Putting up the waders and looking for a boat

Fishing at Wildcat Brake, I have seen several different guys in a small, metal boats, and yeah, I should've asked one of them. When I was seeing them, I had no interest in them, but now that I do, I cannot find a picture of one.

The boats look like a real boat. They are big enough for one man. Most guys I saw in them used two short-handled paddles for traversing longer distances and then dropped one when it was time to fish. I did see one guy with a trolling motor rigged up on his.

Anybody got any idea what I'm talking about? I wish I had a picture to help explain it. Anybody got any idea where I might go to find what these things are and what they might cost?

See them in spring around all the lakes. They are custom jobs. I'm sure someone on here can hook you up.

Check out pintail boats, think they are in batesville ms

Thank you gentlemen.

had a plant down in oxford i called on for years and back then those guys in the shop would take a old 12 or 14 footer and cut em down...

Seen a bunch of em cut down, trolling motor on the back with a stick for controls, handy and very stable little rigs. the guy building the Pintails like Goodtime is talking about does an awesome job too.,

Sardis used to be covered up with them back when they kept water in the coves in the spring. Not so much anymore. Most of the one's I saw were homemade type rigs and cool. Always wanted one myself. Here's the pintail Facebook,

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pinta...40111399402796

1017 Crouch Rd
Batesville, Mississippi
(662) 934-3136

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Counce Marine sells a Waco 1033 jon boat that might work.

Get a water mocassin pirouge an go where none of them little tin boats can go.

Thanks for the suggestions.

The boats I was seeing were small enough that I could pull them easily through the trails behind my four wheeler. I have some old wheels/tires I am going to use under it.

Great idea, had somthing similar i pulled my pirouge on wit my 4 wheeler

I saw tons of those boats last year fishing a creek at sardis and they seemed to work better than my 14 foot jon boat with trolling motor.....Im excited now I have a 1652 with a brand new 30 hp...cant wait to try fishing out a little deeper at sardis as the only places i have ever fished was about 1-5 foot of water in the backs of creeks during the spawn in late march and april....

use to fish wildcat alot. there was a fella in water valley named ed kennedy(cannady) something like that, that built alot of these boats for folks. would take a ten or twelve and cut and weld the nose. handy little boats.

Ed is the one I remember that made them. My uncle and I went to his shop once. The more you wanted on it the more it cost.

We camped at Water Valley Landing in March of 2006. 15 sites were taken. I was the only one with a big boat. Some sites would have 2 or more.

I may be out of luck on this. I don't have a boat I want him to cut down. Hmmm. I wonder if an inflatable of some sort could stand up to the stiff pricks of all that dead grass. Quality is good. Cheap is awesome, though.

I'm not cheap, but I am.

Watch craigslist, not just N MS but about 200 miles away. I've seen boats for 100. in the sporting goods. Sometimes in the free section.

Look at kayaks.

Thanks for the idea. I've been checking out the Tradewinds, but I didn't think about craigslist.

2 years ago I was looking at different listings on craigslist. Got to Jackson,TN farm & garden, "large lot of concrete castle stones, 0.25 each." The stones that cost about $5 each new. I called and he sent me a picture, I'll be up there tomorrow. 141 miles up there and 152 miles back to my son's place twice for 460 stones. The wife came out while I was loading them on the second trip. We got to talking. She found out what I was giving them to my son, how far I was driving and what her husband charged. Made him give back the 57.50 I paid him the day before.

The last ones I saw were in Tunica right on 61. I will check the next time I go through town. I would not be pulling one behind a four wheeler. You will have a hole in no time.

I got one I will sell ya. Just send me a p.m. I'm in Batesville

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Originally Posted by aj306

The last ones I saw were in Tunica right on 61. I will check the next time I go through town. I would not be pulling one behind a four wheeler. You will have a hole in no time.

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You take the trailer that was with the boat before it was cut down and cut it down too.

There's a boat around the corner from Mississippi. I think it's 14 ft with trailer, motor and stuff. I think it has $1200 on the sign. Maybe he can check on it.

U go buy a Jon boat, pay to have it cut down, carpet, etc...u gonna be 4 or 5 bills into it. I got one ready to fish I will let u steal for 150

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Originally Posted by bird down

U go buy a Jon boat, pay to have it cut down, carpet, etc...u gonna be 4 or 5 bills into it. I got one ready to fish I will let u steal for 150

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150 is a steal. Worth almost that as scrap aluminum.

one man boat on "craigslist" today in your home town . fiberglass . motor steering , seat . 150 .00 will be hard to beat though .I would call Bird down .years back a wooden one would bring 400.00 .

You ain't kidding. I sent the PM as fast as my little fingers would type!

I saw that one on craigslist. It was too nice for me. I'm waaayyyy too cheap for that. I'd get spoiled in something like that.

My thanks to all you guys for your help and suggestions. Bird Down fixed me up right.