We have a coleman polyethylene canoe, ($500) which makes it very light weight.
There are 3 small groves on the bottom which stabilize the boat but cut down
on quick turns. We placed plywood (covered with marine carpet) in the middle
(large piece) and front and back (small pieces). We could then (one at a time)
stand in the middle of the (16 foot) canoe and cast. We have an electric trolling
motor (quiet and non-polluting) on a rear mount (flat back canoe).
We also used the motor to get to the main fishing area then paddled, motor is
great for getting back to dock on windy afternoons.
I would not go with a soft sided type of boat myself, been there done that. psssssssssht........flat.
At 12:51 PM 1/2/2003 -0500, you wrote:
In a message dated 1/2/2003 12:43:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't use a trolling motor. When trolling,
wind or hand power, I've learned the slower I go, the more hits I get. You should also look into the motor restrictions on the lakes you want to fish.
I'll be using the motor to get from point A to point B mainly. I looked into the regs on the lakes and they all allow gas motors under 5 hp and any electric motors.
Delbert (Del) Roberts
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