Guide boat fans?

54rndball · May 29, 2019

I am finally getting that guide boat after test rowing one years ago in St. Michaels at the small craft festival. I have used canoes and kayaks for years, but these guide boats are very fast row boats and even more stable in open water. But I am looking forward to doing some fishing with my son, maybe go for rockfish next year. It's a 15 foot boat and really quite good just for taking someone out on the water.

i'd like to hear from anyone else who like to row or paddle small boats!

54rndball · Jun 2, 2019

No small boats here? Ok.

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hodgepodge · Jun 2, 2019

Never heard of the category. Looks like a canoe you row. Hmmm.

outrider58 · Jun 2, 2019

hodgepodge said:
Never heard of the category. Looks like a canoe you row. Hmmm.

Or a modern punt?

Eddie Van · Jun 2, 2019

54rndball said:
I am finally getting that guide boat after test rowing one years ago in St. Michaels at the small craft festival. I have used canoes and kayaks for years, but these guide boats are very fast row boats and even more stable in open water. But I am looking forward to doing some fishing with my son, maybe go for rockfish next year. It's a 15 foot boat and really quite good just for taking someone out on the water.

i'd like to hear from anyone else who like to row or paddle small boats!

They're great boats both for rowing and very stable for working/recreation. I built a smaller, similar boat and it rows like a dream.

It's a great choice for light crabbing/fishing and to get some exercise too.

aray · Jun 2, 2019

Perhaps you can explain to those of us not familiar with the category - what exactly are the distinguishing characteristics of a guide boat?

outrider58 · Jun 3, 2019

aray said:
Perhaps you can explain to those of us not familiar with the category - what exactly are the distinguishing characteristics of a guide boat?

Basically they are flat water canoes that you row with oars from the center of the boat instead of paddling from each end. They have a wide beam, making them very stable. Popular in the northeast.

54rndball · Jun 3, 2019

Yes, flat water, but you can take a long trip. One guy for instance took one from Troy, NY down the Hudson to NYC and out to the ocean. He rowed down the Jersey coast, through the Delaware Bay to the Chesapeake, and from there to Baltimore. That's a little extreme. I just want to try and catch some stripers on the bay.

Here's a good article:

https://www.onthewater.com/adirondack-guideboat-north-woods-classic

Eddie Van · Jun 3, 2019

54rndball said:
... I just want to try and catch some stripers on the bay...

Not as pretty as a guideboat, but for consideration is a classic oared boat for fishing like a dory:

outrider58 · Jun 4, 2019

Eddie Van said:
Not as pretty as a guideboat, but for consideration is a classic oared boat for fishing like a dory:

In the last scene of "Captains Courageous"(1937), I've often wondered if that was the beginning of dories being used out west for flyfishing the big western rivers. Obviously, the movie is fiction...

ChannelCat · Jun 4, 2019

Nice find! It looks like you will be able to both sneak up on fish in the shallows and go out into the open bay as well provided its not too windy.

pbharvey · Jun 4, 2019

I’ve ran into this guy twice this year at Rocky Gorge. I’m sure he’d let you demo one.

https://www.gottarow.com

Boxcab · Jun 4, 2019

Every time I see the title of this thread come up, my mind goes here...

JoeRinMD · Jun 4, 2019

If you're serious about wanting a guide boat, this just came up in an email today...but you have to go to Maine to pick it up:

2018 Custom Built Maine Square Stern Guide Boat -- $6,500 -- https://boatsforsalebyowners.net/105901

The pics aren't that close but it looks like a beautiful build.

JoeR

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