I got rid of my small, 8ft bass raider boat at the end of last season. I needed something bigger, and something with titles that I could take on public water.

I bought a handgun for $100, made a few trades and ended up with this 12ft coleman crawdad with a 3hp gamefisher motor, and titles for both!





The white interior wasn't gonna cut it, so I did a cheap camo job on it. I got to thinking that with the built-in rod holders where they are, it would be easy to make a removable blind to hunt from.

A little PVC and some net that I had left over from last yr...here are the results!





The blind breaks down for transport and can be assembled in about a minute.

After the registration/title fees and material, I have less than $300 in it. It won't win any races, but with a flat bottom and small motor, I should be able to go just about anywhere with it!

sweet $300 boat!!

I predict a few birds will get smacked out of it. Good job

Nice!!!!

You done good.

That is really nice! I would love to have something similar. Maybe next year. Might try to find something like that this winter.

this is awesome. I saw one of those boats at dicks. Im going to do this as well. It can fit in the truck with no trailer

Pay attention to the weather and don't get caught out while a front moves in, lakes around here can get nasty.

Sweet lookin rig though

Thanks guys!

It does fit in the bed of a pickup truck, but hangs out the back a little. I don't have a truck, just a grand cherokee and my work cargo van. I have hauled it on top of the jeep like a redneck, and that works, but I don't think it's gonna fit inside the van like the 8 footer did...or I could just find a trailer for it.

Looks good! I might have to try it.

That's a cool rig...Good job!!!!

way to move up!

That gamefisher is a beast! I've been using one very similar and it goes through all kinds of weeds

That looks great, doing the same with my bassbuster right now

That is cool. Good luck this year

AND DON'T FORGET YOUR LIFEJACETS!!!!

here is your new company, build them for 300 and sell them for 499

If I could find more boats like this, for this price, I'd buy them by the dozen.

Nice blind.

good job

Pretty sweet!

Thanks! What kind of changes/improvements do you guys think I should make to it before the season?

I have a red/green navigation light and I plan on bringing a big handheld spotlight. I have PFD's covered too. I'm hoping to find a cheap electric trolling motor and battery because there are a couple places that I might hunt that don't allow gas motors.