inflatable pontoon boats

[atavuss]

anyone have any experience with inflatable one or two man pontoon boats? I am wondering if they will be more stable than a kayak or canoe? I would mainly use the pontoon boat on high Sierra mountain lakes. below is a generic picture of the type of boat I am thinking about:

 

[Gold Boy]

anyone have any experience with inflatable one or two man pontoon boats? I am wondering if they will be more stable than a kayak or canoe? I would mainly use the pontoon boat on high Sierra mountain lakes. below is a generic picture of the type of boat I am thinking about:

They are ok for fishing on small rivers and on lakes, but not so good in wind.

 

[Weaver]

there any storage options onboard these?

 

[Morse_FJ40]

I have a 11ft Buck's Bag Bronco Extreme, that I love!! I noticed when it is windy, I have better control when I keep my feet in the water. They are much more stable than a canoe!! I know about canoes, I used to teach the canoeing merit badge in scouts.

Depending on your size...you might want to go with a longer boat. I am 6' 5" so that's why I went with the 11 footer.


later

Ryan

 

[AATLAS1X]

there any storage options onboard these?

They do... COSTCO has a nice one. I bought mine at Sportsmans warehouse.

9.5 feet long and I use it alot on Mt. Lakes and slower streams for trout and small mouth.....You can stand up and have a blast!

 

[atavuss]

I have a 11ft Buck's Bag Bronco Extreme, that I love!! I noticed when it is windy, I have better control when I keep my feet in the water. They are much more stable than a canoe!! I know about canoes, I used to teach the canoeing merit badge in scouts.

Depending on your size...you might want to go with a longer boat. I am 6' 5" so that's why I went with the 11 footer.


later

Ryan

just what I wanted to hear! I am 6'3" so I will look for a longer boat like what you have. do you air yours up when you reach your destination? how compact is the boat when not aired up?

 

[camcruiser13]

just picked one up from cabelas its pretty badass, its bright orange, trout unlimited colorado i think. they have lots of pockest and an area in the back where you could put stuff on it.

 

[BGarcia88FJ62]

About 3 yrs. ago I bought a "Water Skeeter" River guide this boat has been great to fish out of it has a casting deck up front that you can stand up on to
cast and site fish. Ton's of storage space, Pulley Anchor system, Easy to paddle
and does real well in class II and III rapids. All around best small one person boat for me.

 

[Mike S]

Il like inflatable boats, but for a portable fishing platform I prefer a small pram, or my canoe - lots of dry storage, a trolling motor and battery, and I don't want to be wearing waders out on the water, or have my feet in the drink.

These pontoon boats are uaually carried wet up, so space savings over a small pram are not significant, IMO.

Mike

 

[BPMOU]

I have a similar model as BGarcia, but mine doesn't have a casting deck. I know Water Skeeter makes a two person one that is pretty good quality. The only thing that I don't like about that one is that they are pretty useless for one person. I moved up from a belly boat, but before I got the pontoon boat I looked at some of the fishing kayaks and canoes, but they weren't suited to what I wanted.

 

[Zimm]

i've used my fathers for fly fishing. he has a 30# electric motor he puts on it. fun and stable. tough for me to get used to seated casting though.

 

[C6H12O6]

If it is just for stillwater fishing, you might look at the Outcast line-up. They have a model that has two low-profile pontoons per side so it sits much lower in the water and doesn't get blown around in the wind. The low ones aren't ideal in moving water, but there are trade-offs.

I have a 10' Outcast Pac 1000. I used to work in the fly fishing industry (8 years) and the Pac series is far and away the best you can get. The 10 footer is a little big for lakes, but it does have the option of mounting a trolling motor on the back and you can fit it with a casting platform to stand on when you get where you're going. Mine is under 65 pounds all mac-daddied out. Definitely the way to go if you are going to do both lake and river fishing.

As much as I love my pontoon, I would definitely look at these: http://www.kman.com/boating.htm Prams are awesome if you are only interested in lake fishing. Super stable, relatively cheap, light, and lots of room for stuff.