Hunting Canoe Recommendation
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Mines pretty stable. Best thing to do is keep your eyes on Facebook ads and Craigslist and look for a used one. My canoe, brand new, sells for $850-900. I found it used, with four paddles, life jackets, backrest seats, battery and trolling motor... For just $500.
If I had the room I would. I'm thinking canoe since I could hang it one of the garage walls. Also we hunt killbuck and I think a canoe would be easier to get around in a Marsh like that.
Yah I've been looking some. I saw one sportspal but it was pretty beat up. I'm hoping I'll see more since there is a dealer in elyria. After that all I have to do is convince the wife we need it lol.
Mine is SUPER stable. I used to carp shoot out of it all the time. A bit cumbersome at 17' for one though.
It must be and yah that would be a little long for one. I'm thinking max 14 feet but they make a 12 footer too.
You're on the right track. Mine is 15' and I definitely wouldn't want one any bigger.
Check out the Carstens punt boats. Very stable and lightweight. A Pintail or Mallard model would be great for an all purpose hunting rig.
Yes those are really nice. If I see a used one I'll definitely be interested.
Nope. Some things are better off built yourself though. To get exactly what you want, just bringing the idea to the table.
You can do a lot with a 12 foot flat bottom boat with paddles or a nice trolling motor. Nice and stable and you could store it about anywhere you could a canoe.
All the ones I've seen don't hold that much weight. I'm 275 and one I have waders and my other gear that would put me over 300, plus 80 lb dog, plus decoys it would be over most of their weight capacity. Plus if I want to take the kids fishing I don't think it would hold us.