Small boats.

**Bassman** · 01-21-2005, 09:33 PM

Just out of my own curiosity; How many of you use small boats for fishing? For instance like a pelican boat or basshound or something along those lines.

**ncnat** · 01-21-2005, 09:41 PM

Not familiar with those, what size are they? I fish out of a 16 foot jonboat.

**Bassman** · 01-21-2005, 10:26 PM

Like 8 to 10 feet.

**Ranger375** · 01-21-2005, 10:43 PM

Years ago I had what later became Bantam. Mine was a one person 'boat(?)' was about 5 foo t long. Had an aluminum frame that mounted to two styrefoam block. Trolling motor mounted in front and battery behind the seat. Feet hung down into the water. Was not the most stable of craft..but I caught a lot of fish with that tiny boat on some fairly good sized lakes and on some ponds.

**GABoy** · 01-22-2005, 07:16 AM

I have fished one time in one of those boats called, "Sneak" and they are only about 7ft. at the most, but I didn't like it all that much because you can't stand up and it always felt like you might flip over......

**unknown 5** · 01-22-2005, 07:45 AM

I now fish out of a 16" jon boat but I still have a small 12' jon boat. To be truthful, it is dangerous to fish out of as it will tip over real easy. It through me in a couple of times. My 16' Ouchita jon is great. I may use the 12' in some ponds ocasionally. I can still use it with a trolling motor.

**Kenny** · 01-22-2005, 09:43 AM

I have an 18 1/2 foot tracker with a 90 horse motor and use it 99% of the time but I also have a 9 foot fiberglass sportfisher that I use on small farm ponds or strip pits that I can't get the tracker into because of no boat ramp or mud ramp. It is fun to fish from because it's as quiet as a canoe and with a 32 pound thrust trolling motor on the front I can put it almost anywhere. It drafts 4 inches of water with me and the wife in it. I am crowded for space in it but not so bad that i'm uncomfortable. All things considered I have a lot of fun in it when it's used on the right waters. I paid $375.00 for it brand new so it wasn't much of a financial investment. I would buy another if anything ever happens to this one...don't use it much because of the tracker but enjoy it when I do.

**crappster** · 01-22-2005, 09:59 AM

I fish out of a 15' canoe, w/ 2 horse power. Unless someone with 3 arms is paddling it and then you have 3 horse power. I do it all in this canoe. Rivers, reservoirs, streams, saltwater inshore(bays, tidal creeks and marshes, and pulling behind me as I wade fish down on the gulf). And I catch fish. There are times when I could catch more, or a greater variety if I had a larger boat. Yet there are times when I catch more because I'm in the canoe. I have it because its all I can afford right now and it gets me off the bank. But from the experience I have decided I will always have a canoe, regardless of what other boat I have.

**Kokanee King** · 01-22-2005, 02:32 PM

MY first boat was a 12 foot aluminum Sears. I put a trolling motor on the back and an Eagle "Fish Easy" and a swivel bucket seat on the back bench caught more fish then i ever thought possible.