Justyn asked:
I just bought a 16 foot old town flat back canoe and i have a thirty pound thrust electric trolling motor for it. I was wondering what they are like if i can stand up and fish hard on it. And also can i trick it out. thank!!!
I just bought a 16 foot old town flat back canoe and i have a thirty pound thrust electric trolling motor for it. I was wondering what they are like if i can stand up and fish hard on it. And also can i trick it out. thank!!!
Tags: Electric Trolling Motor, Fishing, Old Town
I use my father’s Gheenoe from time to time… they started out as a flat backed canoe, but the design has evolved over the years, so they’re a bit more stable and can be majorly tricked out, either aftermarket or special ordered… people like these boats so much that in the past few years they’ve actually started selling some models that are accepted in most of the redfish tournaments, with casting and poling platforms, live wells, center consoles all kinds of nifty stuff…
check it.
it depends on how wide and how stable it is
those canoes are made for a trolling motor that is why it is a flat back
i guess you can trick it out with rod holders and stuff like that
bassmaster pro 6 yrs
Those Old Town Discovery Series flat-back canoes are great fishing boats! Congrats on your purchase.
The key to catching fish in a canoe/kayak is going where trailered boats CAN’T go. Look for small creeks and lakes in your area that DON’T have a ramp. In my experience creeks and small ponds can be a GOLD MINE for all kinds of fishing.
Even though the Discovery Series canoes are very stable unless your with another person I would not chance standing up all day and fishing. You can occasionally stand up, but your safest position is seated, (unless you buy an aftermarket outrigger such as this-http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0043021018931a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntk=Products&QueryText=canoe&sort=all&Go.y=10&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23&Go.x=26&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1 ).
Tricking out your canoe?
1. Anchoring at the bow is always a better way of anchoring- trick out a solid oak board attached to the bow with one of these, (or a similar product), attached-=+&N=0&_D%3Asort=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&Go.x=24&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1
Another good idea is to wire your battery in the center of the canoe- Why? It adds weight to the forward section of your canoe causing you to be able to “track” and paddle easier in the water when you are fishing by yourself.
Purchase a cheap portable fish finder- Most ponds and small waters have never had anyone shoot a sonar beam to find out whats there! You can SLAY the Bass, Crappie, Etc when you know EXACTLY where they hang out. Check these out-=+&N=0&_D%3Asort=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&Go.x=16&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1
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To be honest, my best “fishing boat” was a 16 FT square-stern canoe I tricked out with swivel seats, trolling motor, bow anchor system, and a sonar unit. I caught my biggest Bass (10LB 14OZ) and MOST fish in that canoe because I took it to places nobody could launch there larger boats. If I didn’t tourney fish I would sell my bigger boat and trick out another canoe……
You are gonna have a BLAST! Good luck.
Gimme- Gheenoe’s are AWESOME fish-catching machines! Thumbs up! If I won the lottery I’d have one of these-