Is there a john boat or similar boat I can buy for cheap that will allow me to stand to fish for bass?
Is there a way to rig a john boat or whatever to build a standing platform?
2007-10-30 13:00:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
Yes, most Jon boats have a small-med front deck.
You can extend your jon-boat deck with 3/4" pressure treated plywood and heavy-gage aluminum angle-brackets. However, I would only extend it 1-2 FT and NO MORE. Drastically changing the layout of a boat can make it dangerous! I would also ONLY buy a WIDE version Jon-boat and NOT those "skinny" Jon's. If you get a skinny Jon they're about as reliable to stand and fish from as a tippy canoe!
Speaking of canoes:
Gheenoe square-stern canoes are super-stable enough to stand and fish in. And if you get "outriggers" on a regular canoe you will be able to stand.
Go check out www. gheenoe.net
If I had the money for yet ANOTHER boat I would buy the 16 FT Gheenoe rigged with a 20 HP Honda. Talk about a "stealth machine"!
2007-10-30 13:06:08 · answer #1 · answered by Swamp Zombie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-24 02:52:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-01-18 16:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by Susan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-02 13:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
had a client who's husband rigged a john boat for shrimping. it's a wrongful death and products liability case. her husband is dead now. seems he died after his modified john boat capsized and he drowned. why not just buy a bass boat. it's not woirth the risk. but if you want to risk it, build a raft. their sturdier than a rigged john boat. just hate to see you get hurt.
2007-10-30 13:04:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
jon boat. spell correctly
2007-10-30 14:10:49 · answer #6 · answered by Johnny B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2007-10-30 13:04:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋