Wish I had the skills, the time…and space in the garage…this would be a fun project!
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drift boat
Doesn't get much better....
Yesterday was a good day on the American River…warm sun, some willing biters, good conversation…and then, the grand finale.
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How many times have you run across a product that made you want to punch yourself in the side of the head? You know…because it’s an idea so supremely simple and genius all at the same time and you can’t believe you hadn’t thought of it first. Well, that was precisely the case when I ran across Ken “Smitty” Smith’s Drift Boat Angler Trailer Stands last year at the Portland sportsmen’s show. [click to continue…]
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There's no question she's a looker, but how does the Pavati row?
When Pavati Marine burst upon the drift boat scene a few years back, it was quickly apparent that they were a company that enjoyed taking an outside-the-box approach to boat building. The man behind Pavati, Chuck Gros, is like a mad scientist…cool new ideas flowing out of his noggin almost faster than his guys could build ‘em.
Chief among his concepts was putting doors on a drift boat — but he didn’t stop there. Now, Pavatis feature all sorts of Gucci extras that you won’t find on other production boats, but the big question that’s been on everybody’s minds and on their message boards: How do these things row? Well, we aimed to find out… [click to continue…]
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Shorter oars help in these situations...
JD, I have a 16-foot wide-bottom drift boat. I have 9-foot wooden oars and am considering purchasing new ones. What do you think about 10-foot oars on a boat that size…will they give me more power or will they be too long?
Thanks, Lee [click to continue…]
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We’ve been out scouring the West Coast sportsmen’s shows this winter, in search of the coolest new fishing stuff…and let me tell ya, brother, we found plenty! From boats to plastic baits and everything in between — there’s a lot of stuff out there that you just may need.
Here are some of our favorites… [click to continue…]
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You’ve gotta love the drift boat! It’s the almost indestructible, go-anywhere fishing machine that you can launch just about any place and… [click to continue…]
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John St. John loaded the Remington .12-gauge with 3-inch Magnum No. 2’s and, from 20 feet, pumped two rounds into the port side of the driftboat’s aft quarter. The boat’s tough core absorbed the pellets and not a single one passed through.
Not satisfied, St. John then set the shotgun down and went to work on the boat with a chainsaw. In a few moments of determined cutting, he liberated the aft end of the vessel — just behind the rower’s seat – from the bow section. He then loaded the now two-piece boat onto a trailer and drove it down to the river and hopped aboard. Amazingly, it floated high and dry as if nothing had ever happened.
Was this the work of a maniacal sociopath? A random act of violence? Had the owner of the boat stolen St. John’s girlfriend?
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