Jon Boats

Post by **Evan** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:08 pm

Has anyone ever fished from a Jon boat? I'm interested in buy one in the near future but could use some advise. How stable, reliable are they, etc....?

Post by **DropShotr** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:17 pm

I have a narrow 14ft I throw in the truck to fish some small lakes in the area. Quite stable and it has a shallow draft. They excel in small(er) water away from wind. Quite a bumpy ride when it gets choppy out.

DropShot'r

Post by **1lastcast** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:10 pm

I own a 14ft tracker grizzly. I dont fish from it as its used mainly for waterfowl hunting. Being the first Jon boat Iv had it really surpised me. Its a very stable boat. This is no car topper though. Its around 300lbs or boat.

I would be comfortable fishing a back lake and standing in the bow. Some Jon bosts now have a V shaped bow to help break waves.

Post by **orrsey** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:55 am

I have a 16ft modV jon boat which i fish from. I find it much more stable then my last boat which was 15ft and had a deep hull. As stated they have a very shallow draft and can get into some very shallow water easily. It actually surprised me how well it handled, I didnt find it overly rough, and it handles rough water pretty easy. Ontop of that it moves along pretty good. It will do about 30mph with 2 guys, full floor, 3 batteries, bow mount etc. Needless to say I love it. So much so that I am probably going to upgrade to a bigger ModV jon witha bigger motor.

orrsey

Post by **gorfman007** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:44 pm

check the following site: http://www.seaark.com.Boat builder is in Monticello Arkansas. Boats can be buaght from Wards Marine in Kingston.

Post by **lub0** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:07 pm

Check this one instead:

http://www.porta-bote.com/

Ontario dealer:

http://www.ontarioportableboats.com/por ... rices.html

Post by **Jimmy_1** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:28 pm

I had a 12ft. I used it for waterfowling.
2 guys standing, shooting and a lab jumping in and out of the water....

Stood the test for us!!!

J

Post by **Lunker Larry** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:12 am

First boat I ever owned was a 10' with a 5hp Chrysler. That little motor pushed it easily and it was stable as can be. Although a small boat, a side benefit of the flat bottom is they provide lots of usable room.

Post by **bigpikemike** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:09 pm

we have a 10ft v bow jon boatwith a 2hp 4stroke honda....great for back lakes...great to let the kids use...not as sturdy as i would like but does the job...we use it to fish in front of the cottage...other then a car topperfor back lakes...buy a real boat...boats r cheap...buy the biggest aluminum boat u can find...nothing less then a 14ft extra wide extra deep and a 9.9hp....then upgrade the motor when funds are available....even 6hp will do.....best motor i have ever owned and used on boat up to 17ft is a 7.5hp johnson second best is my 9.9hp johnson and i know guys that swear by 6hp johnsons