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.

On Mar 14, 11:10*pm, 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.

If you're going to fish on Lake Erie, you do NOT want a piece of scrap
Bass Boat. A nice deep V with , say , a pronounced 20 degree deadrise
will give you a solid , stable ride.

On 3/14/11 11:10 PM, 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.



SWTom, who used to post here, has or had a non-bass-boat Ranger that
would be suitable for shallow water fishing and reasonable for near
shore great lakes fishing if you are weather observant. I have no idea
if he still has the rig or, if so, whether it is still for sale. I'm
sure he takes good care of his stuff.

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

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, 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.

On 3/15/2011 12:41 PM, 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.


A pontoon is not a horrible choice if you are serious about shallow
water performance and with big tubes they do fairly well in a
reasonable offshore environment. I will run with 18-20 foot boats
just about anywhere they want to go and I only have 19" tubes.
The 22 and 24" tubes do a lot better.


Don't see many pontoon boats in salt water around here, but there are
plenty of them on Connecticut's lakes. Seems like an ideal lake boat on
a reasonably sized lake.