Jack plate skid and floatation

[Ron S]

Has anyone installed the jack plate skid plate or added the floatation to it like the guys on gamblers board? Just wondering if you get the same results on a skeeter that you get on a gambler with hole shoot, back wash and leveling out the boat while fishing?

After looking around on that board I am wanting to add some bling to the bug.

[stiverp]

I built one for mine out of alum. It pushes the nose down faster when plaining out and it also sits down better. I have a 14" hydraulic setup and it was a little more difficult to build because of the motion but it also stopped the jackplate wash during takeoff and landing.

[Ron S]

Got any pictures of your set up? Did you add foam to the jack plate also?

[K.D.]

I tell ya one thing....adding a basketball inside your jackplate is NOT considered Bling!!

In all honesty, (and it'll sound like a sales pitch) but a Skeeter is designed to do the things you mentioned. It already sits level in the water, it already has a hole shot that keeps the bow from raising up so high you don't lose sight of the horizon.

What those guys are doing with a basketball, Skeeter has done with the rear sponsons.

[Doug Vahrenberg]

Ditto! Skeeter Engineering has done this for you. That's why there are 30 patents in the last 3 feet of a Skeeter.

Want to add some bling add a Humminbird 1197c that will add some bling!

[Just in time]

Basketballs are cheeper than an 1197 I am running an 89 skeeter. Seacast transom and new stringers. Mine seems to sit a little lower in the back. Might just be an 89 thing but not sure. I was thinking of hiding something in the plate just to help out an inch or 2 while fishing.

[Ron S]

This is true, however with 4 deep cycle baterys, gas, and livwells full it does sit a little lower in the rear. The hole shot is still great but hey if I can improve it and help keep the rear of the boat up a bit all the better.

Has anyone tryed adding foam or the fancy orange bling to the jack plate and you could always cap it off with something fancy?