I have saved up some serious Bass Pro points and am considering cashing them in on a trolling motor recessed foot tray.  I have two questions for someone with experience installing them:

1. Is the brad available at Bass Pro "everything bass flat foot" worth the money they are asking (140.00+ dollars)?
2. I have an Xpress H17SS, spray in liner no carpet.  Has anyone installed a tray on this make/model and is there any "hidden" issues like deck reinforcements etc.

Thanks for your feed back!

For them to be effective, they have to be placed so you can stand in a comfortable position. Too far back or forward make them almost as uncomfortable as having that one leg raised. Once you decide where the most comfortable placement would be, you have to make sure there is room underneath the deck for it. Also be sure to place some long rods in your rod locker and make sure where you are placing it does not get in the way of the rods, it's possible to could loose use the rod locker.

If there is room underneath, and it's not going to kill the rod locker or take out most of your front storage box, they are not very difficult to install. As for your boat model and that particular one, in specific, can't help you.

I've been wondering the same things as you. I've got an H18ss and the way the storage is arranged, theres only a tiny spot available to drop one in... I looked underneath and it seems theres a lack of "bracing" under there. Curious to see what you figure out!

Little update, I took the measurements off the Bass Pro website and measured the clearances in the place I was going to install the tray, well it was either barely enough clearance, or slightly too deep to fit the tray in where I wanted (way up front).  I figured instead of spending the points on the tray I would re-stock my tackle box and just use four stainless steel screws to secure the foot pedal.  I guess I could have explored other brands, but the whole point was this was going to be a "free" perk, owe well...  

 

On a different note, martin the duck, I used to live in Monticello, AR in college and when I worked for G-P in Crossett Lake Monticello was a very good lake when I was up there 10 years ago is it still a slot limited lake?    

I couldn't tell you man...  I catch, picture, release. If there is a slot there, I don't know what it is. I will say, I've hooked some toads up there and DANG do they fight. I've heard it's pretty slow compared to what it used to be though. 

I generally take pictures as well now, back then however, it was fry up what we caught on saturdays/sundays instead of cafeteria food.  That's too bad that it has slowed down.  There used to be a partially flooded barn/house and flooded timber nearby that would hold some whoppers!