Post by: jeepster on June 17, 2011, 12:46:07 AM
tell me if im crazy, but i see this as a drift boat, saltwater salmon fly troller, trout hunter, and duck blind all wrapped up in one. i fish by myself 99.9% of the time, so owning a 21' heavy duty all weather deep v cruiser, doesnt really pan out as far as $ is concerned... the reason why i havent gotten rid of it yet is that i havent found a boat to replace it. ive been wanting a drift boat for a while, but again, i dont fish with anybody, so a large boat that takes one dedicated man to opperate, while another fishes, isnt sonething in the cards
i dont wanna sell my boat, but, i sure could use the cash for bills and other priorities.... of course i am never one to be with out a boat, and after doing some research, i found a company out of bellingham who produce a rotomolded canoe/kayak/dory hybrid called "nucanoe". they only offer 2 models of boats, but everything is modular, so, what works in one boat is made for the other boat.... they make a 10 and a 12' model, and it even comes in camo with a duck blind. it can be set up like a row boat, a kayak or a canoe, and it can handle a motor.
as im leaning more and more towards fly fishing, ive been debating a small, rowable, light weight, easy to portage, general purpose hunting and fishing platform...
now growing up in the pacific northwest, i know how the weather is around here, and having kayaked several hundreds of miles in the islands, i am aware of the immediate downsides to a small fishing platform..... however, this boat, the "nucanoe"- it just seems like "do-it-all" small boat...... id love some input from other kayak anglers, big boat fishermen, flyguys, and just people who have an outside point of view.... oh yeah, cant forget duck/goose hunters either.
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Post by: rasbo on June 18, 2011, 01:03:51 AM
Yamaha makes a 2.5hp 4-stroke ss that would go just about perfect with that thing! It looks like a lot of fun to me, have you found out what they cost yet?750 to 850
Post by: Shannon on June 19, 2011, 09:26:57 PM
Post by: RadSav on June 21, 2011, 02:46:18 AM
Yes, you are crazy! But, I appreciate that. Usually the trait of a damn good winter steelheader.
Sounds like it would fit the bill well on almost everything else. I too have bouts of craziness when it comes to fishing. But, drifting for winter fish in that thing sends a chill to my bones. Sounds fun for drifting summer fish and Dollies on the Sauk if I were twenty years younger.
When I was guiding the central Oregon coast (a long, long time ago)I had a 14' wooden drifter I used for solo scouting. If I can remember that far back correctly I think it was a kit from Tateman. It fished one person extremely well. Plus I could cook breakfast, lunch and dinner in the dutch oven while floating and still have plenty of room for gear and a propane heater if temps really dropped. Even drifted out a nice 5X5 elk one morning on an archery opener.
Not as portable as this Nucanoe and definitely not as good a mud flat duck skimmer. But figured I'd bring it up as an option if winter drifting was a more serious need.