06-26-2009, 06:36 PM
We went the opposite direction.
Being Fly Fishers, we mostly fished rivers for most our lives.
Shortly after we were married, we were offered a killer deal on a club/cabaret. We jumped on the deal and did very well.
Bought a RINKER but more for water skiing. We did occasionally fish from it as well.
Problem was, we needed two gas guzzlers to pull the boat and the camping trailer. (not into a piggy back that long)
Broke my leg so we sold the Rinker and moved down to a 14' Alumicraft with all the platforms steering console and 4 stroke motor. Nice boat and easy to pull.
Then more friends wanted to join and a 14' wasn't working. So we sold it and bought a 16' Monarch (same set-up)
By now we had been using Donut tubes for many years, infact even had a motor for them.
Well we got tired of buying all the gas, dragging this boat everywhere, and someone always had to be incharge of where we were going.
We had moved from Donut to SFC to Pontoons now. I had a 6' Bucks bag and Hubby had 9' Leigh then Scadden.
Well, 10 years ago, North Fork Outdoors came out with an 11 1/2' x 12" pontoon boat. PERRRRRFFFECT! Deflatable, easy to transport.
We bought two and loved the heck out of them. We also had the H3 for small hike ins, and the Navigator II for hike ins and more.
Over the years, from having boats and choosing to go for the single person route, we know what we want.
As you said, you adapt. We did and have all the comforts of the bigger boats.
With the new addition pontoons we now have even more (standing ability)
We do take our fishing very seriously.
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Being Fly Fishers, we mostly fished rivers for most our lives.
Shortly after we were married, we were offered a killer deal on a club/cabaret. We jumped on the deal and did very well.
Bought a RINKER but more for water skiing. We did occasionally fish from it as well.
Problem was, we needed two gas guzzlers to pull the boat and the camping trailer. (not into a piggy back that long)
Broke my leg so we sold the Rinker and moved down to a 14' Alumicraft with all the platforms steering console and 4 stroke motor. Nice boat and easy to pull.
Then more friends wanted to join and a 14' wasn't working. So we sold it and bought a 16' Monarch (same set-up)
By now we had been using Donut tubes for many years, infact even had a motor for them.
Well we got tired of buying all the gas, dragging this boat everywhere, and someone always had to be incharge of where we were going.
We had moved from Donut to SFC to Pontoons now. I had a 6' Bucks bag and Hubby had 9' Leigh then Scadden.
Well, 10 years ago, North Fork Outdoors came out with an 11 1/2' x 12" pontoon boat. PERRRRRFFFECT! Deflatable, easy to transport.
We bought two and loved the heck out of them. We also had the H3 for small hike ins, and the Navigator II for hike ins and more.
Over the years, from having boats and choosing to go for the single person route, we know what we want.
As you said, you adapt. We did and have all the comforts of the bigger boats.
With the new addition pontoons we now have even more (standing ability)
We do take our fishing very seriously.
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