duck boats-lets see pics

Do most of you hunt out of the actual boat or just use it to get there then get out? Would like to see some pics of your boats as well.

My boat Yesterday. I hunt out of it.

Here's mine. Nothing fancy



I'll mostly be using it to get where I'm going then ill get out. If I hunt the colorado I'll have to hunt out of it. I still need to rig up a blind. And yes I know the sticker fell off the side. I have it inside the center console, it has no adhesive on it to stick anymore

^^^^^^ Did you make that blind yourself or did you buy it?

I build it, also built the longtail.

JoSkeeter, that look's like Cody's old boat.

I'll hunt out of the boat if the water's high enough to pull it into the tulies...it's been awhile for that.

That boat looks awfully familiar, heck I had one just like it

Aggieduck, what kind of yak do you use?

duck/bowfishing rig

Guilty as charged and it is treating me pretty well.

Nice pics.

Coleman Menace 10' it's a little wider than most yaks

Get to where your going and flip her over for a blind base.

Neat looking little boat. Length/width? How stable is it?

Nothing special. I have an Avery Quickset but its put away. Debating on selling it though.

Chilled Shot, thanks, it's been a great little boat.
Riverhawk B-52 Duck Boat, 15'8" x 52". Good amount
of room and extremely stable. Drafts 4-5" so I can
get in some pretty skinny water. In the pic I'm
sitting on the side and I'm 210lbs.

YES I KNOW I HAD A FLAT TIRE.....

1756 Xpress with Avery quickset blind... I took the blind off 3 years ago. not enough water to really use it.

Also added a ProDrive 2 years ago.








I usually cover it with netting like LTMFH and stash it a couple hundred yards away.

Looking forward to being on that Nov. 8th. We are booked for a blast and cast!

what kind of boat is that? like it.

what kind of boat is that in the top pic?

Currently rigged for Catfishing. Working on the blind, almost finished.


DSC_0224 by wfhunter, on Flickr

Can't call it a duck boat yet but I'm working on getting it there

Looks like you need a long shaft motor there.

Yaya I'm still looking for the extension ill find one before big duck season

Its a airboat

Does covering it that far off really help? The reason I ask is because last year I'd set my bass boat 200 yards out to keep other hunters away lol. I have hunted with it as close as 75 yards and it didn't make much difference.

Gator Trax 2013
18x62 Hybrid
Mud Buddy HD5500 MAG

1850 Gator Trax 5500 Mud Buddy

1854 Gator Trax - 70 Yamaha

How skinny can ya get with the jack plate? Considering getting one for my rig.

I have never measured....

Mnsherick,
You spent a ton on that Hydroturf but why is it running different directions? Must be hard to wash mud out. Mine is hard enough to clean the mud out but mine is running the length of the boat on my Gator trax, just wondering.
And all of those boats are way to clean.

Here's mine. It's also for sale on TFF if you're in the market. Just click on the link. I don't have enough posts to list it on THF. Nothing personal...I've just been in more of a fishing mode since I moved here in 2009.

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/9347299#Post9347299

"txmudbuddy" but you have a gtr?

Ya use to own a mud buddy but I wisened up and sold it a bought a real boat

Yes you definitely upgraded but a real boat would be a PD

Nah it washes out easy, I use a huge "car wash" style brush on a long pole...besides only the front deck has it running 2 different directions. I couldn't see spending $2k to have GT put the hydroturf on when I bought it. I ended up getting it anyways and doing it myself (Saved $1100), can't live without it now.

Beave,

HOA won't let me re-paint my house the color it is now, why would they let me camo it? Maybe I'll do camo vynil on my garage doors just to spite them.

Most of the time its just a taxi but plan on trying to build a blind and hunt out of it this year.

^^^^^When we going gigging?

I've always wanted to bowfish for stingrays....

I have a belief there is no perfect boat. I do believe though, that boat you have quoted there is as close as you can get. Nice boat and I bet with that 70 hp it skips across the water. I will never own another mud motor but that boat right there is the cats arse.

Not mine but saw this on Craig's list today_

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/boa/4099626136.html

That was a fun push from the death mud

We shoot a few on occasion

Let’s bring this one back up

Looks like someone learned the difference between a square and rounded chine boat there on that turn that ended up poorly. Square chined mud boats do not turn well. I can only imagine that’s how you would have ended up in that position. Nice rig, they work better with a little water though....

There was no turn the guy in the front was navigating. He was saying onward ho! The pic was taken half way through the correction.

My back hurts just looking at that.

That's of is pretty light. It doesn't have the square tube frame that most have. The seat in the middle and the front deck are the bracing then of course stringers on the floor. But either way it's relatively lite.

You need better friends or at least have them put the beer down long enough to navigate...

15' Express w/Yamaha 40 4-stroke and we mostly hunt from the boat.

Gobble- how do you hunt from the boat? Do you put a blind up? Thinking of what to do with mine, but I don't want a blind permanently attached.

Yep me to

Does Rick Robertson post on here anymore?
His custom boat was the S***

You mean Rob? The ham man?

Two things....square chine boats turn fine if you know how to drive them The second, it's clear some haven't met or hung with DNB much. This is SOP for him....he even got me to get into the fun one day out playing

Man that’s a fancy $$$$ duck boat

Here is my little self made skiff

This is about boats not coffin's

Not everyone can afford fancy boats, that’s salvaged plywood

From the way it looks you need to down size to save your back... you can borrow it any time though

Yes. Rob Robertson of Robertson Meats. My mistake.
His pictures were always the best duck porn IMHO. Boat porn too.

I could tell it is plywood. Reason I said it was a coffin.

Id just assume use my canoe that that rick of firewood.

My fiberglass work is second to none!!! I’ve turned down yellowfin, Simmons, Shallowsport and Viking... I’m kind of a big deal

Yeah me and you both are a lot cooler online I'm sure!

Ya but I actually am cooler then you

Comparatively speaking that's the same ballpark as being nthe world's tallest midget.

Stop talking about Bareywho that way.... he is sensitive

Speaking of BarneyWho, Bobo can you tell him to leave more clear space in the bed next time he goes to the lease?
What a mess! Ain’t nobody gonna hitch a free ride that way!

I stay out of that general area of grumpiness!!! Scary over there plus it’s the $$$$ side of camp. Hell they have a green egg to cook on..... the xxlarge one!!!

You guys keep your shenanigans about deer camp and coffin's out of this serious boat topic.

Says the guy that posted another’s boot...

Boats not boots

Oh first make fun of my homemade boat and now slamming my auto correct

Well there are those work boots in the boat behind me in that picture I didn't know if you had gotten confused again. Okie and what not

I'm gonna be quiet now. I don't wanna get stuffed in the trash can if I ever go to the lease with Judd.

I'd pay to see that....where you lack in size you make up in wiriness, agility and experience

Listen to Judd you got this!

Judd keep your money in your pocket.

Bobo. Would you believe I know karate?

Even if you had a wallet that said “Bad MOFO” you still be in a bind. I have a Danny

you fancy boys and your duck leases, anyone can kill a limit on a lease, go kill 1 duck on public and get back with me. public hunters are way better hunters, end of story

That specific lease being referred to is for those 4 legged creatures that flock to corn feeders.

I checked my mail box and doorstep???? No BBQ delivery... all we have is dead... love another


And you also lost your free ride W/me when you want to buzz more wader fisherman. Now you will have to pay for boat gas

That's a big assumption that I'm not certain has been validated




WINNER, WINNER.....

Here are my yaks

What yak is the top one and what cover is it. I likely

It's a native ultimate, the cover is a home made 500d cordura mossy oak bottom lands with avery killer weed. Spent alot of time sewing and customizing that blind. But it works great.

you probably sell them. Be perfect for the brackish water of the coast

you cant deny a man in need a ride, its against the rules

Concur, get your gear ready, we will roll up and be lighting them on fire by 4:20

this is why we need a like button

My current boat. Nothing fancy- riveted and lightweight. I just rebuilt the transom (raised it and added supports), fixed some popped rivets, and added a jack plate. I love the hull shape- it handles great, cuts through waves, and if it wasn't old and riveted I would keep it for a long time.






But because I like never ending projects I picked this up last night. I plan to clear out some of the decking and turn it into a tiller steer.

20'x9' with a 600hp Chevy 454. It is to big to hide it and hunt from. I drop the deeks off where I am going to hunt and then run it up river a few hundred yards to beach it.

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Damn it there went another keyboard.!!!!

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Both of my rigs. Can-Am Max and Gatortrax with 4400 Black Death MB.

I remember reading this thread years ago when I was lurking.... Here's my new duck boat for this year 23 horsepower Copperhead on a 1542 weldbuilt and
beavertail boat blind

Both likely to get stuck

Your damn Prodrive was so scared of the mud the damn motor jumped off!

I can tear up anything. Factual fact.