Trout Boats
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There are three materials that i know of,, aluminum, wood, fiberglass.. Aluminum is noisy, wood needs maintaince and usually thin, fiberglass is heavy,,, and of course they all have ther good points..
There are three basic bottoms, flat, (rough ride in choppy water) 7 degree v , ( best all around for some circumstances) and deep v ( lakes rough water etc)..
This is a quick review and of course not very complete.. Dont go new, until you get the feel for a boat that fits your style.. One boat wont do everything of course, and youl be able to wade for where your boat wont go(sometimes) .. You should be able to get a jon boat for 400.00 and a 5-10 hp motor for reasonable price, used.. Be prepaired to put some money into it.. Id be thinking of size of motor first.. 5, 10, 15.. While you look for someones jon boat they have grown out of.. I have a 6 hp johnson twin that needs work that will go cheap for examle.. 10 hp will take me up the missouri in a very heavy boat, but no hurry.. Id go with a 14 foot used aluminum john boat and get a trailer somehow.. Then find a motor that fits, you should do fine with that until youv found the boat that really fits your need..
the faster you go( bigger motor) the more your butt will be dragging while drifting and motoring upstream.. You wont have enough powere to level her out until 25-50 hp, dont know.. so your butt will be draggin upstream.. ..
You seem like a drift boat kind of guy to me?
I have three motors on my boat, one in front and two in back, and i get some mighty strange looks when on a trout river.. And all three get clogged in bad circumstances often, and i get out the ores several times a year..
6 inch draft is tough to do with motor sometimes.. no way with you sitting in back on smaller boat and any motor at all ..
River boats I’ve owned:
Gheenoe –Not big enough for what I needed but a great boat indeed and very well built. However,, compared to what a decked out Gheenoe cost and I’d go with a Supreme hands down, no question.
Riverhawk – Hated it due to poor craftsmanship. (sorry guys but almost everyone I know who has one has an issue of some kind with it) Mine had to be replaced a few months after I bought it. Expensive hull prices, for roughly a thousand more you can go Supreme…..
Lowe – Great all around alum boat. Perfect in many ways but still not a shallow water river boat and not very fly friendly. VERY HOT alum floor!! It can and will burn you and damage your $$ lines.
Supreme – Best thing since sliced bread. I can run in 3” and float in 3.5” Plenty of space- storage, customizable, flat bottom/shallow draft = little resistance, quiet, easily pulled over rocks and gravel (try that with aluminum, I have). I could go on and on about the boat…For river fishing IMO there is no better setup.
Zach the worst mistake you can make buying a boat is settling for less. You won’t be happy until you get what you wanted. Boats lose value fast and you’ll lose money upgrading. Buy it right the first time and take care of it like you plan on keeping it forever.
Steve I’d like to talk to the Supreme guys about some sales over here… Tell them to get in touch I’ve sold a few for them already.
Here is what I would go with…
Mike will do. They have their annual fishing derby on this weekend, usually dominated by bait guys, but I was setting up one fly fisher for it this morning. Hope he can nail them lol
I’m still waiting on the limited edition boat pics grr, with a trout print along the side.
Looks so coolCheers
Steve.
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