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re: The Fly Fishing Thread: Questions, pics, discussion all here
Posted on 10/14/15 at 1:21 pm to bluemoons
Posted on 10/14/15 at 1:21 pm to bluemoons
Is it considered a flats boat?
With me possibly moving to FL in the next year or so I've been looking at different flats vs bay boats. Seems like most people say that you can't pole a bay boat. For chasing shallow water fish with a fly rod do I need to be able to pole? Can I not just use a trolling motor? It would need to have some family type use
With me possibly moving to FL in the next year or so I've been looking at different flats vs bay boats. Seems like most people say that you can't pole a bay boat. For chasing shallow water fish with a fly rod do I need to be able to pole? Can I not just use a trolling motor? It would need to have some family type use
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Posted on 10/14/15 at 1:32 pm to AubieALUMdvm
I would consider East Cape's Vantage a flats boat and the EVO more of a hybrid. The Vantage doesn't pole as well as the other hulls do, but it makes up for that in other areas. The Vantage was a little big for me though.
People will tell you different things, but I stay on my trolling motor when I'm by myself, and I don't spook fish. I run pretty low and slow though. If you've got friends that are into the same type of fishing as you, then poling is obviously much more stealthy. You've got to have friends that are willing to spend some time up poling, and friends that actually know how to pole haha. It's also pretty easy to pole and fish from the back at the same time once you get the hang of it.
People will tell you different things, but I stay on my trolling motor when I'm by myself, and I don't spook fish. I run pretty low and slow though. If you've got friends that are into the same type of fishing as you, then poling is obviously much more stealthy. You've got to have friends that are willing to spend some time up poling, and friends that actually know how to pole haha. It's also pretty easy to pole and fish from the back at the same time once you get the hang of it.
This post was edited on 10/14/15 at 1:39 pm
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