Poling skiffs in Louisiana

They would be awesome for the Biloxi Marsh but I run through open water leaving out of Bay St. Louis so I wouldn't make it past the first choppy day

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They usually say some bullshite about boat maintenanc

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That's not true?

I want an East Cape Glide as a second boat. You know anyone with one? I have a couple buddies that run the Fury and Vantage and love em, but I'm interested in something smaller and looking for opinions on the Glide

I would love a skiff as I mainly love to sight fish 80% of the time and trout fish the marsh when they're inside. It's hard to find a decent center console setup for a reasonable price, this has me looking for aluminum center consoles.

I just noticed this thread.

I have a skiff down here in central Florida. It's by far the best boat for our inshore fishing conditions. There are large parts in Mosquito Lagoon ( cape Canaveral) where you can only paddle or pole to preserve the grass.

I had maverick in 2003 and Ioved it.
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It and it held its value and bought a bass boat.

Use to buy used small Cajun specials with 30hp Johnson and put poling platform on them. They were great except in aluminum boat hull slapping there which don't have on a fiberglass.

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Why aren't these boats more popular in Louisiana?

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How did I miss this thread? Anyway, I own one and I would say they aren't more popular in Louisiana because:

- Polling here is not very easy, you find yourself dealing with the mud far too often.
- They are far more expensive than other boats that can do almost the same thing.
- Because of the previous point, upkeep is more expensive.

I remember one day at the launch someone telling me they loved my boat but could never deal with being afraid they'd mess it up.

I also think there's an aspect where people don't fully know these boats capabilities. So I did say other boats can do "almost the same thing" with almost being the key word. If you watch any of my videos, I can sneak up within inches to red fish because my boat is so quiet. I can also float in about 4" of water. Other boats that can do that are loud, use a surface drive, or something like that which spooks way more fish.

But, the reality is do people need to do what my boat can do? In Louisiana, not really. Fish are everywhere here, the only people that do what I do are those of us who are obsessed with it.