619 casting platform

[Tundra4fun]

I have a '08 619vs. Thinking about adding the casting platform to it for certain fishing trips. Anyone had any experience with these?

[I Walleye]

Yes, it's a great way to fish. It makes moving around the boat a whole lot easier.

[Like2Fish]

Yep, I've got one for my 07 619. It is nice to have when bass fishing. However there is no seat for a third person when you have the rear casting deck insert in place. You also gain alot of extra storage for the day under the rear casting deck. I might also add the times we fish 3 or even 4 out of the boat there is plenty of room for two on the front deck and we have stood on the back storage compartments and livewell lids without a problem. So..............can you do without it? Yes, you can. But it is nice to have.

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[southerncomfort1]

Just wondering how does the deck attach so it does not blow out?Has anybody made one instead of ordering it from Ranger?How well did it work?Thanks

[I Walleye]

It attaches from undernieth. On my buddies 04 there are bolts that go into the side area by your storage compartments. It's very solid. I have also seen one that had turnbuckles under it attaching it to the floor. i don't know if that one was homemade or not.

To answer your question, I do not see why you couldn't make one out of 3/4" plywood and brace the heck out of it undernieth.

[rangerpig250]

Just bought one for my 07 620. Havent installed it yet, but there are 4 small square brackets you need to mount on the boat, then 4 brackets that install on the platform. To attach they give you mounting bolts that have knobs on the ends that mount the platform to the boat. Also provided is a pole that mounts into the center hole on the floor, just like a seat pole. This adds support to the center. They also give you a seat base to mount a seat on top. NOTHING is predrilled, including the seat base. No directions were provided with mine, but a quick call to Ranger, and they E-mailed a diagram. Looks like a nice product, will install it in a month or so. Approximate price was $550..