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Offline Dixiejack

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Best type boat
« on: July 16, 2011, 05:00:51 PM »
Since I couldn't find a Fishing in Indiana forum, it thought I would ask here.  What kind of fishing do most people do on the Ohio River in the Madison area? I've also noticed most boats are deep-V hulls.  I have seen a few pontoon boats and I have a 22' Sun Tracker.  I also have seen barge traffic which can create some heavy waves that can be rough to ride out on a pontoon boat.  Would like to get some feedback on most popular boats.
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Re: Best type boat
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2011, 06:51:37 PM »
My grandparents have a Sun Tracker and they fish down around Old Dam 43 which is between Elizabeth and Mauckport. They seem to enjoy fishing from it and do pretty well. I have never heard any complaints about it. Hope this helps.


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Re: Best type boat
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2011, 02:03:16 AM »
Kinda depends on what you're fishin for.  Being a catfisherman, I'm a believer in a good aluminum deep-V.  Just sold my 18' Starcraft that was ideal and spent many hours on the Ohio.  Drug in thousands of pounds of fish over the years also.  Friend of mine uses the pontoon and does well.  Fishes tournaments from the thing and wins often so they do work.  Everybody knows if you intend to fish for bass you have to have a low draft surfboard that will run over a hundred mph.  ::)    Them bass must be speedy critters.   ;D   


The barges can put up quite a wake, especially when pushing upriver with a big load but they don't hold a candle to the Delta Queen running wide open, upriver, at 2a.m. when you're anchored just off the channel and half asleep.  Makes you appreciate a good deep-V real quick.


Long story short.  You can't beat a properly equipped aluminum deep-V with a deep draft for this ole river.  You can get by with a 16 footer if you're an experienced boater, but 18 or bigger is exponentially better.  8) 
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Re: Best type boat
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2011, 03:04:23 AM »
Thanks for your input.   I used to live on and fish the intracoastal waterway when I lived in Jacksonville, FL.  I used to fly fish fish the flats amd marshes in a canoe or 12' Jon boat. Wehn an ocean going tug pushing 3 or 4 barges and pulling 2 or 3 running at about 8 knots, I just run to shallow water and point the bow in the direction of the wake and ride it out.  You pretty well hve do the same with any small boat, but a deep V rides a lot better. This past March I rode up to Hardy Lake on day just checking it out. Looks like a nice place to fish.  Is the duck hunting good there?  How about on the river?

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Re: Best type boat
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2011, 03:28:58 AM »
Never been a duck hunter so I can't help with that.  Hardy is OK I guess but not my style.  If I want to lake fish, I usually make the drive down to Cumberland.  Put in at Jamestown and go for stripers or most anything else for that matter.  Patoka shows some good fishing through the week but weekends are just too crowded.  Shoot, on a holiday weekend you can walk across the boats from shore to shore and never get your feet wet.  Pretty much the same with all the local lakes nowadays though.   >:(   We have a few small lakes around that can be fished with a 8 or 10' jon and paddles or a canoe just west of me.  Some of the old mine lakes between here and Evansville are good producers also.  As far as that goes, the numerous creeks and small rivers will stock your freezer in a hurry and require very little equipment.  Indian creek where I live (Harrison county) holds some 10# cats, good sized bass and crappie and others in some of the deeper holes.  4 or 5 feet is a deep hole here. 
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Re: Best type boat
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2011, 08:34:16 AM »
Quote from: Dixiejack on July 17, 2011, 03:04:23 AM
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When an ocean going tug pushing 3 or 4 barges and pulling 2 or 3 running at about 8 knots, I just run to shallow water and point the bow in the direction of the wake and ride it out...................

You could also stop out of the boat in a place like that and you don't have to worry about getting capsized. ;D ;D
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Re: Best type boat
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2011, 10:30:34 AM »
I've been flipped out of my canoe several times.  My bad because I was trying to catch and ride the crest of the wave.   ;D
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Re: Best type boat
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2011, 11:51:12 AM »
See, when in doubt, bail out ! ;D ;D
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Re: Best type boat
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2011, 01:35:43 PM »
LOL.  Good advice.
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