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Bullnose Products

Bullnose Rudder clamp on boat rudder fits a 1.125" transom trolling motor shaft. Commonly used for, inflatable Pontoon, Pelican Bass Raider 10E, fishing Kayak, Canoe, Jon boat, etc. USA Manufactured

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Features

  • PERFECT SOLUTION - Trolling motors are known for lack of steering especially when the wind picks up, the water is choppy or you want to track in a straight line. Simply add a Bullnose Rudder which is designed to give you better control of your watercraft in most windy conditions, help hold a true course at most trolling speeds, and prevent the boat from spinning as much when the motor is off. Patent no. D712,341S
  • FIT - The Bullnose Rudder is a boat rudder that fits 1 1/8" (1.125") transom mount trolling motors. Please note, it will NOT work on a self deploy bow mount trolling motor. It measures 10.5" high x 4.75" wide and fits a 1 1/8" shaft diameter. It's most commonly used for "but not limited to" minn kota trolling motor, motorguide trolling motors, newport vessel trolling motor, etc. Common tiny boats used are, inflatable pontoon, Pelican Bass Raider 10E, fishing kayak, canoes, jon boats, and more.
  • ESSENTIAL - In most cases it helps hold a true course at both a slow and high trolling speeds. Customers have also said, it prevents the boat from spinning as much when the motor is off. Most tiny boats will benefit from having some kind of a rudder set up in the back vs not having a rudder at all. Only takes a few minutes to install and you are ready to go.
  • QUALITY - Manufactured in the USA with high quality parts & material to help ensure you have a stress-free fishing experience. It is manufactured from impact plastic for durability and comes with stainless steel screws. It is built strong so you don't have to worry about it coming loose, allowing you to focus more on fishing. Patent no. D712,341S
  • BOW MOUNT - Fits the Minn Kota, EDGE, MAXXUM, and FORTREX. The bow mount motor must be a hand cable pull, NOT self deploy. Self deploy will not work because the system requires the shaft to slide up and down right where the rudder needs to be attached. However, a hand cable pull will allow you to carefully bring the motor up out of the water on the motor mount. Your bow mount setup needs to have 1' of shaft sticking out from the end of the platform allowing enough space to attach the rudder.

Brand: Bullnose Products


Item Weight: 0.54 Pounds


Color: Black


Material: Plastic


Engine Type: electric


Brand: ‎Bullnose Products


Item Weight: ‎0.54 Pounds


Color: ‎Black


Material: ‎Plastic


Engine Type: ‎electric


Operation Mode: ‎Manual


Recommended Uses For Product: ‎Assisting with steering and tracking on small watercraft outfitted with trolling motors


Mounting Type: ‎Transom Mount, Hand Cable Pull Bow Mount


Manufacturer: ‎Bullnose Products LLC


UPC: ‎744288437614 868527000206


Item Package Dimensions L x W x H: ‎12.28 x 7.99 x 1.89 inches


Package Weight: ‎0.38 Kilograms


Item Dimensions LxWxH: ‎10.5 x 6.75 x 1.5 inches


Brand Name: ‎Bullnose Products


Part Number: ‎A


Size: ‎One size


Date First Available: May 16, 2016


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Easy Installation - Well Made Product.
The rudder installed in minutes and had a firm grip on the motor shaft. I had to cut off the top 2" of the rudder with fine hacksaw blade. This cut was just above the top clamp. This permitted me to raise the motor to my ideal height. Be advised that I am using trolling motor on a 17ft canoe and run the motor closer to the motor mount than most applications would. This modification went very smoothly. I sanded the cut with sandpaper to break the sharp edge. The results are ideal for the canoe. The canoe tracking and handling under power are greatly improved. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2024 by Philip Rakowski
    • Works well on my Minn Kota Traxxis 55 trolling motor
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I use this rudder on my Minn Kota Traxxis 55 trolling motor, mounted on the transom of my 12 foot Jon boat. I definitely notice improved precision in the steering ability with this rudder addition. Especially with the flat bottom on the Jon boat, the overall improved steering is very noticeable. I use my boat to fish small lakes for bass so positioning the boat to fish specific areas is important to me. Even when the motor is not under power and I'm just coasting a little bit, the rudder helps provide some steering which is nice. Without the rudder I noticed I would have to make much larger turning motions with the tiller handle and I would have to use more power to get the desired steering response. I've had no issues with the rudder coming loose at all. It is very easy to install and adds virtually no weight to the motor. Even when motoring through thick grass and lily pads this rudder is solid. This was well worth the money to me. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2017 by Danger031 Danger031
    • Easy Install
Great addition to my trolling motor. Increased my turning radius 100%. Perfect fit too!
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2024 by Tim "The Locksmith"
    • Is it needed?
The rudder is built sturdy. The clamps are a bit too big for the shaft of my trolling motor. I overcome that issue by placing some rubber strips between the rudder and the shaft. I purchased the rudder to assist the fishing kayak with tracking straight. The tracking issue, as it turns out, was related to uneven weight distribution. Once I solved the weight distribution problem the boat tracks fine....so, do I really need the rudder? Probably not. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2021 by HeidiG
    • Holy crap... it actually does work!
Well, count me as one of the ones surprised that this hunk of plastic actually works! I have a 30# thrust trolling motor on a 14 foot canoe that does a great job -- unless the wind is blowing or I'm on a body of water with any kind of current. I bought this rudder with the thought that keeping the canoe going generally in the desired direction couldn't be any worse than without it. Wow, was I surprised!! I took this out on a large stream (more of a river...) on a day that was a bit windy and the water had a few ripples. I've had this set up (canoe, motor) for 15+ years and know how it'll react -- but when I turned on the trolling motor, turned it more than a quarter turn, I quickly went around in a circle!!! Without the rudder, I would have barely turned. No more over-compensating (or at least not as much) for the current. I was able to go almost straight. Not sure if maybe I'm imagining it, but it seemed like my trolling motor battery lasted longer, too. I can usually get 8 hours on a charge. We were out 6 hours and I still had 2/3 charge left. Great purchase - believe the positive reviews! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2018 by Scott Murray
    • Must have for side mounted trolling motor
I added a side trolling motor to my Kayak, I knew it wasn't an optimal placement but seen other people do it so I gave it a try. It was terrible, tracking was lopsided, turns were dangerous, and could only turn left and not right, I had put a time and money adding the mount and was going to end up spending more to make this work but somehow ended up finding this simple yet awesome attachment rudder. Was very quick and easy to install, did add some extra tape since the rod on my watersnake 24lbs was on the thinner side, also had to flip the rudder upside down. Once on the water it completely tamed the trolling motor. Was tracking straight, turns were smooth and was actually able to turn right which was impossible before and left with ease. This saved me a lot of headache, time and money also had a blast at the lake finally. Best $30 i've ever spent. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2022 by Francisco
    • Great product
I installed this to a minnkota enduramax 55lb.
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2024 by Juan R.
    • Beautifully responsive, ultra-stable.
Has to be great for a bass boat stroller but I've graduated to large pond/small lake fishing with my old dog partner along, I use a Colorado style single-person pontoon boat with a 30 lb. thrust trolling motor. At first, I simply used prop direction for steering - not recommended. So, a wooden rudder was constructed that was a significant steering improvement. However, a couple trips finding submerged stumps to bump as well as dragging raised bottoms, algal mat with aquatic flora collections and, well, endurance along with retaining stability became an issue. I came across this "Bullnose" rudder: nicely priced, seriously solid, easily adjusted on the drive-shaft. Was fun to take it from the box, easily mounted. Performance: the boat steered markedly better both in distance runs (requiring only a few "nudges" on the troller for course corrections) to working through cover-rich areas with nice direction control. I quickly came to trust the "Bullnose" model to deliver. I highly recommend this trolling motor addendum. Tight lines, Daryl ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2018 by Daryl Wayne

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