Built a pirogue today

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by RickyH

Thanks guys. I can't wait to finish it and test it out. I put the nose on today and all I have left is to put on the sides and fiberglass the top and bottom. Have y'all seen any hybrids or small layout boats around SWLA or know if anyone uses them around here?

No, always wanted to build one though. Have some killer spots where they would come in handy. Love the fact of.how.concealed you are.

[simplepeddler]

Ricky,

I have not seen many guys use them. It seems most guys around here thing you need a gazillian horse power surface drive to kill birds.....LOL

I think it's a cultural thing......can you imagine how deadly these could be?
even in a rice field when the wind is not working to your blind.....lay these little boats out, wax myrtle them up and whala......

I am looking at have a a small 10X36 aluminum built now. It will have a small 7 horse surface drive. I am integrating a "caddy" system with wheels where two guys could hall in across levees, of in my case about a two hundred yard walk through the woods.

Small is the thing.......I hope so any way.
We hunted out of the larger sleds this year and it worked like a charm in shallow water cover.......bout as good as a pirogue, but with more stability to shoot

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by simplepeddler

Ricky,

I have not seen many guys use them. It seems most guys around here thing you need a gazillian horse power surface drive to kill birds.....LOL

I think it's a cultural thing......can you imagine how deadly these could be?
even in a rice field when the wind is not working to your blind.....lay these little boats out, wax myrtle them up and whala......

I am looking at have a a small 10X36 aluminum built now. It will have a small 7 horse surface drive. I am integrating a "caddy" system with wheels where two guys could hall in across levees, of in my case about a two hundred yard walk through the woods.

Small is the thing.......I hope so any way.
We hunted out of the larger sleds this year and it worked like a charm in shallow water cover.......bout as good as a pirogue, but with more stability to shoot

Who makes the 7 horse surface drive?

[simplepeddler]

Copperhead......pretty sweet

[RODBENDER]

I did see some guys with two in Sabine. They were attaching their grass to the outside of the boats when we past. They were very interesting to see. Wish we would have seen them on the way out.

[Bones566]

How is the pirogue holding up so far?