weirdnjfly
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With all these different drift bout companies out there nowadays which one would you choose and why?
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Trout Guy
Brookie's or Bust!
It ain't a ride, unless its a Hyde!
Broadheadscreek
Proud Member Of The 10% Club
Partial to Hyde as I have one and love it .. But if you go out and look at the offerings and find one you like and it rows well for you that's what counts.. Just keep in mind if you are going to get one for the Delaware get one with a low front , as the wind can be brutal it sucks when you can't row into it with a big bow ... 
weirdnjfly
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when you gonna take me out on it bro
Broadheadscreek
Proud Member Of The 10% Club
If you spring for your New York license I'll take you fishing Weird ..
MACFLY
Too many streams too little time
weirdnjfly
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haha Allen B no not at all I found out Broadheads had a skiff and he just never came out to say it so was wondering what he got. Allen i got it ready to fish this year.
WBDluver
Official NEFF pot stirrer
MACFLY
Too many streams too little time
If you uese a float tube you will always be known as a ginormous boob.
weirdnjfly
New member
Has anyone heard of statecraft boats what do you think?
They are all pretty close in performance. The bottoms are so advanced now that the two main companies are pretty close in their offerings. Hyde and Clackacraft are first and second. I rowed a RO drift boat once and it handled surprisingly well. The only problem is that they are a bit tough to own. To use it regularly requires lots of planning. It's not a hitch it up and go proposition.
Trouser Trout
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Yes, but finding one is quite difficult. They stopped production when the S.S. Minnow ran aground in the late 60's.
Rusty Spinner
Active member
I fished out of a RO a few years ago in MI on the AuSable. Very nice boat and it seemed to me the owner was able to use it like any Hyde, Clacka, etc. Not sure which model I was in, though.
Trout Nazi
And...Boom goes the dynamite.
The best one is whichever one I'm getting a ride in.
CTobias
Professional BS'r
Boulder Boat Works Convertible River Taxi (CRT)
Made from the same material as a kayak, light, comes with yeti coolers as seats, and you can beat the piss out of it.
http://www.boulderboatworks.com/drift_boat_crt.php
weirdnjfly
New member
im sorry guys i mean stealthcraft boats
CTobias
Professional BS'r
This is what I want. A Hyde Power Drifter.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=7a_vxIElWjU&desktop_uri=/watch?v=7a_vxIElWjU
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=7a_vxIElWjU&desktop_uri=/watch?v=7a_vxIElWjU
I shopped around for two years, and ended-up with a Clacka. I looked at Lowepros, Ro's, Hydes, and an Osprey before getting my Clacka. I just liked the way it performed. Just a word of caution, do be careful of older Claka's without the tunneled bottom. (The older models are 100X harder to row and track than the newer generation with the dimpled and tunnelled hull) I would have also considered a Hyde. I have fished out of FishRites, and they seemed pretty nice too.
Trout Nazi
And...Boom goes the dynamite.
Look at what most of the pros are using on the upper D. Mostly Clacks. These guys are spending way more time in these boats than most of us ever will, I'm sure they have good reasons why they like these so much. You needs to direct yo question to one of these guys. Having been a passenger many a time in one of these, I liked the layout from the fishermans perspective.
CTobias
Professional BS'r
There is a reason they are mainly on the Delaware. Because it is easy rowing and you don't beat up a boat.
Look at the boats used on the SR. Mainly all high side aluminum Hydes, Willies, and Fish Rites.
Ask me how fiberglass works out for you on the SR. This is why you rarely see a Clacka or fiberglass boat that isn't a Lavro on the SR.
Also take a look at what the big boys in Alaska are running.
The biggest thing is getting enough boat for the water you want to fish and having enough to run water you think you may want to run in the future. Drift boat design is not rocket science. I would always recommend a 60" bottom or bigger to make rowing easier. 48" bottoms are a pain in the arse to row with more than two people.
Look at the boats used on the SR. Mainly all high side aluminum Hydes, Willies, and Fish Rites.
Ask me how fiberglass works out for you on the SR. This is why you rarely see a Clacka or fiberglass boat that isn't a Lavro on the SR.
Also take a look at what the big boys in Alaska are running.
The biggest thing is getting enough boat for the water you want to fish and having enough to run water you think you may want to run in the future. Drift boat design is not rocket science. I would always recommend a 60" bottom or bigger to make rowing easier. 48" bottoms are a pain in the arse to row with more than two people.
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