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They do it this way successfully so I finally found a welder that doesn't mind being paid in fish and $ and had it welded up. Plates big enough for lots of adjustment .... might even be able to go go [emoji196] 'n solo. Just gotta master the steering aspect.
We'll see....but I'm happy n thought I'd share the boats progress once again
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Looking good...
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That works, nothing wrong with that.
Oh yeh.......good job
Looks good, plenty of room for playing.
As we used to say in the woods, "That dog will hunt."
That looks great. You are going to owe that welder a lot of fish.
Boy you moving on up. Those oldtimers will move the handel 90 degrees.I've seen em mount to the rear a little to keep em out the way.
And to think.....those old timers had to paddle....
Paddling has become a lost art.....I can remember when a 10HP motor was all you need......if you could afford....I paddled...Quote:
Originally Posted by MO Slab
For the longest time, all I had was a 10' Jon boat. No paperwork so it wasn't registered. I'd put my tackle box and a cooler in the back and sit up front with a pole in one hand and a short paddle in the other and skull paddle from one end of the bayou to the other. Got to the point that I could get where I needed to go pretty quick. When I finally got a trolling motor, I was in high cotton, son! Most of the time, I'd still just use a paddle to avoid lugging a motor and battery so far. Kept the boat on the bank. I would have given up a lot to have a rig like that. Anything the makes the job easier is a step up.
We're a lot in the same then. I've been sculling for must of my life out of a lightweight 10' tin. Mostly hauling it through the woods to diff spots that are ripe for diff seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bossier_Rob
It teaches you to slow down and you spend a lot more time on the structure you fish than the average guy who can run to the next top quickly.
Had a plastic two man boat for a while with a TM but that sucker got heavy going solo. CREATED A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES WITH MY SON THOUGH.
Thx for all the replies, I'm proud of my lil boat.
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Adam, Linda and I fished a lot out of such a rig when we were first married 46 years ago. My block was a 2X4 and the troll motor was a Wizard bought by my Dad at Western Auto. It had about 20 pounds of thrust. My main propulsion was a 9.9 third hand Johnson that we ran for years. I then was able to buy a second hand 15 from my father in law's friend. I figured I'd really get a lot more speed out of that one. Well I timed a mile run with each and found that they pushed the boat almost the same speed, but the 15 looked like a real motor compared to the little turtle shell looking 9.5. Enjoy your new creation and there is nothing wrong with going slow and small, you get to see a lot more and in most cases catch more fish.
"gene"
And you are so right, sir. Your story reminds me a lot of us. Most of my fish time is after work and mostly after dark it seems. That's the weekend "getaway"boat. But it's allowed me to see more of fishing a river system.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawPaw "gene"
Learned a bunch quick.
Waters low, fish against any type of current where water is running backwards and there's extreme depth changes bf the current break.
I catch mor fish in the twenty mins bf dark after work. than I do on a 4 hr weekend trip.
Sure is fun and hope Lindsey n I can do it as looks no as you n Mrs Linda have.
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