Hey guys.  New here and have no experience with bow mount motors.    I fish from a pedal drive kayak but am tired of fighting the wind constantly and am not a fan of dropping an anchor everywhere I go, so I’m looking at getting a gps enabled trolling motor for the anchor option. 
 

My kayak (perception pescador pilot) wasn’t built to run a trolling motor, but it would be fairly easy to build a sort of stern mount and mount a trolling motor there. Bow mount would be much more difficult as it’s curved. 
 

My question is ,   Would I be able to use a bow mount trolling motor (motor guide x13 or minn Kota equivalent) and mount it on the stern and still have it work like it needs to?   Would I need to reverse anything for reverse to be reverse and forward be forward ?  Is that even possible?   
 

really appreciate the forum and the knowledge here.  Thanks 

 

 

There's lots of info on converting a bow-mount TM to be installed in the stern.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=converting+bow+mount+trolling+motor+to+transom&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6ssvd2v7tAhXJVs0KHUx7DccQ1QIoAHoECAsQAQ

 

Basically, it involves reversing the head then figuring a way to mount it back there.

I don't think a bow mount with spot lock mounted on the transom will give you what you're looking for.  It will hold the spot, but I think you'll end up facing backwards when spot lock is engaged.

If you're just wanting a trolling motor for a spot lock, you might try using a drift chute first.  Or maybe a stakeout pole.  Stakeout poles are a lot easier and quicker to deploy than traditional anchors, but only work in shallow water.  A drift chute will allow you to control the speed and orientation of your drift, so you can make use of the wind and current, rather than fight it.  Plus, if you use a drift chute along with an anchor or stakeout pole, you can control which direction you're facing (with some practice) when you're anchored, which isn't something you'll be able to do with a trolling motor with spot lock.  

Thanks for the replies.      Good to know that spot lock won’t exactly control the direction I’m facing on the kayak.    As far as the stakeout poles and chute go , I’ve tried both.   I fish pretty deep reservoirs and in most cases it’s too deep to use.  I’ll mess with the drift chute some more and see if I can get it to work out better for me.   

So what did you end up doing for trolling motor?

I ended up selling the kayak and bought a nucanoe f12 with the bow mount puck up front.  Using a motorguide x13 and love it