jakesnapper

The other afternoon it came a thunderstorm while my boat was still in the back of my truck. When I went to unload it after the rain, I noticed water sloshing inside the hull. Take mind that this is a brand new boat with no cracks. Could the water have seeped in the seam on the outer edge? Mine has the drain plugs in the end so it was no big deal to open them up and let it run out but has anybody else had this issue? Has anybody run a bead of silicone caulk around the edge to seal off the seam?

Tfultz I sure like that bow fishing rig. How much run time do you get out of those lights?

The paddling test results are in. A regular paddle is a no-go. An extra-long kayak did pretty well if seated on a board placed flat across the gunwales or used from the standing position like you would on a SUP. Obviously, going into a head wind or upstream was more difficult but not impossible. I think the use of a kayak paddle would be just fine for a small river float trip. No doubt, a trolling motor will be the easiest and best in most situations. The addition of a rudder helped a lot. In the future I will make a larger one but for a quick fix I made one from a old license plate zip-tied to a thin piece of scrap metal and C-clamped to the stern. As for the fishing report, I did manage to put 14 speckled trout in the box the other night while fishing from the BR. Thanks guys for the idea to use a rudder.

Well, that is not what I was hoping to hear but I guess I will try it anyways. Either way, it'll beat bank fishing in some small WMA ponds. Hey, mmrivera, you aren't 11B , are you? I went to basic with some guys that ended up at the Hood.

I have wanted one of these boats for years. I couldn't pass it up when Academy had them on sale for $279. It had been a toss-up between a BR and a kayak but the wife liked the idea of the BR better for taking the kids on the water. So, here I am....part of the club. I have a trolling motor that I will use on it but have not got it registered yet. Apparently LA has some extra red tape when a boat is purchased out of state. Anyways, in the meantime I was thinking of useing a kayak paddle. I haven't tried it out yet but it seems feasible. Especially with a custom rudder, of which I have not made yet but soon will. Has anybody used a kayak paddle on theirs? How well does it work?