DJinNC

You got me McFly..

I have a creek company classic pontoon I purchased in 2005... I last used it in 20010. About to pull it out again this weekend, pump here up and see how she stands. I would highly recommend the basic model creek company over the Cabelas boat. I got to "put hands" on it this weekend. Not bad, but the creek company can get you a little more bang for the buck IMHO. Figure I can check on mine tonight and have it patched up by the weekend if necessary.

I have a kayak rigged to fish and an ODC (creek company) sport. The entry level model you can often find for under 200.00. Had the toon since 2005 or 2006. I can't beleive it has been that long....... anyways. All things being being equal, I like the toon better for flat water becuase it allows me to sit high and hold a position via anchor or fins. It is far superior to a yak if you are going to fly fish, work some jerk baits, worms or jigs. It is also perfect for long (all day) outings and carrying lots of gear or a nice cooler. You can mount a TM to it. Now, I must admit, if I have a short time, say 2 hours out or in water that has some current to it........ even though the ODC is okay for moving water.... I go to the yak.. The yak is more portable as you can carry a 8-10 foot yak like a back pack with shoulder straps. In the yak, you sit low, so sight fishing is tough and (IMHO) I don;t do well with jigs or finess bits from the yak. More like, crank baits, spinners and swim baits....... run and gun stuff. Which is why I use the yak a little more often. time. It only takes me about 10 minutes to set up the toon (5$ rechargable air bed pumps from walmat!!), but it is very slow. If you want to cover alot of distance in a short time...... yak it. If you want to really work and area in the comfort of a Lazy-Boy, fly fish......... toon. So if I have an all day outing on flat water (big or small) it's the toon I take first.