re: Poling skiffs in Louisiana

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Miles Larose and the guys at Shallow South use flats skiffs quite well in the LA Marsh.

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And run them out to the barrier islands pretty frequently. You're more limited by your knowledge of handling a boat than you are by the boat itself, though a skiff is definitely limited.

We just sold a 22' Skeeter ZX22 bay boat and I've got a Fury coming soon. I found that 99% of my fishing was being done from my Pro Drive, and the only time I really used my Skeeter was to get out to Cat Island or run triple tail. I can triple tail fish on a good day in the Fury, it was way more range than my Pro Drive, and I can run the whole marsh with it.

It's certainly not a do it all boat, but for what I do, I think it's the best option. I fished several from Hells Bay, Maverick, Action Craft, and a couple of other smaller brands like Andros. At the end I went with the ECS just because of the customization.