BrewCityNorth

PM Sent.....That looks like a sweet set up!

Further North: its super cool to read your story. I would like to find a drift boat myself. I am in S.E. Wisconsin and use my canoe to flyfish for smallmouth and pike multiple times a a week. I have a wood row troller that I’ll take on slower deeper sections and love to row friends around but being a wood boat i need a boat launch. The canoe is great as I can launch anywhere and have no problem pulling or poling up river. However I would like something that still allows me to launch almost anywhere, yet be more comfortable and stable for fishing in cold weather and have the ability to take my children 2 and 3 years old. I’ve been considering a raft which would make a lot of sense considering most of our rivers are small and shallow, but the price for rafts are not that much different than a hard sided DB. And the convenience combined with the comfort of a drift boat would be nice. Jon’s are affordable and easy to find used but I love rowing for other people so much that I would be nice to have something meant for that. With that being said I work second shift so I often fish solo weekday mornings. How do you like handling your DB solo compared with the Jon or canoe? I’ve been looking at the Stealthcraft Sniper or Minifly which look like they could provide the connivence of a DB with most of the portability of a raft. But I would like to stay around 5k or below. I can’t wait to hear more about your experiences with the new DB. Cheers, Pete