Too big...

**I’ll change my review if the problem improves**<br />My particular item has a hard time disconnecting from the mount. It’s supposed to easily and simply detach. Mine just does not. My buddies all have the same mount on their kayaks and it works great. I think mine may just be a defect. I’d love to return it but I’ve already gooped in on and mounted it to my yak. Ugh!! Make sure you do a trial attach/detach before you mount yours!!

Why would you &#34;NOT&#34; sell the backing plate with it ?? Obviously it is needed. Common sense says it should be sold together as a complete kit. Even it were to be installed on a fiberglass deck, the plate would assist in the screws not tearing through over time.

I purchased the Scotty backing plate as well. The supplied bolts went into the nylon nuts and all four of them stuck. Three broke loose and snapped the bolt. The fourth one stripped and I had to use a hacksaw to cut it off. Luckily, there was enough room for the hacksaw to cut the bolt. Needless to say, I scratched my boat and had a wonderful time with all of this frustration. I like the whole system, but they supplied nylon nuts are worthless. I had to go to Lowe's and buy replacement bolts and nuts for another $4. The plastic got all scratched up on the rod holder as well as the backing plate. Not very happy with this whole installation process.