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Old 02-09-2004, 03:30 PM
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drgildy
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: dell rapids south dakota USA
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Default RE: jon boat advice??

If these lakes are big enough to get some good sized waves and are much over waist deep you may want to consider a semivee hull in at least 14 ft. Some jon boats are ok but you must have enough freeboard to take the waves. we sure don't want to read about in the paper or see something about the young hunter who disappeared in a storm.. We waterfowlers sometimes overload our boats and take chances without a second thought. Think safety first. I have two 14 ft boats to use depending on which lake I'm going to hunt and a 16 foot for bigger lakes. They are all semivee hulls. They are different widths. I use anything from oars or push pole to 9 1/2 to 25 hp motors. I have gone through the jon boats and they certainly have their place.
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