Flats-rigged Gheenoes
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The RiverHawk I just bought is the same boat as a Gheenoe. I have a 13′ Gheenoe and they are great boats. My RiverHawk has a Floor, raised casting deck, and dry storage. It’s just under 16′ and a 5′ beam. You could have a square dance on the darned thing.
I don’t think you would want to consider this boat for a Striper rig unless you were in a isolated river somewhere.
You know Mike, I certainly respect your opinion on that but I wonder the extent to which you are applying your usual conventional-gear thinking to the need for the bigger boat for stripers.
Well considering that I own two small boats and one bigger one I also lean towards smaller boats. This is mostly due to expense and ease of maintenance. I have owned almost every kind of boat for freshwater fishing you can think of but out of all of them I like small tiller operated boats the most. I once had a Ranger 363 (great boats BTW) and I must admit I do miss that one sometimes but I don’t miss that 10 gallons an hour.
Most striper opportunities in this state involve open water or tailwater fishing. If you have not had an opportunity to get out one some of our fine Striper/Hybrid lakes when they are in “summer mode” then you won’t understand my reasoning. I now regularly encounter boats that make a 3′ wake in rivers that I can cast across.
Then you have your tailwaters where a sudden discharge from a turbine could flip or severely impair a small boat. This happens every year here in mid TN.
I have been in some situations in my center console in these places that left a mark in my BVD’s. Tailraces with locks and barge traffic are a whole other horror story. I can go on and on about why a bigger boat is better but I think you get the point.I wouldn’t use a Canoe like boat in these waters If my life depended on it, because it would. This also explains why I spend so much time chasing Trout with a fly rod lately….
My RH should be here any day now. I also have a Honda outboard on the way from Singapore. When I get it ready I’ll give you a shout. Your gona love it, I guarantee it.
Mike
I think the following is a great looking boat. I spoke with the owner and he assured me it would hold up well for river travel. It is about twice as much as the Gheenoe and RiverHawks, which I think is a little spendy for a suped up canoe.
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