Hi all.
I was introduced to drift boat fishing about 6 years ago by a coworker and I'm totally all about it. Wed fish the skagit and stilly in a nice clackacraft and we had some great trips.
I'm interested in getting my own river craft for wild fall fishing on those rivers, maybe an attempt on the Skykomish, who knows, I'm still new to rivers. Frankly I had always been wary of rivers even though I commercial fish in Alaska, there's just something about it that's different.
Anyway, I've been looking around and have seen some options.
What I'll probably end up doing is getting a cheaper older boat to learn on, however I have also seen some inflatable drift boats/rafts/things with internal frames and they look pretty solid. If I could get away with not having to deal with a trailer and having to store the boat in a storage lot, that would be great. I've had a couple zodiac style boats over the years that have served me well
I have a buddy that's been bugging me to take him fishing and the girlfriend wants to float the rivers too, so I'm trying to find a budget friendly option that isn't a total piece of junk that can handle some learning curves
Any advice?
