New Boat!

[lowwall]

I purchased a Hobie Float Cat 60 used on the board last year. Love the boat and got a ton of use out of it, For still water hard to beat a pontoon boat I have found. You are out of the water but can still use your fins to manage your drift. The 60 was not meant for rivers so i never used it that way. It's weight limit is 250Lb, about what I weigh. It performed fine but I feel I need room to grow.!

Also I plan on fishing still water down the cape all winter and would rather do in in a pontoon then spining around in my canoe all day. And don't want to risk a sinking in 40F water.

I am not much for dabling and don't see myself taking up golf any time soon so I went all in on a White water capable boat. That is more suitable for someone of my Stature (600lb) . I could have went with a purpose built Stillwater boat but I wanted to drift rivers , Salmon River to be exact!
I need to get my Will and other personnal effects in order before I try that . To late in the year to risk it now, next year though.

They are cheaper boats out there but I have heard to many bad Air Blader stories to bother with. Lifetime on the frame and 15Years on the blader ( As Long As The Company Does'nt Fold, He Has Had Problems in the past).I plan on rowing and maybe puting a trolling motor on it. I already have one anyway.

So Here Is The New Toy

http://www.northforkoutdoors.com/2007websitecatalogpages/2007catalogpage35.html

[s2ary]

That's a heck of a boat.

It is insane that they rate them for class 4 and 5 rapids. :shock: Not this white boy... :lol:

[Adam L.]

check this beast out at the same price. Warranty isn't as good though, but it looks mean 8)

http://www.herndonrods.com/bucks_bag_pontoon_boats_and_float.htm

They are also making two person boats that are now able to convert to one person boats for just a little more.

[Adam L.]

Whoops forgot to tell you its the Henry's Fork model.

[s2ary]

Jeez, I don't know...The Henry's Fork does come with two drink holders standard. :wink: :lol: Just enough then I'm ready for a nap. :lol:

There was a time when I wanted one of these stand up pontoons in a bad way, I even considered, and still do, buying toons from Jacks Plastic Welding and bending my own frames. But what I found out was that the single man stand up models can be tipsy, and if you want to stand a lot get the two man versions. So I ended up with a cheaper regular sit down version that I souped up a bit. Old Tom at Eldridge actually uses a 2.5 hp outboard on his. 8)

I can see a lot of reasons to stand. One is that's the way I prefer to fish, and two think about using a trolling motor to power dift for stripers on the flats. That would be way cool.

[Solid]

The Dave Scadden models are the way to go. I have seen these things up close and they are 100% high quality no doubt. As a matter of fact, I believe we checked them out at the Fly Fishing show? Good choice Lowwall! I'm not really looking forward to trying to keep up with you on the still water in my crappy tube. :cry:

[lowwall]

I Plan on hitting jopa with mine, I have a 6HP Kicker that is to much ( I will be trying it though!). I also have a 80Lb Thrust Saltwater T motor that I have been rehabing (Sold it on ebay damaged in shipping). Was a bow mount, making it into a transom. Will be done by time the Bass are back. With some running lights would be just the ticket for night fishing!

Looking for a packable utube next. That will be after all my Fall clean out ebay items sell. Got to pay for this stuff some how.

Mike