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jpc014
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:17 pm Posts: 785 Location: Meraux, LA
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 otter duck boats?
anybody have one of these? i saw them in cabela's and my pirogue finally gave out after 15 yrs of service,  . so im thinking about getting one of these instead of building me a new one. so do yall know anything about them pros & cons? besides costs of these is the same for a good pirogue or for building one so 6 one way half dozen the other...
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Robn1020
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:09 pm Posts: 4232 Location: Cypress, TX
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 Re: otter duck boats?
I looked at em. They're ok. Check out a marsh rat on google. I bought one and love it.
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Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:55 pm |
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slambin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:21 pm Posts: 1262 Location: St. Francisville, LA
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 Re: otter duck boats?
check out bobcat pirogues. I acquired one when my friend left his at my house. Concave bottom and this thing will not turn over.
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Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:03 pm |
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jpc014
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:17 pm Posts: 785 Location: Meraux, LA
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 Re: otter duck boats?
not worried about flipping, i keep good balance in a pirogue. its the ability to maneuver in very shallow water and carry a load and still move easily. don't want to be plowing when i can glide over ( if i'm making sense ) might just build me another pirogue and be done with it cause i can't seem to find something that i want
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EasTexDux88
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:08 pm Posts: 1069 Location: Longview Tx
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 Re: otter duck boats?
take a look at the carstens puddler or pintail. they have always seemed nice. i think the puddler may have a lil bit of rake like your old one
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richardb
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:47 am Posts: 351 Location: Fresno, Ca
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 Re: otter duck boats?
x2 on the marsh rat
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Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:22 pm |
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EasTexDux88
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:08 pm Posts: 1069 Location: Longview Tx
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 Re: otter duck boats?
so whats the story man?? ya get one yet?
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The Shafer
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:46 pm Posts: 1947 Location: Longview. TX
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 Re: otter duck boats?
dude this is no chit... I was on patman last year scouting for ducks and I saw these two dudes in one of those. they had a trolling motor on that sucker and were way the hell away from a boat ramp. That boat had about 2 inches of the sides showing above the water cause of the load they had in it. I just laughed to my self and kept on going. Bout three hours later I was coming back that direction and say them dudes paddlin. I pulled up beside them and asked them if they needed any help and they said no, that their battery only lasted about 30 min and theyde been paddlin the rest of the day. I asked them were they put in at and it was the same place I did...bout 5 miles away. I asked them if they knew how far away from the ramp they were and they said no. When I told them you should have seen the look on their faces...it was totally priceless. But they still refused any help and I left them paddlin along. That was some of the funniest chit I have ever seen on that lake. 
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Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:39 pm |
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EasTexDux88
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:08 pm Posts: 1069 Location: Longview Tx
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 Re: otter duck boats?
been in that position before with one of my buddies. out in a 12ft jon when the troller was all but dead... sucked ass..
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Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:54 pm |
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jpc014
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:17 pm Posts: 785 Location: Meraux, LA
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 Re: otter duck boats?
No i didn't get one yet...I'm trying to decide what I am gonna do and if they are worth getting. No one really knows anything about them. So I'm gonna research a lot more about them.
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HUNT4DEER
MMT F.E.
Joined: Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:39 am Posts: 833 Location: DODGIN ROCKS ON THE RIVER OR CARS ON THE INTERSTATE
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 Re: otter duck boats?
those bobcats look nice. also doesnt coco build them too. would think it would be the last one you would need unless stolen.
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:19 pm |
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brlcla
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:11 pm Posts: 955 Location: Lake Charles, LA
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 Re: otter duck boats?
the stealth boats are nice but they are heavy.... I was looking at them for a while... The 1200 is air filled and the 2000 is foam filled... They are both very stable and they just came out with a really good blind for them late last year. When I was looking at them I was really considering a Crawdad motor for them instead of fighting with a battery and trolling motor. http://www.crawdadmotors.com/
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webfoot7
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:29 am Posts: 61
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 Re: otter duck boats?
We used to use one and we loved it. they are really tough and stable. we tested it out just to see how much it would really hold and it held 4 of us and all our gear. of course i wouldnt recommend this we were in shallow water just in case it did sink but it didnt even get close to going under. i would highly recommend this boat to anyone they are well worth the money and i cant say enough good things about it.
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