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All good questions I should have put in the original post. 1. Plan to trailer it. Already having issues lifting my 100lb flipover ice house into the pick up bed. 2. Absolutely want to be able to stand and shoot out of it. 3. Want to have a nice hair with a high back in the boat 4...

Thanks Carl. As I mentioned below, I probably hunt 30 days a year and maybe 1-2 of those with a companion. I have to start thinking about when I hunt solo more than when I might hunt with someone else. Mark W

Considering I hunt 30-45 times/year and only 1-2 time with someone else, I am mostly considering a boat for solo hunting. It has to be light and has to have a shallow draft. I don't hunt muds and weeds but just shallow areas. Lots to learn here, thanks for the input Mark W

After a very frustrating season, it is time to rethink a few things. Mainly my biggest duckboat - 14ft Alumacraft V hull with a 15 HP long shaft motor. Have had this boat for years and has worked well. My favorite place to hunt is getting to tough to get to using an outboard motor and that big...

I have been a member here for as long as the site has been around. Made many friends here, hunted with a few of them, Ice fished with a few, camped with a few and shared stories with many over the years. Seen a couple of good buddies from the site pass on to a better place. One person in...

Have you looked at the regular Poke or the Poke Maxi. I have the 12' regular kevlar version. Weighs 22 lbs and can carry pretty much everything I need. Wish I could have found a Maxi. I would be worried that the Micro won't have enough room for you and everything else. Just saying Mark W

20 ducks, maybe. That's about it. Horrible season this year, worse I can recall. Opener was great and a couple of hunts after that and then no ducks. I haven't shot a duck since early October I am guessing. Sat in a couple places and had ducks swim into the decoys but I have a thing about...

That boat is the kevlar version and weighs in a 22lbs. I have one and love it. Been hunting out of this boat than any of my other duckboats. Mark

Hope that squirrel was dispatched with a shotgun and no other potentially illegal arms in the boat with you. Mark

Check is in the mail Dave and Steve. Didn't get the motor back today. It is getting spark and gas. . Does not want to turn over at all which suggests timing is off or spark is insufficient. Pin on the flywheel is good. Carb is spotless and reeds are good. He ordered a new powerpack as this...

Got up early and headed out to do some huting. Got to the rampo, boat in the water and everything loaded. I was the only one there and it was going to be a great morning. Until I tried to start the motor. Would not turn over at all. Gas line is brand new, gas is fresh, new plugs. Ran a few...

This is it. Looks safe as hell. Guy could barely stay upright with that thing on his back. Sorry you could open it. Was a good laugh. Mark

Perfect idea for running shallow water fishing areas. Never mind the peace and tranquility of fishing some remote stream somewhere. Glad I could help. https://www.facebook.com/reel/285978121048541?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=0NULKw

I" always thought the bestr way to hiunt geese was to go play a round of golf. Put the shotgun in one of the club holder slots and youll have your limit in no time. I was out on Wednesday. More toscout than anything else. Didn't bother setting out decoys, hiding my boat or myself or...

While we are fortunate to have a marina on our chain of lakes, most lakes in MN and WI are on smaller waters with no marina. The grid structure isn't so great either. If this State, and many others, force folks to purchase EV cars by a certain year (MN is pushing it in a few years time)...

Faster charging. Normal 110V might take a long time. The way our boat is used, one battery pack wouldn't last the morning and then it would need to be recharged. Just guessing here but charging an EV with 110 takes forever and a day. Mark

i have found trying to push pole up a river/stream is next to impossible. Depending on the speed of the current, it is one push up nd 7/8's going backward to reset your pole. Then, if you push crooked, the boat turns sideways and now you have other issues to deal with. I don't know how small...

Quite the list we've put together. I've done all of them more than once. Here were my mistakes. 1. Little to no gas. I remember coming in after the last hunt last season and saying I have to get some gas but will wait till next season as the boat isn't use in the summer. Got to the landing...

You probably already know this but if you don't get up on plane, you will be limited to the hull speed of the boat you have. Typically less than 7mph if I recall. There is a calculation on the web somewhere I am sure. I use my old Hoefgen Duck Boat and a homebuilt longtail motor on mine to...

Took out the big duckboat yesterday to go check out the place I frequently hunt. Name me the top 5 things boat owners forget to do, forget to check, or forget to bring along on that first outing of the season? I successfully did all 5 in one outing. I'm so proud of myself. Mark