On Mar 15, 10:22*am, John H wrote:
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:10:24 -0400, Lil Abner wrote:
I've been looking for some time for a boat that can both be used in
shallow water fishing typical, of bass fishing and also used in just off
shore areas, of the Great Lakes.
I've seen bass boats on Michigan and Superior but I won't.
Pontoon? Some kind of modified V?
What else.

I absolutely love mine:

http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6

The sides are a little low for Erie. Mine come up to my waist. You'll
never fall out of my Boat, fighting a very large Salmon.

On 3/15/11 2:33 PM, *e#c wrote:
On Mar 15, 10:22 am, John wrote:
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:10:24 -0400, Lil wrote:
I've been looking for some time for a boat that can both be used in
shallow water fishing typical, of bass fishing and also used in just off
shore areas, of the Great Lakes.
I've seen bass boats on Michigan and Superior but I won't.
Pontoon? Some kind of modified V?
What else.

I absolutely love mine:

http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6

The sides are a little low for Erie. Mine come up to my waist. You'll
never fall out of my Boat, fighting a very large Salmon.


That Key West is a small 18-footer, and light. I wouldn't go more than a
couple of miles offshore in Lake Superior in that boat. A larger Key
West would be a better bet.

In article , payer3389
@mypacks.net says...

On 3/15/11 2:33 PM, *e#c wrote:
On Mar 15, 10:22 am, John wrote:
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:10:24 -0400, Lil wrote:
I've been looking for some time for a boat that can both be used in
shallow water fishing typical, of bass fishing and also used in just off
shore areas, of the Great Lakes.
I've seen bass boats on Michigan and Superior but I won't.
Pontoon? Some kind of modified V?
What else.

I absolutely love mine:

http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6

The sides are a little low for Erie. Mine come up to my waist. You'll
never fall out of my Boat, fighting a very large Salmon.


That Key West is a small 18-footer, and light. I wouldn't go more than a
couple of miles offshore in Lake Superior in that boat. A larger Key
West would be a better bet.

Of course, you're afraid of everything.

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:26:05 -0400, HarryisPaul wrote:

In article , payer3389
says...

On 3/15/11 2:33 PM, *e#c wrote:
On Mar 15, 10:22 am, John wrote:
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:10:24 -0400, Lil wrote:
I've been looking for some time for a boat that can both be used in
shallow water fishing typical, of bass fishing and also used in just off
shore areas, of the Great Lakes.
I've seen bass boats on Michigan and Superior but I won't.
Pontoon? Some kind of modified V?
What else.

I absolutely love mine:

http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6

The sides are a little low for Erie. Mine come up to my waist. You'll
never fall out of my Boat, fighting a very large Salmon.


That Key West is a small 18-footer, and light. I wouldn't go more than a
couple of miles offshore in Lake Superior in that boat. A larger Key
West would be a better bet.

Of course, you're afraid of everything.

Did the OP not say 'used in just off shore' areas...'?

Maybe I misinterpreted his words. I've never seen a shallow bottomed boat with
sides that come up to one's waist. But, I suppose such a thing exists. Well, of
course it does, a pontoon boat with a waist high rail. What a dummy I'm becoming
in my past-middle age.

On Mar 15, 5:51*pm, John H wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:26:05 -0400, HarryisPaul wrote:
In article , payer3389
says...

On 3/15/11 2:33 PM, *e#c wrote:
On Mar 15, 10:22 am, John *wrote:
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:10:24 -0400, Lil *wrote:
I've been looking for some time for a boat that can both be used in
shallow water fishing typical, of bass fishing and also used in just off
shore areas, of the Great Lakes.
I've seen bass boats on Michigan and Superior but I won't.
Pontoon? Some kind of modified V?
What else.

I absolutely love mine:

http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6

The sides are a little low for Erie. Mine come up to my waist. You'll
never fall out of my Boat, fighting a very large Salmon.

That Key West is a small 18-footer, and light. I wouldn't go more than a
couple of miles offshore in Lake Superior in that boat. A larger Key
West would be a better bet.

Of course, you're afraid of everything.

Did the OP not say 'used in just off shore' areas...'?

Maybe I misinterpreted his words. I've never seen a shallow bottomed boat with
sides that come up to one's waist. But, I suppose such a thing exists. Well, of
course it does, a pontoon boat with a waist high rail. What a dummy I'm becoming
in my past-middle age.

My interpretation of " shallow-bottomed " Boats ARE Bass Boats. The
other year, in Colchester, Ontario...no LESS than FIVE of the dam
things were sunk in ONE Fishing Derby. They have NO depth, or sides at
all. The dam fools took them out in 3 to 5 foot swells. It didn't
matter if they were foam-cored. 1 guy only retained his 250 Verado
because he had a safety chain attached to the Boat.

The dam things have no use, in my book. Stick to the " inland " lakes.
Erie is NO place for that scrap.

And a " Pontoon Boat " with a waist high rail, is only a FLAT platform
with a railing. Not even a Boat.

BTW...my Boat only drafts 2.5 feet, COUNTING the Stern Drive.

I wouldn't want to be out on that thing you own, in a rough Lake !!!

On Mar 15, 9:20*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:42:58 -0700 (PDT), "*e#c"

wrote:
BTW...my Boat only drafts 2.5 feet, COUNTING the Stern Drive.

You would hit bottom in the channel coming into the Estero River
unless it was high tide.

You are most likely correct, as I do not know the area you are talking
about. Lake Erie is good enough for me. NO chance of bottoming out,
anywhere. Except Long Point, and then, only if you're trying to take a
large Cruiser into the Bay.

Jumbo ( over 10 inches) Perch, Rainbow Trout, Pickerel, Salmon. All I
need. AND clean.

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:28:22 -0700 (PDT), "*e#c"
wrote:

On Mar 15, 9:20*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:42:58 -0700 (PDT), "*e#c"

wrote:
BTW...my Boat only drafts 2.5 feet, COUNTING the Stern Drive.

You would hit bottom in the channel coming into the Estero River
unless it was high tide.

You are most likely correct, as I do not know the area you are talking
about. Lake Erie is good enough for me. NO chance of bottoming out,
anywhere. Except Long Point, and then, only if you're trying to take a
large Cruiser into the Bay.

Jumbo ( over 10 inches) Perch, Rainbow Trout, Pickerel, Salmon. All I
need. AND clean.

The bay and river near me are all a mile wide and a foot deep. That is
why I like a boat that runs in 14" of water.

I could run the Brockway in a foot when I had the 8 horse on. I suppose
with the 25 I could do 14 if I loaded right, and in a fix, but I figure
I really need 18 to be safe...

On Mar 15, 2:43*pm, Harryk wrote:
On 3/15/11 2:33 PM, *e#c wrote:

On Mar 15, 10:22 am, John *wrote:
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:10:24 -0400, Lil *wrote:
I've been looking for some time for a boat that can both be used in
shallow water fishing typical, of bass fishing and also used in just off
shore areas, of the Great Lakes.
I've seen bass boats on Michigan and Superior but I won't.
Pontoon? Some kind of modified V?
What else.

I absolutely love mine:

http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6

The sides are a little low for Erie. Mine come up to my waist. You'll
never fall out of my Boat, fighting a very large Salmon.

That Key West is a small 18-footer, and light. I wouldn't go more than a
couple of miles offshore in Lake Superior in that boat. A larger Key
West would be a better bet.

Well Superior, and Michigan, are a lot deeper than Erie. You gotta
really watch your Barometer if you're out on questionable days. The
Lake can whip up much worse than the other 3 ( Superior, Michigan, and
Huron) in NO time at all. On good days, I have been out more than 12
miles, looking at the Weather Buoy. Good fishing out there. The fish
hang around it.

An 18 foot Boat is too short for four guys to fish comfortably.