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I have a 6ft inflatable pontoon with two catermaran oars on the side. I get around great. My buddy even mounted a small trolling motor on the back of his. Crazy when we bought ours 10yrs ago they sold for $199 but now they've gone up quite a bit.
 
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Riverhawks are nice! Look just like the more expensive Esquif canoes only they are less expensive.
Thanks for the tips!
 
Gheenoe or Riverhawk would be my choice for anything with at least 6" of water. The only drawback is the fiberglass will eventually need some repair from rock collisions.

I have a 15'4' Gheenoe Highsider and a 15'6" Classic. I have three outboards that will work on any of the three, depending on conditions and body of water: a 6 HP 4 stroke, a 9.9 HP 4 Stroke, and a 15 HP 2 stroke. The 6 HP will push wither boat to 13 mph, and the 15 HP (which I use on Old Hickory and other large lakes) will hit 26 MPH. The 9.9 is set up specifically for rivers, with a hydrofoil and Mack's River Runner rock guard. With the jackplate on the boat, it can plane the boat in 10" of water. The boat is light enough to pull through anything shallower than that.






For really shallow stuff, I like a SOT Kayak.

 
jakeway said:
Gheenoe or Riverhawk would be my choice for anything with at least 6" of water. The only drawback is the fiberglass will eventually need some repair from rock collisions.

I have a 15'4' Gheenoe Highsider and a 15'6" Classic. I have three outboards that will work on any of the three, depending on conditions and body of water: a 6 HP 4 stroke, a 9.9 HP 4 Stroke, and a 15 HP 2 stroke. The 6 HP will push wither boat to 13 mph, and the 15 HP (which I use on Old Hickory and other large lakes) will hit 26 MPH. The 9.9 is set up specifically for rivers, with a hydrofoil and Mack's River Runner rock guard. With the jackplate on the boat, it can plane the boat in 10" of water. The boat is light enough to pull through anything shallower than that.






For really shallow stuff, I like a SOT Kayak.

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Nice setups jakeway. I like those jackplates, what brand and model are they?
 
jakeway said:
Gheenoe or Riverhawk would be my choice for anything with at least 6" of water. The only drawback is the fiberglass will eventually need some repair from rock collisions.

I have a 15'4' Gheenoe Highsider and a 15'6" Classic. I have three outboards that will work on any of the three, depending on conditions and body of water: a 6 HP 4 stroke, a 9.9 HP 4 Stroke, and a 15 HP 2 stroke. The 6 HP will push wither boat to 13 mph, and the 15 HP (which I use on Old Hickory and other large lakes) will hit 26 MPH. The 9.9 is set up specifically for rivers, with a hydrofoil and Mack's River Runner rock guard. With the jackplate on the boat, it can plane the boat in 10" of water. The boat is light enough to pull through anything shallower than that.






For really shallow stuff, I like a SOT Kayak.

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This ole boy knows how to fish a river!
 
Some of the take out/put in spots aren't the greatest on the river I fish and are steep. My kayak weighs about 50lbs and I can get it up the bank and into the bed of the truck easily. Another plus for a kayak is if you like to fish in the gulf, it's a blast out of a kayak.
 

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