of the Offset Gears and the Slip Discs, Scotty is going to get another shot on my kayak. The price point on Scotty products is already hard to beat and with these newest additions, affordability and functionality are both part of the new equation. If you are looking for a way to fine tune your Scotty products and your fishing, this is it,
If you would like to order some of these products you can go to the links below. These folks at HOOK1 are top notch and have the best prices around.
No. 414 Scotty Offset Gears (Listed at $4.49)
No. 415 Scotty Slip Discs (Listed at $4.49)
Since I mentioned it, if you needed to check out a Gear Head Mount Extender, here is a link as well:
Scotty No. 429 Gear Head Mount Extender (Listed at $24.99)
Thanks for reading. More reviews are on the way this week as we will look at some additional Scotty and YakAttack products.