Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Drift boat on craigslist

[Daniel Davala]

Vince,

 

This definitely falls into the classified category, especially with a link to Craigslist.  Please refrain from this type of posting in the future.  Also, there's a good reason most Upper Potomac guides use rafts instead of drift boats.  The rafts bounce off or flex over the big rocks that make up a lot of the Potomac bottom, especially through the sections with "rapids".  We just drifted through Seneca Breaks yesterday in our kayaks, and even with the River still a bit high I would not want to run that section in a hard-hull drift boat.  Additionally, when motoring in a drift boat, the front end pops a pretty significant "wheelie" making it pretty difficult to see rocks up ahead, so motoring up river in an unfamiliar section can be treacherous. 

 

That's definitely a cool looking rig, but not my first choice for this type of watershed.  I think if I were the seller, I would take a sweet road trip out west, drift a few big rivers, then unload it out there where there's a much better market for that kind of boat.

 

Dan Davala

On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Vince <vi...@hockingcounty.com> wrote:

Hey! Hopefully this is seen as a public service announcement rather than a classified. Just saw that someone has listed a stealthcraft drift boat on the local craigslist.  Looks to be a good deal and I don't see these very often on the east coast!

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/boa/3944816977.html

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[Michael Smith]

Drift boats also suck on stillwater when the wind starts blowing: too much surface area above the water.

Having said all that, go ahead and buy it, then you can row me down the South Fork of the Snake for Troutasaurus Rex.  =)





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[Brian]

They are also very popular on the Delaware river in NY.  And there are a few monster trout up there, like this one my brother in law caught.