re: atchafalaya skiff

If you're not crawfishing or dipping shad, I'm not sure why you'd go skiff. If you go flat bottom, you can do what you want (cruise the basin) and fish easier.

A skiff is a nice alternative to mud hulls since they typically have a flat bottom and can be had used cheaper. Also nice having the pointed bow for timber but if you'll have an outboard, I don't see a skiff going to places you can't with a flat bottom and an outboard.