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As I was standing on a bank last weekend fighting tooth and nail with rocks and trees I decided it would be fun to get a boat for fishing. I have been looking around and I found this:
http://omaha.craigslist.org/boa/774453153.html
You can't beat $120 with a stick for a boat that floats, that was cheaper than a pontoon rental for a day at the lake I was at.
My big worry is this thing is made out of fiberglass, what is the typical lifespan for a fiberglass boat?
Also I have 2-3 other guys that go fishing with me, is this thing going to be big enough for 4 decent sized guys fishing? Looks like it seats 6 but not in ideal fishing positions.
I was at Rathbun Lake, the second biggest lake in Iowa (16k acre), and aside from light ski traffic it looked pretty smooth out there from what I could see. I can honestly say that aside from MAYBE Red Rock Lake which is only marginally larger it would never see a larger body of water with me at the helm. We would mostly be going around the edges chasing fish.
http://omaha.craigslist.org/boa/774453153.html
You can't beat $120 with a stick for a boat that floats, that was cheaper than a pontoon rental for a day at the lake I was at.
My big worry is this thing is made out of fiberglass, what is the typical lifespan for a fiberglass boat?
Also I have 2-3 other guys that go fishing with me, is this thing going to be big enough for 4 decent sized guys fishing? Looks like it seats 6 but not in ideal fishing positions.
I was at Rathbun Lake, the second biggest lake in Iowa (16k acre), and aside from light ski traffic it looked pretty smooth out there from what I could see. I can honestly say that aside from MAYBE Red Rock Lake which is only marginally larger it would never see a larger body of water with me at the helm. We would mostly be going around the edges chasing fish.