re: Poling skiffs in Louisiana

Poling is typically a two man job. A hunter and a caster if you will. I take a lot of shots from the poling platform but it can be tricky to make quick shots at fish behind the boat or try and drop a fly on a cruising redfish after a blown shot by the guy up front.

Ovbiously everything is a trade off. Trolling motors are great for covering a big flat in just a few minutes rather than poling it for an hour.

Given how much shallow water we have, it's just a little surprising to me that more people don't have light weight technical poling skiffs. Especially given the popularity of kayak fishing.