Kayak vs. Canoe vs. Pontoon

I was wondering peoples preference between these three types of fishing
vessels. And the plus and minus's of each.

Tim Apple

P.s. If you couldn't guess, I'm shopping for a watercraft

Tim Apple wrote:

I was wondering peoples preference between these three types of fishing
vessels. And the plus and minus's of each.

Canoe for me.

I've never been on one of those sit-on-top (SOT) kayaks
that folks like, but I've paddled a standard yak and
beyond not liking it ALL, I couldn't imagine trying to
fish from the damn thing.

My experience with a pontoon is assisting with the
carry, the inflation, the assembly, the deflation,
the reassembly, ... what a friggin' mess, and when
the assembly is done you've got a freakish sort of
pseudo watercraft that ain't worth a flyin' **** in
any rainstorm.

Canoe for me.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Tim Apple wrote in news:BD0A25CA.65C%tim@the-
apples.com:

I was wondering peoples preference between these three types of fishing
vessels. And the plus and minus's of each.

Tim Apple

P.s. If you couldn't guess, I'm shopping for a watercraft



A belated welcome home Tim, glad to hear you're (mostly) in one piece. My
brother loves his kayak, I, on the other hand, love my pontoon boat. We
both, on the other hand, *hate* canoes, having been dunked more than once
in the damned things. You will, I'm sure, get other opinions as opinionated
as mine on the other craft you mentioned.

Frank Church
...who damned near ran out of commas on that one

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 20:34:18 -0500, Tim Apple
wrote:

I was wondering peoples preference between these three types of fishing
vessels. And the plus and minus's of each.

Tim Apple

P.s. If you couldn't guess, I'm shopping for a watercraft

All IMO...Since you are in Texas, if you are limited to one, a canoe
with (removable, if possible) sponsons. Lots of nice
overnighter-weekender-type water around. Stable, reasonably portable,
and can carry more gear for trips. If you can have two in the armada,
maybe add a kayak, but (and again, IMO), casting from a kayak is a pain,
but for coastal/cay-key paddle-n-wades, it beats the canoe. As to
pontoon boats, if they are large enough, they make decent party boats, I
suppose...

HTH,
R

"Tim Apple" wrote in message
...
I was wondering peoples preference between these three types of fishing
vessels. And the plus and minus's of each.

Tim Apple

P.s. If you couldn't guess, I'm shopping for a watercraft


Let's just say that I fit in a canoe, so that's what I use.

They all have their pluses; I prefer pontoons because you can drive them
with your feet while you fish with your hands.

Charlie Wilson wrote:

They all have their pluses; I prefer pontoons because you can drive them
with your feet while you fish with your hands.




Kayaks and canoes are better for transportation but I also think that
pontoons and belly boats are better for fishing. You can also cast
forward in them which is a big plus.

Willi

"Willi" wrote...

Charlie Wilson wrote:

They all have their pluses; I prefer pontoons because you can drive them
with your feet while you fish with your hands.

Kayaks and canoes are better for transportation but I also think that
pontoons and belly boats are better for fishing. You can also cast
forward in them which is a big plus.

Why wouldn't you be able to cast forward in a canoe? I've been doing it, but
I've been known to do the impossible before.
--
TL,
Tim
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Ken Fortenberry wrote in message igy.com...

Canoe for me.

I second that, but I also realize that there are
people who for lack or experience or genetically
poor ears or whatever, will never feel comfortable
in a canoe. Probably a pontoon boat would be good
for such a person.

However, (I've posted this before), if I was going
to buy a still water craft for fishing right now, I'd
go to springcreekprams.com.

Jon.

Tim J. wrote:

"Willi" wrote...

Charlie Wilson wrote:


They all have their pluses; I prefer pontoons because you can drive them
with your feet while you fish with your hands.

Kayaks and canoes are better for transportation but I also think that
pontoons and belly boats are better for fishing. You can also cast
forward in them which is a big plus.


Why wouldn't you be able to cast forward in a canoe? I've been doing it, but
I've been known to do the impossible before.


I should have said fish forward. You can cast forward but I don't like
having all that bow out in front. I find myself retrieving from one side
or the other. I think it interferes with the fishing. In a two man
canoe, I think the guy in the front does have a good fishing platform.

Willi