Hunting Washington Forum
Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: throttlejocky20 on April 14, 2012, 05:41:38 PM
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A guy I new a few years ago was a boat builder at one time but had to stop welding after a stroke. To make a long story short he drafted a 10 foot aluminum drift boat. I spent a couple weeks cutting material and welding this boat out for him. He never used or sold the boat and told me if I can use it I can have it. I plan on using it in the puyallup untill i get the hang of it but what other rivers would a boat this size be good for?
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Are you asking for rivers that are 'safe' like Class I and II or rivers that have tight turns and rocks to squeeze between?
The easiest OP rivers that you can drift that I can think of are the bogachiel and the dickey. Dickey is cool because in some places the trees overhang and you can barely stand, like going in a tunnel. It has cool turns and actually a lot of soft sandy places on the bottom.
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Thats what im looking for I have never rowed a drift boat but have been on many trips down rivers on bigger boats and i was not sure if a boat this size is a good all around boat or if I should steer clear of specific rivers. Obviously I have alot to learn and im not going to dump it in the calawa thinking I can handle it. Most drift boats I have been in have talller walls and bow's than this one and i have got good and wet sitting in front of these bigger boats.
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the puyallup is a good river to learn on and so is the green in auburn.the puyallup is were i learnd almost 30 years ago. be smart and where a life jacket until you feel comfterble.rowing.
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satsop, wynoochee are both really easy rivers to float down.
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Thanks for the input!
