09-09-2009, 02:04 PM
Guys,
I have a 10 foot Outcast pontoon and I really like it. It gives the same advantages as the float tube but is a little more work. Once I swallowed my pride and used a 1 stroke oar assist to make quick turns I fell in love with it. I had originally rejected the whole pontoon concept because I couldn't turn it with the fins like I can my tube. I really like the pontoon for drifting rivers with a buddy but with the kayak I can solo by paddling upstream and fishing my way back to the car.
The kayak as Pat alluded to gets into your soul. It responds so beautifully to the paddle, is a great solo vessel and if I were limited to one vessel it would be a kayak. Not quite as easy to fish from (except for trolling where it is probably the most efficient human powered vessel) but man does it go. I pass all the electric motor powered aluminum boats on the local reservoir.
Speaking of electrics I finally put to rest the notion of ever becoming motorized on my "toon". The other day I asked a friend of mine who had brought his electric motor to fish from one of the trout club's aluminum jonboats, to pull alongside me so i could compare my pontoon's rowing speed to him going full throttle. The result was revealing. I actually left him behind. So much for the 30 to 40 pound thrust motors that are suitable for pontoon boats. I can do well without the extra hassle and with the physical benefits of rowing.
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I have a 10 foot Outcast pontoon and I really like it. It gives the same advantages as the float tube but is a little more work. Once I swallowed my pride and used a 1 stroke oar assist to make quick turns I fell in love with it. I had originally rejected the whole pontoon concept because I couldn't turn it with the fins like I can my tube. I really like the pontoon for drifting rivers with a buddy but with the kayak I can solo by paddling upstream and fishing my way back to the car.
The kayak as Pat alluded to gets into your soul. It responds so beautifully to the paddle, is a great solo vessel and if I were limited to one vessel it would be a kayak. Not quite as easy to fish from (except for trolling where it is probably the most efficient human powered vessel) but man does it go. I pass all the electric motor powered aluminum boats on the local reservoir.
Speaking of electrics I finally put to rest the notion of ever becoming motorized on my "toon". The other day I asked a friend of mine who had brought his electric motor to fish from one of the trout club's aluminum jonboats, to pull alongside me so i could compare my pontoon's rowing speed to him going full throttle. The result was revealing. I actually left him behind. So much for the 30 to 40 pound thrust motors that are suitable for pontoon boats. I can do well without the extra hassle and with the physical benefits of rowing.
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