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A low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system and method for shallow-water fishing and similar situations presenting a need to navigate through vegetation and obstructions, protecting against obstructions, without disturbing or destroying the fish-inhabited vegetation, without disturbing the wa

A low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system and method for shallow-water fishing and similar situations presenting a need to navigate through vegetation and obstructions, protecting against obstructions, without disturbing or destroying the fish-inhabited vegetation, without disturbing the water around the vegetation, placing and maintaining the transducer in the proper relation to the vegetation and to the trolling motor to avoid entanglement and turbulence affecting reliability of readings, including prevention of the trolling motor hindering the operation of the transducer, or vice versa, allowing for movement of the transducer around obstructions and heavy vegetation, with a streamlined design and durable construction.

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1. A low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system for a waterborne vessel having a transducer with a transducer cable and a trolling motor with a trolling-motor shaft, operating in shallow water having vegetation and obstructions, the low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system comprising:

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A low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system for a waterborne vessel having a transducer with a transducer cable and a trolling motor with a trolling-motor shaft, operating in shallow water having vegetation and obstructions, the low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system comprising: a mount frame smoothly bent into an angle, having a fore-and-top surface and an aft-and-bottom surface, and a fore end and an aft end;a mount channel in said aft-and-bottom surface of said mount frame, adapted to accommodate the transducer cable;a shaft connector comprising a connector fore-piece fixed to said aft end of said mount frame, and a connector aft-piece attached to said connector fore-piece using at least one connector closure;a shaft opening in said shaft connector adapted to accommodate the trolling-motor shaft;a connector channel in said shaft connector adapted to accommodate the transducer cable;a transducer-arm anchor fixed to said aft-and-bottom surface near said fore end of said mount frame;at least one transducer arm adapted to rotatably mount the transducer to said transducer-arm anchor, using at least one transducer-arm fastener;where said mount frame is adapted to present smooth surfaces and no capture points when moving through vegetation and obstructions, thereby moving vegetation and obstructions aside;where said mount frame is adapted to shield the transducer and the trolling motor from entanglement in or impact with vegetation and obstructions, thereby protecting and maintaining the proper operations of the transducer and the trolling motor;where the spatial relationship between said shaft connector and said transducer-arm anchor is adapted to maintain an optimal placement of the transducer relative to the trolling motor; andwhere said transducer arm is adapted to allow rotation about said transducer-arm anchor to avoid obstructions. 2. The low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system of claim 1, further comprising at least one shaft setscrew securing the trolling-motor shaft within said shaft opening in said shaft connector. 3. The low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system of claim 1, further comprising hold-downs adapted to hold and support the transducer cable within said mount channel. 4. The low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system of claim 1, further comprising a safety bracket adapted to further shield the trolling motor from entanglement or impact from vegetation or obstructions. 5. The low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system of claim 1, further comprising a safety bumper adapted to further support and to cushion the forward point of the trolling motor. 6. The low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system of claim 1, where said mount frame further comprises a smooth angular bend of from 60-to-80 degrees from vertical. 7. The low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system of claim 1, where said mount frame further comprises a smooth angular bend of from 65-to-75 degrees from vertical. 8. The low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system of claim 1, where said mount frame is made primarily of aluminum. 9. The low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system of claim 1, where said mount frame is made primarily of steel. 10. The low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system of claim 1, where said mount frame is made primarily of plastic material. 11. The low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system of claim 1, where said mount frame is made primarily of carbon-fiber material. 12. A low-disturbance trolling-transducer-mount method for optimal operation of a waterborne vessel having a transducer and a trolling motor, operating in shallow water having vegetation and obstructions, the low-disturbance trolling-transducer-mount method comprising: providing a low-disturbance trolling transducer mount for a waterborne vessel having a transducer with a transducer cable and a trolling motor with a trolling-motor shaft, the low-disturbance trolling transducer mount comprising: a mount frame smoothly bent into an angle, having a fore-and-top surface and an aft-and-bottom surface, and a fore end and an aft end;a mount channel in said aft-and-bottom surface of said mount frame, adapted to accommodate the transducer cable;a shaft connector comprising a connector fore-piece fixed to said aft end of said mount frame, and a connector aft-piece attached to said connector forepiece using at least one connector closure;a shaft opening in said shaft connector adapted to accommodate the trolling-motor shaft;a connector channel in said shaft connector adapted to accommodate the transducer cable;a transducer-arm anchor fixed to said aft-and-bottom surface near said fore end of said mount frame;at least one transducer arm adapted to rotatably mount the transducer to said transducer-arm anchor, using at least one transducer-arm fastener;where said mount frame is adapted to present smooth surfaces and no capture points when moving through vegetation and obstructions, thereby moving vegetation and obstructions aside;where said mount frame is adapted to shield the transducer and the trolling motor from entanglement in or impact with vegetation and obstructions, thereby protecting and maintaining the proper operations of the transducer and the trolling motor;where the spatial relationship between said shaft connector and said transducer-arm anchor is adapted to maintain an optimal placement of the transducer relative to the trolling motor; andwhere said transducer arm is adapted to allow rotation about said transducer-arm anchor to avoid obstructions;mounting said low-disturbance trolling transducer mount to the trolling-motor shaft;mounting the transducer on said transducer arm and rotatably mounting said transducer-arm-and-transducer assembly on said transducer-arm anchor using said transducer-arm fastener;operating the waterborne vessel in shallow water having vegetation and obstructions, where said low-disturbance trolling transducer mount shields the transducer and the trolling motor from entanglement in or impact with vegetation and obstructions, and maintains optimal placement of the transducer relative to the trolling motor. 13. The low-disturbance trolling-transducer-mount method of claim 12, where said low-disturbance trolling transducer mount further comprises at least one shaft setscrew securing the trolling-motor shaft within said shaft opening in said shaft connector. 14. The low-disturbance trolling-transducer-mount method of claim 12, where said low-disturbance trolling transducer mount further comprises hold-downs adapted to hold and support the transducer cable within said mount channel. 15. The low-disturbance trolling transducer mount method of claim 12, where said low-disturbance trolling transducer mount further comprises a safety bracket adapted to further shield the trolling motor from entanglement or impact from vegetation or obstructions. 16. The low-disturbance trolling-transducer-mount method of claim 12, where said low-disturbance trolling transducer mount further comprises a safety bumper adapted to further support and to cushion the forward point of the trolling motor. 17. The low-disturbance trolling-transducer-mount method of claim 12, where said mount frame further comprises a smooth angular bend of from 60-to-80 degrees from vertical. 18. The low-disturbance trolling-transducer-mount method of claim 12, where said mount frame further comprises a smooth angular bend of from 65-to-75 degrees from vertical. 19. The low-disturbance trolling-transducer-mount method of claim 12, where said mount frame is made primarily of aluminum. 20. The low-disturbance trolling-transducer-mount method of claim 12, where said mount frame is made primarily of steel.