pond craft?

pignjig · 03-11-08, 10:49 PM

I'm looking to get a small "boat" for tooling around a local reservoir. It'll have a 50# thrust trolling motor only. I'm not looking for a johnboat so much as one of the HD plastic puppies. I've done a few months of research on the net and at Sportsmans Warehouse but I have zero experience with them-- There's a pretty big selection of stuff out there...Anybody have some thoughts on these things?

Thanks-

-Pig

torelaxandenjoy · 03-12-08, 04:02 PM

Pig you should probably get a boat that has hydraulic elevating seats, a flat standing platform with balance rails, just be prepared for when you get older or in case you want to take an older non experienced boater out.

pignjig · 03-12-08, 04:20 PM

Maybe I should trick it out. That way Heather Locklear, Halle Berry and Jessica Alba will be suitably impressed.

-Pig

torelaxandenjoy · 03-12-08, 04:26 PM

I am married, but I,ll bet your dad, would be proud of for the fore thoughts.

bassnman30 · 03-12-08, 06:03 PM

With a 50 lb thrust you can get a small fiberglass boat. Forget the small plastic jobs.

WTL · 03-12-08, 07:51 PM

How big is the lake? Have you considered a ganoe?

Those plastic things are garbage. Slow as Christmas and still not stable.

Bob60 · 03-12-08, 08:17 PM

Try Splash Marine online they are in Oklahoma City. I fish out of their 10ft. Bass Wagon. I fish a 77 acre man made lake. I use a 30+ lb. plus trolling motor it gets me around pretty good. One serious drawback to these boats HIGH WIND. Any thing much over 20mph is really hairy. But boy can you get shallow. Would not trade mine and the price ain't bad.

carolina-rig-01 · 03-12-08, 11:39 PM

wtl.....for a long time i had a 2 man plastic boat and can't complain one bit. in fact i was just telling my dad today that i wish i wouldn't have sold it when i bought my ranger. slow? well yeah but i didn't ever intend to pull a skier behind it. and it wasn't unstable at all, i'm not a real big guy but i weigh a little more than i like ( 190lbs ) and i could stand on the side of it and she never offered to tip. i would suggest one that has built in livewells but that's just me. good luck pig!

pignjig · 03-13-08, 11:00 AM

Thanks for the feedback! The reservoir I'll be fishing is about 2,500 acres, 9.9 hp limit and very windy year round. They usually have v-hull and flat bottoms to rent but the drought has dropped this tank to 16' below full pond. The only watercraft allowed is what you can drag over the bank. I've considered a canoe for sure, but I tend to get excited and stand up a lot. That might again lead to the question, "can pigs swim"?

I appreciate all ya'll's help!

-Pig

1FASTLASER · 03-14-08, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by pignjig

Thanks for the feedback! The reservoir I'll be fishing is about 2,500 acres, 9.9 hp limit and very windy year round. That might again lead to the question, "can pigs swim"?

I appreciate all ya'll's help!

-Pig

LOL well can they. Sorry couldnt resist. Anyways a lake that size in a boat that you are talking about can be done with some level headed thinking. Dont take a chance if the wind id up. It aint worth it. Look around and make sure if you go the plastic boat way to get one that is called the bass hunter if memory serves me well. 11' long and wider than most of the ones I have seen. Its stable enoug that I could stand up.............not set the hook while standing.......you get the picture.

pignjig · 03-14-08, 08:58 PM

Laser (and all), I've been looking at a Pelican. It's got battery compartments, livewell (not that I'll be using it for tournaments), two seats (me and Pop) and what seems like some room. The problem is that I need something that can be hauled by a four banger car. I know this isn't the most interesting post ever, but I sure appreciate ya'll's help!

-Pig

1FASTLASER · 03-16-08, 05:31 AM

You know the nice thing about these smaller boats is the trailer ( if you decide to use one) is no bigger than a pwc trailer and can be moved about by a child. I have often thought about setting one up just for instances where I couldnt put my bigger boat. There are tones of water out there that is begging to be fished and these boats are perfect.

bassnman30 · 03-16-08, 01:04 PM

1FASTLASER,
Thats what I've got a Bass Hunter. It's very stable and you can get in places that bigger boats cannot.

WTL · 03-16-08, 01:57 PM

Quote:

You know the nice thing about these smaller boats is the trailer ( if you decide to use one) is no bigger than a pwc trailer and can be moved about by a child. I have often thought about setting one up just for instances where I couldnt put my bigger boat. There are tones of water out there that is begging to be fished and these boats are perfect.

Another reason I decided to go back to a smaller boat. Actually I still use the tracker trailer, but now that I have a small boat on there I can easily move it around. Small boats are great. Too many people get the larger boats trying to be something they're not.

boater · 03-18-08, 04:09 PM

I hd a Dolphin 10 or 1 foot I liked it alot stable had seats and live wells

BERKLEY83 · 03-18-08, 09:50 PM

I Have A 12 Ft Fiberglass Jon Boat I Put Together It Has A Motorguide 54 Lb Trolling Motor Bow Mount With Two Batterys And An On Board Charger You Can Go All Day And Not Have To Worry About A Thing And I Came Out Pretty Cheap I Filled In The Hole At The Bottom Of The Live Well In It And Made That My Dry Storage For The Batterys And Charger

03-11-08, 10:49 PM	#1
pignjig BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 499	pond craft? I'm looking to get a small "boat" for tooling around a local reservoir. It'll have a 50# thrust trolling motor only. I'm not looking for a johnboat so much as one of the HD plastic puppies. I've done a few months of research on the net and at Sportsmans Warehouse but I have zero experience with them-- There's a pretty big selection of stuff out there...Anybody have some thoughts on these things? Thanks- -Pig

03-12-08, 04:02 PM	#2
torelaxandenjoy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 42	Wish boat Pig you should probably get a boat that has hydraulic elevating seats, a flat standing platform with balance rails, just be prepared for when you get older or in case you want to take an older non experienced boater out.

03-12-08, 04:26 PM	#4
torelaxandenjoy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 42	There you! I am married, but I,ll bet your dad, would be proud of for the fore thoughts.

03-12-08, 06:03 PM	#5
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	With a 50 lb thrust you can get a small fiberglass boat. Forget the small plastic jobs. __________________ Lexington,NC.

03-12-08, 07:51 PM	#6
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	How big is the lake? Have you considered a ganoe? Those plastic things are garbage. Slow as Christmas and still not stable. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

03-12-08, 04:20 PM	#3
pignjig BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 499	Maybe I should trick it out. That way Heather Locklear, Halle Berry and Jessica Alba will be suitably impressed. -Pig

03-12-08, 08:17 PM	#7
Bob60 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tulsa,okla Posts: 38	Try Splash Marine online they are in Oklahoma City. I fish out of their 10ft. Bass Wagon. I fish a 77 acre man made lake. I use a 30+ lb. plus trolling motor it gets me around pretty good. One serious drawback to these boats HIGH WIND. Any thing much over 20mph is really hairy. But boy can you get shallow. Would not trade mine and the price ain't bad.

03-12-08, 11:39 PM	#8
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	wtl.....for a long time i had a 2 man plastic boat and can't complain one bit. in fact i was just telling my dad today that i wish i wouldn't have sold it when i bought my ranger. slow? well yeah but i didn't ever intend to pull a skier behind it. and it wasn't unstable at all, i'm not a real big guy but i weigh a little more than i like ( 190lbs ) and i could stand on the side of it and she never offered to tip. i would suggest one that has built in livewells but that's just me. good luck pig! __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

03-13-08, 11:00 AM	#9
pignjig BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 499	Thanks for the feedback! The reservoir I'll be fishing is about 2,500 acres, 9.9 hp limit and very windy year round. They usually have v-hull and flat bottoms to rent but the drought has dropped this tank to 16' below full pond. The only watercraft allowed is what you can drag over the bank. I've considered a canoe for sure, but I tend to get excited and stand up a lot. That might again lead to the question, "can pigs swim"? I appreciate all ya'll's help! -Pig

03-14-08, 08:58 PM	#11
pignjig BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 499	Laser (and all), I've been looking at a Pelican. It's got battery compartments, livewell (not that I'll be using it for tournaments), two seats (me and Pop) and what seems like some room. The problem is that I need something that can be hauled by a four banger car. I know this isn't the most interesting post ever, but I sure appreciate ya'll's help! -Pig

03-16-08, 05:31 AM	#12
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	You know the nice thing about these smaller boats is the trailer ( if you decide to use one) is no bigger than a pwc trailer and can be moved about by a child. I have often thought about setting one up just for instances where I couldnt put my bigger boat. There are tones of water out there that is begging to be fished and these boats are perfect. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

03-16-08, 01:04 PM	#13
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	1FASTLASER, Thats what I've got a Bass Hunter. It's very stable and you can get in places that bigger boats cannot. __________________ Lexington,NC.

03-18-08, 04:09 PM	#15
boater BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: O'Fallon Missouri Posts: 283	I hd a Dolphin 10 or 1 foot I liked it alot stable had seats and live wells

03-18-08, 09:50 PM	#16
BERKLEY83 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: JAX,FL Posts: 173	12ft Fiberglass Jon Boat I Have A 12 Ft Fiberglass Jon Boat I Put Together It Has A Motorguide 54 Lb Trolling Motor Bow Mount With Two Batterys And An On Board Charger You Can Go All Day And Not Have To Worry About A Thing And I Came Out Pretty Cheap I Filled In The Hole At The Bottom Of The Live Well In It And Made That My Dry Storage For The Batterys And Charger

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