I’m not gentle with boats….. LOL

I've always wanted one of those stable Marsh rat boats Dave

Thanks

mac

Fourteen foot john boat with a six horse it works for me.

Fourteen foot john boat with a six horse it works for me.

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I need a motion sickness pill

I need to learn how to post!

Trapper les is that your boat? I went with the tracker 1448, our rivers are not huge. Thinking the V nose will help the ride, hope I’m not giving up too much room. Almost went with a 1648. Did want all welded. Wish it had a 25 instead of the 20 but price was right.

Other than the safety stuff any tips on things you can’t leave behind while trapping? Potato fork or things like that? Thinking of welding two drags together to make a four prong grapple.

I have a 12 foot semi v I put a 5 hp mercury on. Use it in farm ponds, a small river most would call creek. In big water like the Missouri river it just wont work. Type of boat depends on the water. My first trapping boat was one of those little tippy made out of riveted beercan aluminum jon boats. I used a trolling motor. Bought an old sixties model semi v with a 35 horse 2 stroke for bigger water. Learned a lot about breakdowns with that thing. Got the semi v I use in small water now by trading a 22 pistol for it. I guess you just keep learning what works for you and accumulating.

Hey wws, guess one of my pics proved my memory is bad. Mine is a 1436.

As far as things I find useful on the line is a grub hoe. It does double duty both to grapple with, and to dig out banks for trap placement. Also handy to swing at the bank and hold the boat against the current while you position yourself.

I use my fish gaff a lot

Yes it is my rat rig and it is very agile before you put anything in it. Tater rake, hatchet, extra gallon of gas, small tool kit if you need to replace rewind rope or look at the carburetor bowl, and duckbill pole for maneuvering around from time to time . 14’ boat with 6 1/2 up SPS mud motor on it .