Johnny Ray Swivel Mounts

Angel · Post by **Angel** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:59 am

Who sells Johnny Ray swivel mounts locally? Anybody know

sean alarid · Post by **sean alarid** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:06 am

It looks like you can shot them a email (at the bottom of the page) And they might get back to you about a dealer.

http://www.johnnyraysports.com/swivels.html

fishermanswarehouse · Post by **fishermanswarehouse** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:43 am

We sell them at our stores and on our online store.

http://fishermanswarehouse.com/shop/car ... ail&p=4145

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:14 am

Angel,

If you cannot find the Johnny Rays locally, you can order them direct from Brian at the factory. The JR207 is the best possible mounting device for large screen sonar/gps units available on the market today, IMHO. I use them on my Z20 with a LCX38cHD and LCX28cHD units. Let me know if you have any questions about them and I may be able to help you out.

Angel · Post by **Angel** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:20 pm

Rick K of Ca · Post by **Rick K of Ca** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:40 pm

Bob's marine in Modesto. 209-551-2165

Robert F · Post by **Robert F** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:06 pm

Marc wrote: The JR207 is the best possible mounting device for large screen sonar/gps units available on the market today, IMHO. I use them on my Z20 with a LCX38cHD and LCX28cHD units.

If the Fishermans Warehouse link is right it looks like the same mount I had on my '96 Champ. Where does it mount on the Z20? Didn't remember it as a really sturdy mount. Any thoughts compared to the big RAM? I currently have the factory 1 1/2 inch RAM and looking to go to the 38 at the console. Maybe the 113 if I can win up at Columbia next week.

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:18 am

Robert, the older Johnny Ray mounts (JR500) are nothing compared to the new model(JR207) designed for the large screen units. The JR207 is much larger, more robust, and indestructible.

At last year's FLW on the Columbia, I was fishing in the basin at the Wallula mill on Day 2 taking wave after wave over the bow of my Z20 while trying to fish, and while running. The waves were completely covering my LCX38cHD unit on the bow, and at one point I lost one of my knobs that holds the unit to the Lowrance bracket (lucky I carry spares). The mount never budged, and the LCX38 didn't get damaged. If I had used a RAM mount it would have slammed the unit down on my deck and broken the screen (don't ask me how I know

).

I also use the JR-207 mount on my console. This way I can swap my Lowrance units from the console or bow (makes a great backup if one goes down during a tourney), and it is easy to remove them for security. If the sun angle is causing glare on the screen, you can simply swivel the unit so the glare goes away without having to loosen and tighten knobs.

Unfortunately all the dealers only carry the much smaller JR500 mounts and not the JR207 which is new. The 500 is great for small sonars, but is not suitable for larger units or for tournament situations. The 207 is so sturdy you can even mount it on the roof of a saltwater boat and hang your sonar/gps down vertically without fear even in ocean conditions.

If you email me I would be happy to send you photo's of my installation. I will probably write an article about this setup and networking sonars/gps units in an upcoming issue of Bass Anglers Guide magazine.

Elizabeth Sweetnam · Post by **Elizabeth Sweetnam** » Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:39 am

Installed the JR-209 mount on my 2509 Trophy using a 12" Garmin touch screen chart-plotter. Normal boat vibrations are amplified by the mount and makes the touch screen impossible to use. Also, very hard to unmount. Requires a lot of finger strength to move lever while trying to lift plotter at the same time. Poor design and Johnny Ray refuses to refund for a product that doesn't function as expected. AVOID these mounts for large chart-plotters especially.