01-08-2009, 01:22 AM
You can keep your fins on and stand on these boats. Usually you tweek the oars though while standing.
For the waters you mentioned, I don't see it being advantageous. It is a sight fishing plus. I have had several outings I would have LOVED to be up higher to see the fish.
They aren't just for moving water, I have several friends that use them on stillwater with strawberry being one. Casting into the weeds. Let the wind move you, can only get better.
You can target more fish too. I think they are great and trying to design one for my boat.
It doesn't change anything, you still have the pontoon that you sit and either kick or row or even a motor, but now you have expanded. Slide the step out and lift the lean bar (most pontoons, the minute you lift the bar the step slides out with it) See some fish boiling, stand up and cast right to them.
The prices of these have come way down too. Just the Ultimate pontoon in my eyes.
One last note, I don't know if Cabela still carries both, but they had the Outcast VR9 I think it was and the Skykomish. Both were just under $1,000. but if you checked the specs, the Sky was so much more for the $. Longer/wider step, urethane bladders and a much longer warranty. Plus way lighter.
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For the waters you mentioned, I don't see it being advantageous. It is a sight fishing plus. I have had several outings I would have LOVED to be up higher to see the fish.
They aren't just for moving water, I have several friends that use them on stillwater with strawberry being one. Casting into the weeds. Let the wind move you, can only get better.
You can target more fish too. I think they are great and trying to design one for my boat.
It doesn't change anything, you still have the pontoon that you sit and either kick or row or even a motor, but now you have expanded. Slide the step out and lift the lean bar (most pontoons, the minute you lift the bar the step slides out with it) See some fish boiling, stand up and cast right to them.
The prices of these have come way down too. Just the Ultimate pontoon in my eyes.
One last note, I don't know if Cabela still carries both, but they had the Outcast VR9 I think it was and the Skykomish. Both were just under $1,000. but if you checked the specs, the Sky was so much more for the $. Longer/wider step, urethane bladders and a much longer warranty. Plus way lighter.
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