boats to get to hard to reach places

[droman]

A good friend and I live to fish in the Daks but have been toting a heavy canoe around when we pack in on a wheel base. can anyone suggest better light weight equipment such as a canoe of portable boat that would suit our needs a bit more lightly? Thanks!

[Wldrns]

A good friend and I live to fish in the Daks but have been toting a heavy canoe around when we pack in on a wheel base. can anyone suggest better light weight equipment such as a canoe of portable boat that would suit our needs a bit more lightly? Thanks!

It looks like you are fairly new here. Welcome. I'll not repeat all the sage advice that has been a very frequent theme on this and other forums. Just do a forum search on "hornbeck", or "placidboats" and you'll come up with a great many posts to answer your question (not limited to these two manufacturers).

[droman]

thank you , I will check it out. I just signed up to this awesome website.

[Justin]

Here is a very helpful thread that I started a couple years ago:

https://www.adkforum.com/showthread.php?t=4301&highlight=mounts

I've yet to make my rig, but I certainly hope to this year.

[therubin]

Fishing float tubes

My husband and I love to fish mountain lakes and ponds, and have gotten hooked (terrible pun intended) on using portable fishing float tubes. They cost less than $200, are extremely portable, and allow you to reach remote places. Only problem is that they are so damn comfortable that it's hard not to fall asleep while floating around!

[brookies4ever]

Link I would suggest is http://www.paddling.net/, found what i considered to be a bargain, an 18 lb Hornbeck style Old town canoe made with fiberglass for $400 from a gentleman in Oneonta. I can carry rather easily in one hand with my fly rods in it for long distances(3 miles or so) depending on terain. Bought the canoe about 10 years ago, and can say that enjoyment I've had in getting to remote ADK ponds that I couldn't take my 85 lb Old Town to, has easily surpassed what I paid for the light weight canoe. If you're looking for higher end light weight canoes, might want to look at the Lost Pond kevlar single man canoes, will warn you, price starts for those I believe at $1600

[droman]

Thanks Justin. That rig looks ingenious. See ya on the water.