From the beginning, I am officially hooked on gigging. I read, and thought, and planned. After a lot of indecision I placed the order for a custom mud boat from Uncle J. We talked about the build and what I want to accomplish. We came up with a design that I think we get skinny and will run skinny too. I added the poling platform for the genny, a first for Uncle J. Also made the front deck flush. A pic or two from the pick up.





Finally got started. Step 2 was the rail. Pretty much copied the rail on BBB's boat.


On the paint I did the standard OD green but threw a little orange in to make her different.



I ordered some custom light fixtures, 4-250 watts HPS


One issue I overlooked was the size difference between the 150w light that bbb runs and the 250's I'm running. It meant the tabs on the rail were too small. After a few days of thought it came to me. I used U bolts to mount the new lights, and let the tab help support them. This also allows me some lateral movement if I need to adjust them for coverage.

35 h.p. Go devil mounted:


Started working on the wiring. Initially I was going to cut a hole in the side box. I thought about it and really didn't want a big hole in the box, or all the wiring exposed in the storage area. I went to the Electrical supply house and bought a weatherproof box. This way all the wiring connection are in the box with the panel and any wiring in the storage area will be in sealtite.

beautiful boat, i don't gig but i bowfish. are those fixtures made by jpeater? what ballasts are you running? i have also considered four 250 watt hps but was concerned that i may not get the coverage that i wanted. i would love to see some night shots on the water.

Nice boat what's the LxW??

Looks good... I am having a local guy do my front platform (removable) for gigging & platform / casting deck

JPEater fixtures? looks like 'em.

Where do you get those fixtures?

dig the layout but no offense but wtf on the transom braces....do people forget these motors weight 200lbs+, must not drive louisiana roads

FYI...the transom that i have is built that our of 1/8 5052 and with 1 motor it did fine.....when i put the other fat chick on it it let loose like a stage 3 motor!

Hey you forgot the floor tie down - that is a must for GDSD trailering....

Is 250 watt what alot of you guys run cause up hear on the river I have 8 500 watt halogens I fun on my bowfishing platform. and a 5500 watt honda Generator pushing out the juice for it.

gigging in 2 feet or less usually, 250's are plenty.

oh I see ya we usally are shootin anywhere from a foot of water to 6 feet dependin on water clarity.

Damn good looking boat build Mullet!

I like your choice of light fixtures

After many hours of collaboration with engineers and scientists over your second pic, it appears your bow hook is off center

How many damn airboats does a man need????

U did all that specifically for gigging frogs?