Crappie boat for family

[mississippi Glenn]

Looking for ideas on what would make the best boat to start taking my 4 year old son Crappie fishing on. toon would be great but too slow to cover area we fish in. Can you give me ideas?

[harpenter]

Are you fishing a lake or a river? Are you allowed to use outboard motors where you fish, if so any HP restrictions?

I take my 6 year old lake fishing in my boat. It's a 16' Lund with a 25HP motor. It's deep enough that I don't have to worry about him falling out real easy, and it's simple to fish out of. Even with that, I still make him wear a life jacket at all times.

[FishnLine]

Welcome aboard mississippi glenn. If you're looking for a new boat (or you might find a used one), take a look at the Triton TA-196 crappie boat. You can rig most boats for crappie fishing it just depends on what style of fishing you'll most likely be doing and your price range.

[mississippi Glenn]

We will be on a couple state lakes but a good bit on the Tenn-Tom waterway. that has a good bit of shallow water to deal with.

I have looked at the Triton, a friend of mine works for them and the factory is about 15 min from me. I loved the idea of the boat till but when the seats are side by side it would be too hard to keep him in the boat.

[mississippi Glenn]

Hold on! That was not a TA-196 I look at it was a TC-17. If the TA is the fiberglass Crappie boat it is going to be a little above my budget till I see how much he is going to want to fish.

[Crappie Chatt]

Remember that little guys and gals LOVE to hop into the water. Make sure that there is a easy way to get those little fishers back in the boat. <*)}}}><

[mississippi Glenn]

Looking at the deep V type boats. They look to have good sides and seem to look more kid friendly but what about the draft?

[Chadku]

I have a tracker pro crappie 175. It can be good for kids because they can stand or sit in the back of the boat on the floor...they do not have a deck back there so it is pretty safe and is easy on your pocketbook. But if you are taking it on large bodies of water I would not recommend it...You can get a little wet... I would add some sort of a ladder like crappie chatt mentioned because the kids do like to take a break and take a dip and it can be a life saver also in case some one ever falls in!

[Crappi Master]

Look at war eagle they are good boats.http://www.wareagleboats.com/

[birddog]

Whatever boat you decide on please, please make him wear a life vest. Happy boat hunting!!!!