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The original owner of my Montauk mounted a 7' or 8' fiberglass antenna on the starboard side of my console near the floor and toward the bow. It worked okay but it interfered with the bimini and was in the way getting around the console. After I broke it baking into the garage.... I replaced it with a stainless whip style that I installed on the crook of the console rail. I get the same our better performance, doesn't interfere with anything (rods, canvass, etc), easy wire run, and it's practically indestructible. I highly recommend it.

A guide in FL showed me a trick I thought was interesting. Since he runs the back country out of range on his skiff he leaves his antenna cable long so if he's in a jam and out of range he can unscrew the antenna from the base and tape it to his push pole to get more height /range. I've never had the need to test it but I set mine up that way as well, just in case.