What is a Good Pirogue for Duck Hunting?

Native Ultimate

If you can, I recommend getting one with the spud holes.

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What are some good options?

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for one man and gear, I use a 12' fiberglass one.

easy to load up, maneuvers well, easy to conceal.

last one I bought came from the pierre part store for a little over $300.

I can usually get 3-5 seasons out of one before I do something stupid and crack the side.

Bobcat 2 man pirouge.



It’s got a concave bottom that makes it really stable. It tracks good too. My brother has one and 2 people can use it if they don’t haul much gear and aren’t going very far.

I’ve got a water moccasin and it just doesn't track as well and isn’t nearly as stable. Also, it is taller so not as easy to hide as the bobcat. The bobcat is so low profile, we wouldn’t worry about hiding it. We would just put burlap over it and push it out of the way. Or sit on it while wadding.

Chapman out of Chalmette.

fishfighter original

or ron chapman


the ones Evry Des Roches made were pretty good but he's long long gone

Have had a Bobcat fiberglass pirogue for around 40 years and is still in good shape with all it has been thru. Best I remember I bought from factory in Gloster, Texas

Man, I've learned the hard way. For the type of hunting and fishing I like to do Aluminum is the way to go! They don't break, and they are light. Grumman is my preference. You can drag them across open ground, lift them over fences, drop them off of your truck onto pavement etc...They are virtually indestructible. The onnnllyyyy disadvantage to me is that when one person is in them on a windy day they get dragged around by the wind. This is manageable by distributing your weight though.

Fiberglass starts to let water in through the finish and that is the beginning of the end. You have to sand and refinish and it is never ending.

Wood also is to dense and heavy. It splinters and is breakable.

They make plastic canoes, but they suck because the seats tear away from the frame....

Aluminum will last much longer than any other material.

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