On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:22:58 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Having my kicker mount finally failing yesterday on a very bumpy dirt
road has given me the excuse to buy a good mount but I am not sure if
any non-fixed mount will work. Just about any mount that drops the
kicker into the water hangs ir out where it is a long lever arm that
can bounce up and down prone to failure after lots of bouncing.
Suggestions?

My kicker mount, no longer in use, has a stainless steel strap on the
side that you can engage to lock the mount in the up position. I've
had it a long time but I believe it is this one:

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|294|314561&id=835273