"RogerN" wrote in message
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I've been trying to fish out of my jon boat and find myself trying to
juggle
boat positioning with the trolling motor while trying to fish. I thought
a
possible solution would be to use a foot control trolling motor. The
problem is that my jon boat isn't setup for a bow mount trolling motor and
I
haven't seen anything else available in foot control trolling motors. I'm
looking for the best solution to mounting a foot control motor on my jon
boat. Or would I be better off to buy an old bass boat and not mess with
my jon boat?

I feel your pain. I have a bow mounted hand controlled trolling motor on my
16 Jon boat with a deck on the front. I installed a BigFoot foot switch
between the motor and battery. So I set the speed of the motor and then turn
it off and on by stepping on the switch. To turn the motor, I just push or
pull it with my leg. It's a pain some of the time but it works.