Hi All,
I'm hoping to get some guidance on my next duck boat. I've always received great input from this site so I figured it doesn't hurt to ask.
I am in the market for another duck boat. Here's my situation and types of areas I tend to hunt hunting.
1) Last 3 years I have hunted by myself with just my Lab except for 1 or 2 weekends, so no need for a 2 man boat other than to provide me with a little more leg room.
2) I hunt a lot of bulrush marshes and large lakes that can get rough. I typically am hunting puddle duck areas, but do have to cross open water that can kick up from time time.
I am really leaning towards a High Roy Boat or Estuary type boat. Both of these are very rare in my area, have never see either on the water EVER!
I have seen an Estuary in person, but I'm not sure I could put an 80lb lab behind me under the dodger and still have him mark birds.
Really torn on what to do, most guys in my area are in a normal tinny or jon boat. I could go this route as well but I actually feel like a smaller 12 or 14' jon would be more dangerous (tippy)
What do you think?
I'm hoping to get some guidance on my next duck boat. I've always received great input from this site so I figured it doesn't hurt to ask.
I am in the market for another duck boat. Here's my situation and types of areas I tend to hunt hunting.
1) Last 3 years I have hunted by myself with just my Lab except for 1 or 2 weekends, so no need for a 2 man boat other than to provide me with a little more leg room.
2) I hunt a lot of bulrush marshes and large lakes that can get rough. I typically am hunting puddle duck areas, but do have to cross open water that can kick up from time time.
I am really leaning towards a High Roy Boat or Estuary type boat. Both of these are very rare in my area, have never see either on the water EVER!
I have seen an Estuary in person, but I'm not sure I could put an 80lb lab behind me under the dodger and still have him mark birds.
Really torn on what to do, most guys in my area are in a normal tinny or jon boat. I could go this route as well but I actually feel like a smaller 12 or 14' jon would be more dangerous (tippy)
What do you think?
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