re: Poling skiffs in Louisiana

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In short, yes, though your examples are a little hyperbolic. You seem convinced that the average LA fisherman's highest priority is to stalk reds in 6" of water and is willing to sacrifice a lot (an entire side of Venice in fact) for the ability to do that. That's why it's hard to take your "question" seriously

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I'm of the opinion the correct answer is to own two boats but that's out of the question for most for obvious reasons.

The question that you seem to think is dumb is given the fact we have more shallow water than deep, why don't more people make the sacrifice for that shallow water ability.

I guess a better question would be, if you could only have one boat, would you rather have open water capability or shallow water capability. A little bit of both is certainly possible. That boat won't do anything well, but it will perform adequately in multiple areas. It won't get too shallow, but it will get shallow enough, and it will handle a little chop and likely not beat you to death if things get real nasty.

If I can only have one, I'm taking the poling skiff. I can fish it like a kayak and make huge runs on perfect days. But that's just like, my opinion, man.