Trolling motor anchor mount

A motor mount for a trolling motor, said motor mount configured to be attached to a watercraft having a retractable anchoring system comprising an anchor chain and a roller mounted on the watercraft, said motor mount comprising:

• a horizontal mounting platform;
• a vertical extension member;
• a shank;
• and
• a roller stop;
• with the horizontal mounting platform, the vertical extension member, and the shank together forming a rigid one piece structure, with the vertical extension member located between the horizontal mounting platform and the shank;
• wherein the horizontal mounting platform is a substantially planar member having a top surface and a bottom surface;
• the vertical extension member is elongate, having a first end and a second end, and is fixedly attached at its first end to the top surface of the horizontal mounting platform, extending upward from the top surface of horizontal mounting platform in a substantially perpendicular orientation to the horizontal mounting platform;
• the shank is elongate, having a first end and a second end, and is fixedly attached at its first end to the second end of the vertical extension member, extending upward from the second end of the vertical extension member at a first angle of between 10 degrees and 89 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the vertical extension member, and with the second end of the shank oriented in a rearward direction, said rearward direction being towards the watercraft relative to the vertical extension member when the motor mount is attached to the watercraft;
• and
• the roller stop is a rigid structure fixedly attached to the vertical extension member proximate to the second end of the vertical extension member, with at least a portion of the roller stop extending substantially perpendicular to the vertical extension member in the rearward direction, whereby the roller stop, the vertical extension member, and the shank form a roller cavity oriented in the rearward direction;
• whereby the motor mount is used by removably attaching the trolling motor to the horizontal mounting platform of the motor mount, attaching the anchor chain of the anchoring system of the watercraft to the shank of the motor mount, and then retracting the anchor chain so that the roller of the anchoring system engages with the roller cavity of the motor mount, with tension of the anchor chain retaining the motor mount snugly against the roller.