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Mod V vs Flat hull for super shallow. Alweld;Lowe;Tracker ??
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<blockquote data-quote="Stumpalump" data-source="post: 437050" data-attributes="member: 13140"><p>I've never fished "flats" but if there is a flood, high water or a creek with a foot of water in it I'm the first one in. We used to do Lewis and Clark adventures all thru Arkansas cypress swamps. My experiance has been that weight is everthing in shallow water. Use a dirt cheap thin riveted flat bottom. A two stroke 9.9 of 15 jonnyrude are about the same with the 9.9 better at slow speeds. Light and fast. V boats are better in the sticks and rocks because they turn better and really don't draw much more water in practical use. Turn in a flat bottom and the side hits bottom. Turn in a v hull and the keel is still the deepest part. No turns and no obstacles then of course a flat bottom a flat bottom is best. Nothing wrong with new and the Tohatsu 20 would be great but I'd buy a boat based on weight alone and remember just because the rednecks can only make a flat bottom work in the shallow does not mean your skipper skills can't out maneuver them in a light v hull especially if the ground is not flat. I prefer them in shallows. My 18 hull weighs 545 pounds and my old 16 was 350 ish. The 18 is like a freaking Sherman tank in the shallows and unusable. The 350 pound hull I could at least move but still way too heavy. This afternoon is canoe day because I still love the light weight and shallows. Your right to want a seperate boat for it. Keep your jacket on because when you jump out to pull it you fall on a stumps and break ribs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stumpalump, post: 437050, member: 13140"] I've never fished "flats" but if there is a flood, high water or a creek with a foot of water in it I'm the first one in. We used to do Lewis and Clark adventures all thru Arkansas cypress swamps. My experiance has been that weight is everthing in shallow water. Use a dirt cheap thin riveted flat bottom. A two stroke 9.9 of 15 jonnyrude are about the same with the 9.9 better at slow speeds. Light and fast. V boats are better in the sticks and rocks because they turn better and really don't draw much more water in practical use. Turn in a flat bottom and the side hits bottom. Turn in a v hull and the keel is still the deepest part. No turns and no obstacles then of course a flat bottom a flat bottom is best. Nothing wrong with new and the Tohatsu 20 would be great but I'd buy a boat based on weight alone and remember just because the rednecks can only make a flat bottom work in the shallow does not mean your skipper skills can't out maneuver them in a light v hull especially if the ground is not flat. I prefer them in shallows. My 18 hull weighs 545 pounds and my old 16 was 350 ish. The 18 is like a freaking Sherman tank in the shallows and unusable. The 350 pound hull I could at least move but still way too heavy. This afternoon is canoe day because I still love the light weight and shallows. Your right to want a seperate boat for it. Keep your jacket on because when you jump out to pull it you fall on a stumps and break ribs. [/QUOTE]
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