Gheenoe

I recently startly fishing from a Hi-Sider Gheenoe. My back is getting too old to paddle a lot so the Gheenoe has a 6 HP motor on the back. I paddle with a kayak paddle after motoring to my fishing location. With the motor up, I can paddle in 4" of water and have no trouble going into back waters for bream and bass. It is stable enough stand-up in with reasonable balance. Stability is important for older guys. Tom Cat

Hey Tom,

I've been interested in the Gheenoe for some time. Havn't yet had
a chance to try one. However, my son just decided to order a new one
and hopefully in the very near future I will know a lot more about them.
They certainly look practical for our lake waters here. With the outboard
you can put some distance behind you and when you get there you can
go into stealth mode with the paddle. Looks very practical. Thanks for
sharing. :D Warm regards, Jim

I did a serch for it on google.What a nice looking rig man those things look great.
Dennis

I use to own a 13' Gheenoe and it will do everything they say it will do and they are very stable. You can be in waist deep water and back up to the side of one and put your hands on the side, push down and sit on the side and it will not tip over. Just sit on the side and swing your feet and legs inside. The only reason I got rid of mind is that most of the time I fished by myself and the 13' weighs around 110 pounds! Too much for one person to handle so I got a trailer for it and then I could only fish the section of a river where I could back the trailer into the water. I sold it and now own a Hobie Cat 75 pontoon boat. Love it! It weighs in at 33 pounds and fits inside my Mazda truck even with the bed cap.

Overall, the Gheenoe is a great boat if having to use a trailer to haul it is not a problem.