Want to go fishing on a boat

[Irving]

Can't fit my kid in any of the ones you linked. Kind of all or nothing with a boat, which makes sense from a safety stand point.

[spongejosh]

I know when I was kid fishing in an inflatable would have been a nightmare. I hooked my grandpa's boat more times than I can count. My advice for keeping it on the cheap is going with a small flat bottom aluminum boat and running a good trolling motor. You won't be water skiing across Cherry Creek but you can do plenty of good fishing in any of the lakes out here. Plus they are light and easy to carry. If you're kids are 10+ you could just throw the boat in the back of a truck on on the roof of a car/suv and they can help load and unload it. Storing it at home is just leaning it again the house or a shed. Plus they are easy to row if your battery dies.

Here's a good starter for $650. You could probably talk him down more.

http://denver.craigslist.org/boa/3920031177.html

[def90]

Can't fit my kid in any of the ones you linked. Kind of all or nothing with a boat, which makes sense from a safety stand point.

Ahh.. didn't realize you had multi passengers..

[Irving]

Ahh.. didn't realize you had multi passengers..

The op wants one to fish. I was thinking more to row Across the reservoir to camp on the other side. Glad this thread popped up because I had looked at both the models listed. I believe they both have more than one compartment, maybe even as many as four, but don't remember.

Great advice in here. As usual, it seems to boil down to, buy once, cry once.

[newracer]

I just picked up a 15' canoe and we spent three days fishing out of it, it was awesome. The model I got has a square stern so a motor can be attached if I wanted to. Wife sat up front reading while my two boys fished from the middle seat and I sat in the rear.

[skierbri10]

The mariner 4 has 5 chambers and the material is similar to a white water raft. The Seahawk II has the same material is a bit smaller and has 4 chambers. I do kind of have the room for an aluminum, but the cost would have to jump for trailer registration, gas, a hitch for my car and having to deal with inspections. Also I want to goto places like Quincy and aurora res. which don't allow gas powered. I have had gas powered before and not against it but in this case I don't want it. Btw these boats are not the cheap ones you see at Walmart they are three ply with fabric and welded seams. I know what kind of boats you all are thinking of but those are not these. Thanks for the replys so far though.

[BREATHER]

I have a 17 foot Grumman aluminum canoe for sale. Only have one paddle but it also comes with two fishing style personal flotation devices..

[BREATHER]

I should have mentioned, the canoes spec tag says it is a five person canoe and it can take up to a 5hp motor with the right mounts that you would have to purchase...

[skierbri10]

That sounds interesting.

[Wulf202]

get a canoe if everyone knows how to swim and will wear their life vests.

Can't even count the number of small canoes that my pops had to recover bodies from.