Thought it would be cool to see what everybody's first rig was before they upgraded to thier newer rigs.

I ran a 1442 with a 13hp lt, then upgraded to 24hp

I think a 70 something riveted 1436 with a 13 LT.

1442 weldbuilt 27hp delta waterfowl go devil longtail.

1972 model, 1448 Monark riveted flat. 27hp longtail.

16 foot Louisiana travler and a 23 lt. Wasn't mine it was my dads but it is what I learned on

15x48 G3 Jon boat with a 23GDSD. Kinda miss it to be honest. Had LOTS of fun in that little rig.

I started in style...2004 GatorTrax 1854 HyperTunnel with 29 HP Kawasaki EFI Hyperdrive motor...later upgraded the motor to 35 HP Vanguard. I sold that boat to a guy who has become one of my top 2 hunting partners...I hunted out of that boat last Sunday.

There have been four mudboats since...

1st: 13 ft mud boat with a 25 hp robin Subaru.
2nd: 14/48 alweld with 20 hp gd lt.
3rd: upgraded the 20 lt to a 23 hp gd sd on the 14/48
4th (current): 18/48 gt boat with 35 hp gtr

She had a 92 Chevy camaro z28 I think I was 16 and......wait wrong thread


1442 hand me down 24gdlt

Ran a GD LT at a lease for 10 years it wasn't mine when we lost it I had to purchase a rig to get me around & hunt out of.

Purchased my first mud rig 3 years ago... I'm still lovin' it

1642 with 36 pd than 1848 with modded 35 GTR. Only thing before those was my lil 15 ft pop rivet with my 25 mariner hahha
Always just rode in the big boys the 350 chevys in the real ditch witches

1- 20 HP LT 16x48 POS
2- airboat 350 on 14 '
3- airboat 454 on 15'
4- 18x54 gtb with 35 gt
5- 18x54 cpb with 35 gt

1 man pirogue with a paddle and a push pole. Even more reliable than a GD LT!

I'm still in my first mud rig..

16' x48" Scully hull with a 25hp Go-devil. Man that thing gave you a work out.

14 by 36 with a 20 hp go devil longtail, bought it with my own money so I would always have something of my own to use when i choose, now hunting out of a 2011 gator tail on a 18 by 48 boat with hunt deck has 8 or 9 hours on her now

for me it was a pirogue in the back of a 86 F-150 then i got me a 2001 weldbuilt flatbottom with a 23LT, that little boat would carry my ass everywhere. Wish i still had it, now i run a Gator with a bad arse hull

1970 rivited Sears 15/52 with a 25 Yamaha. When I burnt it up, I bought a 25 Suki. Yes, they were too mud boats, they just shouldn't have been. lol
Traded the Sears for a 15/48 G3. Sold the Suki before I killed it & bought a 27 MB.
I don't have the time or energy to post em all since then.

Sent from my Commando

16/48 with homemade 16 hp longtail

the good ole pirogue with one paddle for me i was lucky to have two paddles so whoever was with me could get in on the action now i got a 1436 alumacraft it had a 9hp gdlt but i upgraded it to a 16hp and its serving the purpose for where im hunting maybe one day ill get off the money and upgrade to a surface drive and mud hull

2000 1644gd with a 25 gdlt. Sold the motor and put a 31 hypersport mb on it.

2007 1644gd with a 23 gdlt. Sold the motor and put a 27 gdsd on it. No plans to sell this one, I'm really liking it.

1652G3 with a 29 Kawi on the back..Made the bottom of that boat look worse than a old washboard after a year..and it leaked like a no other.

16x 48 gd with a 27 sd loved it just not big enough

15ft weldbilt with a 23gdsd

I'm running my first mud rig.

1548 weldbilt w/ a 20hp GD longtail.

10' sneak boat with 6.5 gdlt wit a high performance go cart carb

This is my new toy! Just picked it up today! 1/8th hull, bilge, little spot light for the front (not seen in pic), 23 hp Vanguard, 16 feet long I forgot the width.

13hp btlt on a 14x36 grizley ran good once i put a 36x12 inch trim tab on it.

1960 something riveted 1436 bateau with a 20 MB long tail. tore that boat up till it leaked like a sieve.

15x42 tin can, with a 15hp gdlt, then upgraded to a 23 mudbuddy, now Ive got a canoe and a paddle that varies from a 1/2 hp, to 60hp, depending on whether or not I took my meth for the morning

I still own mine. Its a 2006 1436 Alumacraft rivited boat (with pods) and a nice little GDLT 16hp motor. It aint no GatorTrax or custom build but it gets me and a couple guys just about anywhere I wanna go on about 5 bucks worth of gas.

'85 1236 Alumacraft Jon with a homemade 9hp longtail.... Thought I was quite the pimp with that rig!

15X42 Alweld with a 20hp GDLT, Then upgraded to a 17x42 skiff with a 31hp Lt-Beast!

First mud rig was a 14' pirogue with a 5hp Briggs. Direct drive. the shaft came straight out the back of the pirogue. It ran good til ya tried to "gas on it". When ya gave it too much throttle it would nosedive and that was that. Called it the hell diver. Spent more time on the bottom than it did floatin. That was back bout 25 or so years ago. Fun times.

14x36 Louisiana Travler 13hp Honda Beavertail

18'44'' GD boat with a EVT modded 24 longtail.

Mine was a 16 riveted mod v non-smooth bottom. Super light boat. With a 27hp with a LT beav.