mob201
Joe's Hopper
I may be in the market for something to float in later this spring. Something big enough for two or three people. Not sure that I want to shell out $6K for a used Hyde or Clackacraft. Also would have my doubts about towing it with my rig, which is basically an underpowered wagon. (It's a stick-shift but that won't help me drag a heavy drift boat up a steep gravel ramp.)
So I've been thinking about a high-quality inflatable with a fishing frame. Not a two-man pontoon - something I can take my kids and wife in for the odd river trip in the summer. Fishing rafts are huge out west where Class III-IV rapids are more common. But other than the lack of whitewater, why do I see so few of them on the D? Any particular reason?
Also: is there anybody on this site willing to cast a vote for a wide-beamed canoe? My guess is no, but I had so much fun in them back in my spin-fishing days I would love to hear somebody defend them for fly-fishing.
So I've been thinking about a high-quality inflatable with a fishing frame. Not a two-man pontoon - something I can take my kids and wife in for the odd river trip in the summer. Fishing rafts are huge out west where Class III-IV rapids are more common. But other than the lack of whitewater, why do I see so few of them on the D? Any particular reason?
Also: is there anybody on this site willing to cast a vote for a wide-beamed canoe? My guess is no, but I had so much fun in them back in my spin-fishing days I would love to hear somebody defend them for fly-fishing.