re: Poling skiffs in Louisiana

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I agree with you here a little bit in a sense that you don't need a flats boat necessarily to catch redfish, but like Barf mentioned, fishing how you would in a low draft boat is definitely something you can only do in one. There are plenty of ways to catch fish all over the coast, and a poling skiff is just a way to experience it a little differently than let's say deep canal, islands, structure fishing where you can just go party in a bigger boat.

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To put it into perspective. If I hit 4 or 5 feet of water, I'm in trouble. Too deep to pole effectively, even with a 21ft pole. I'm out of there and looking for shallow water.

I'm limited to a max of about 36 inches of water. However, I feel the opportunity to fish sub 3 foot deep water is plentiful and warrants the use of a poling skiff. The kayaks are fantastic for fishing that water that most people pass up for one reason or another. However, I feel there is an argument to be made for poling skiffs or things like a Gheenoes that are similarly priced to high end kayaks but offer 100x the coverage without much increase in operating costs.