Beginner Boat - "Jon Boats"

[CatfishXpress]

In my opinion a jon boat is the perfect starter boat, especially if your on a budget.

You want a minimum of 14 feet and as wide as you can get, all welded, with ribs on the bottom that go way up the sides.

I fished a lot out of a 1440 express with my wife and two kids.

[Dougg]

Works better with little ones, they can double up better on one bench and much more stable with movement sittlng still. Iagree Jon's with a large front deck are about useless for me in a Cat boat. Friend has a 12' superwide and it does well with him and two kids and sometimes Mom. Just be realisitic with any boat on type of water it will take safely.

Doug S.

[jpb]

Just a thought . Go to wooden boats .com forum and look up lumber yard skiffs or long point skiffs .

[Steve Wills]

just keep an eye on clist,i bought 3 boats in the last 6 mos.from there and i got them for half of there value,my bowfishing boat is a tracker 1648 with a 30hp johnson i got for 1800,gutted it out,puta huge raised alliminum deck 8 150 watt hps,then i bought a 16ft.v hull with trailer for 200,added a 25hp johnson ss for 400 and good to go,then i bought a 17 ft thracker deep v with a 40 hp merc for 2000,those good deals are out there just got to have cash and be able to jump on them when they come up for sale.....

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