Ironwood Pacific Outdoors EasyTroller Trolling Plate - Standard

Before I put this onto my boat I wasn’t able to troll slow enough for walleye. With this installed it works great! I ended up marking and drilling my own holes on the rear side of the plate. Really easy to drill through being aluminum. Besides that. Great purchase over an ugly mounted expensive trolling motor on a ski boat.

Trolling for trout in lakes and dams to slow the boat down to the correct trolling speed.

Shipping was fast. Installation was easy.I installed this on my boat, a 22' cuddy cabin with an OMC 4.3L V6 I/O.My boat idled almost 3mph (GPS speed) which is too fast for walleye fishing on Lake Erie. I previously dragged either a bucket or anchor sock to get the boat slowed. The drag from the ballast often pulled the autopilot off heading requiring more attention at the helm. With the EasyTroller trolling plate, the boat slowed to less than 1mph giving me the range in the troll speeds I use (1-2.5mph) The plate cuts prop efficiency, slowing the boat. This design doesn't interfere with directional control and autopilot response is much improved.I clamped the plate onto the outdrive, then drilled holes through the fin. I fastened the cord to a stainless steel L bracket that I attached at the back of the boat. A handle for the cord is not included so I appropriated a plastic handle from an old weed wacker.As a reminder that the trolling plate is down, I place a red sock over the throttle. This stays on the throttle when the plate is in the down position, even when the boat is on the trailer. My first time out with the EasyTroller, I forgot to set the plate in the up position before launching the boat and struggled for a second to figure out why I didn't have very much thrust as I was pulling away from the dock. With the sock, I've yet to have another mishap with the plate.This plate makes trolling much easier and faster to setup now that I don't have to deal with adding drag to the boat to get it slowed. Prop wash and cavitation interference appear near the surface on the fish finder but the effects begin to disappear below 5ft.

Highly recommend this product, I had it on my wishlist for a while and my wife and kids got it for me for fathers Day. I did install it on my 50 HP Honda and it works great lowers my speed from 2mi/h to under 1 mile/h.

Amazing.First of all, I've been surprised by the speed of delivery, the item spent 3 days to arrive to Italy, since the order. Incredible!!Second, the item works very well. My boat has a suzuki 175hp and the minimum speed is 2.8-3.0 kn. Now, using the plate, the minimum speed is 1.0-1.2kn (last saturday the wind was very very fast, about 12-18kn and, from behind, and the speed was 1.5-1.8kn). Perfect for live bait trolling.E' fantastica. Innanzitutto un applauso ad amazon e al venditore, 3 giorni per arrivare dagli US a Napoli. A chi può interessare gli oneri doganali sono tutti prepagati al momento dell'ordine, quindi nessuna sorpresa quando arriva il corriere.Andando al sodo, fa quello che deve. L'avevo presa per la traina col vivo, stanco di secchi ed ancore galleggianti. Ho un gommone con un suzuki 175cv che a minimo va a 3 nodi. adesso finalmente riesco ad andare a 1-1.2 kn (addirittura sabato scorso c'era un maestrale di poppa da 12-20kn e sono riuscito a mantenermi a 1,5-1,8kn, incredibile). Che dire di più? 170 euro ben spesi.