How shallow do you holeshot?

[ArtTricks]

I got a 8inch Jackplate on a 20' Stratos with a 200 but i'm quite conservative about how deep i feel safe doing my holeshot. I'd like to know how shallow you guys go?
I wouldnt do it shallower then 6' and even then im stressed af everytime lol...

[alli ss]

6'? How bad does that rig dig? If youre gonna try to get on plane shallow the combination of jackplate floatation, skid plates, cbailey foil and a small pitch 4 or 5 blade prop and youll pop right on plane. My boat doesnt even raise the bow it just goes forward and up and does it very quickly

[Fishysam]

I will jump on my throttle with 4.2' under the boat if I know the area and how far I have to idle to hit six on the graph. Hasn't shown me any scratches on the skeg.

[DrewFlu33]

I guess it helps that my boat is old enough to drink, but if I'm seeing more than 3 feet on the graph I'm going for it. My transducer is set just about 6 or 8 inches above the bottom of my skeg, and I haven't programmed any water-line offset. I feel pretty comfortable that my boat isn't squatting 2 1/2 feet down into the water when it takes off.

[MWeb]

I've hole shot out of 4-5 feet of water

[born to fish]

3 1/2 to 4 foot. I have a foil as well. Have not dragged bottom yet. I get up within about 5 to 6 seconds.

[Rip Bass]

I'm good at three ft if I know the area. I've done it in 1.5' using the Florida spin.

[basscat tyler]

3' on some shallow rivers here, but only if I've been on the body of water before.

[munchie]

Graph reads 1.5 , jackplate up I am good to go , no spin necessary, but that sho really doesnt dig down

[WPC3]

I've gotten on step in about a foot or less in my 21' bullet. Had to have my partner sit on the front deck but I've done it many times and tore up quite a few props too.

[mactlman]

3-4 here in ohio some lakes here are barely 7 foot deep in places

[TD3]

2 ft. Let er Eat!!!!

[JR19]

4-5 ft and I am good...never tried any more shallow

[191 champ]

2', prefer 2.5'.

[21xTriton05]

2.3 ft with my co on the bow. Y'all better not come down to Okeechobee then!

[90 5.0]

2' and I'm golden. I could probably do 1.5' if I wanted too I really don't pay too much attention anymore but I have a ton of holeshot mods done to my boat. It doesn't bow up on launch whole boat picks up and goes flat

[Jumping Jimmy]

I have a 19.5 ft Stratos with a 200. Minimum for me is 2.5 ft. Normally I like 3 ft. I have got up in less but I was fishing a large shallow flat so I just turned the wheel hard left, hit the gas and then turned hard right and she got up on plane in less than 2 ft but I know I was bumping bottom.

[kry29]

If I get a pretty fast idle going I could probably get up in 3' maybe a little less. Most the time I wait till I'm in about 5' unless it's closer to deeper water then I will get a little deeper just to be safe. We have old stumps, trees, and stuff and you never know where one might be

[Jeffth]

3-4 feet, if I know the water in front of me. Otherwise I'll idle out to a little deeper water.

[Locknload59]

3-4 feet, if I know the water in front of me. Otherwise I'll idle out to a little deeper water.

This about sums it up for me too.