Fishing Boats
We are often asked if our boats can be used for fishing. To us it seems a silly question, they were invented for fishing. That was their first function. But, in this era of 300 horsepower bass boats and wearing crash-helmets when blasting from one fishing spot to the next....yes, our boats can be used for fishing. These next two photos are of what one of our employees, Dan Bushey, does when he's not building boats.
And here's a close-up of Dan's catfish. It weighed 28.45lbs at the weigh-in station. Then Dan put it back into Lake Champlain and went fishing for its bigger brother.
The dory is stable enough for standing and stealthy enough for catching. But any of our boats make excellent fishing boats, wonderful trolling boats. A customer told us he had to stop fishing for bluefish in Long Island Sound in his Vermont Packboat because he couldn't fit any more fish into the boat. It sounds like a fish-story to us....but boy, we'd love to have seen the photo. Another customer told us of being towed in his Vermont Fishing Dory from Charleston Harbor out into the ocean by a 45 lb redfish caught on a flyrod. Folks on the shore watched in disbelief as he sat there being dragged along.
The low center of gravity of our boats allows you to take your mind off of the boat and keep it where it belongs, on the fish you are stalking. The pinned oars often sit in the water. Either oar, pulled or pushed with either hand, will turn your boat to face whichever way the fish is running. The low draft inherent in all of our boats makes it possible for you to get almost anywhere while making almost no noise. The boats are easy to row and can cover a large amount of water getting you to where the fish are. The boats are comfortable, butt and back friendly, allowing you to comfortably sit while seeking your prey.
May we build one for you?
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