68dave

I mentioned that fishing meet, lets plan something. Tommyx & Canam is interested. I'm also a member on a fiberglass camper forum, ATV forum and a Toyota 4x4 forum and we have planned meets for camping, ATV'ing our quads & 4x4'ing our trucks. It's a blast everytime.

I'm sure they want to match the competition to get the sale. No Academy's here in Maryland so they aren't considered competition. Keep us posted. I'm sure there is some members from Md, Va, and Pa on here. We should plan a plastic boat "Fishing meet" this upcoming Spring for a day of fishing. It would be cool to meet & fish with some fellow members.

My local Dick's wouldn't price match for me because we don't have a Academy in this state.

I also considered the 8ft'er but after reading here the advantages of the 10ft'er and the possibility that my wife or a friend may go out with me i chose the 10ft'er.

I put my new Pelican in the water today for the first time. My wife and i were both on it and we were surprised how stable it was. Can't wait to get it out and do some fishing this Spring. Nobody here warned me how much of a conversation piece this lil boat is, LOL. I have a clean chevelle & 65 coupe deville and a couple restored old 900 Kaw's so i'm used to getting attention at gas pumps and such but people swarmed me when i unloaded my boat out of my pick up at the boat ramp. I launched it at a community waterfront park and everybody came up to us asking questions about it. I liked the attention it got, I always enjoy meeting new people with similar interest. I bet this Spring i'll get more attention & compliments with this lil pelican than guys with $10,000-$20,000 dollar boats get.

My Pelican 10e was just purchased and i haven't had it in the water yet, does anybody here row their pelican? If so what type/brand/lenght of oar do you recommend? After reading here a Minn Kota is in the future but i like the idea of rowing around the lakes where i camp for excercise. I wanna thank all you members for this thread and all the great info & pics, it's been very helpful for a new guy like me. Now back to reading this thread, i'm only on pg. 23!

Yep, mine is exactly the same.

Yes it is. For some reason i can't post pics.

In store so no shipping charges.. Cost $699. I looked online for a better price but a lot of seller's were "out of stock" and the shipping charges killed the deal for the ones in stock. Only one Dick's in Md. had one in stock. Luckily it was only 20min drive for me so i ran up and bought it yesterday morning. Little over $200 for shipping if i would've purchased online.

New member here from Baltimore. I just bought myself a new Pelican 10e today to take with me on camping trips. I didn't even know these great lil boats existed until i saw one yesterday listed on CL, that one was sold. Luckily a local Dick's had one in stock. I was considering a fishing kayak but as soon as i started reading this thread last night i had to have one. And my wife didn't mind because the Pelican was hundreds cheaper than the kayak i was gonna buy. Plus unlike the kayak she can go out on the lakes with me now, sometimes lol. My wife and I camp at state parks with our little Casita camper and a lot of the state park campgrounds have stocked lakes. At these campgrounds i see a lot of kayaks & conoe's, i'm surprised i've never seen one of these lil boats before. Thanks for having me, i have a bunch more reading to do here! I have pics but for some reason i can't post'em.