Advice re square stern canoe?

[HCR]

I want to get a square stern canoe suitable for just myself and my small dog (35 lbs.) and power it with a small outboard (3 hp or less) or an electric trolling motor.

I will carry it on my pickup (8 ft. bed).

Anyone have a sugggestion for what to purchase or NOT purchase?

[Clay]

As a young guy, my wife and I fished out of a Colman Scanoe. I remember it as extremely stable for a canoe and while I don't recomend it for everyone, I use to stand up in that thing and cast. I had a 5 hp Mercury on that and it use to fly. These days I own a Lund but most of the time that I am in the water I use my waders. I still miss that old boat that I sold, I had a lot of fun in it. Good luck with whatever you decide, I'm sure that there are more technically advanced choices available these days.

Rick

[WarrenP]

HCR,

Everyone's needs vary so I will not make any suggestions, but, here is a good web site that may help you in your search. I purchased a MichiCraft alum. canoe in 13' from them many years ago and was satisfied with their service. They have a square stern 12' canoe that you may or may not be interested in. It is just a good site to explore what is out there.

www.castlecraft.com


Good luck with whatever you purchase

[sperzonkers2]

I have a square stern sportspal canoe 14ft. It is quite stable on the water. I have not put a motor on it yet but it is not bad paddling. I carry it in my pickup but I added a bed extender from Cabelas as my bed is the short 6.5 ft. It works!! Good luck

[Rawthumb]

You don't state what king of water you are fishing, which will affect boat choice.

If you are fishing still water and want to stand to cast a flyrod, a pram may be a good option.

If you want to fish moving water too, you can consider pontoons, something like a nu canoe, or a boat like a Riverhawk. You can review them all via google.

[jsmartt]

I have an Old Town Discovery sport. Its a 13 foot square stern canoe - wide and stable as heck , not a good paddler but scoots along quite well with a 3 hp gamefisher motor. Its pretty heavy but I can put it on roof racks or in the back of my pickup by myself - and I'm not that big 5'9" 160 lbs. I fish standing up in it all the time. In fact i have one of those tiller extenders and motor about while standing up as well.

[126barnes]

I got a 14' sportspal SS that weights in at 4o odd pounds, got a 2.5 hp 2 stroke that pushes it okay, fast enough in unexplored still water, anyways. I carry it around in the pan of my truck. Stern first upside down with the nose untop of my tail gate in the closed position. I tie it down from the cross member which is just inside the tailgate to the pan tie downs with racket straps. Works fine while travling at speeds of 100 km/h about 60 mph (I think). The boat is stable enough to stand on stillwater while drifting slowly.

[mnklagoon]

it all depends on your budget. you can go from a used alumnacraft in the 500 range to a custom built wood and canvas from roland thurlow upwards of 6000. check out norwest canoes they have a 15 footer thats nice. also if you have time you can build a rangeley boat (square stern) that weighs about 95 pounds made of cedar strips and fiber glass covered for about 2000. to see them check out newfound woodworks. i used an alumnacraft for years and absolutely loved it. good luck !

[jeffsod]

I have an old grumman and love it but if you have to lift it over your head onto a rack it can be a bit much alone. But very stable once on the water and a pleasure to fish out from.

[hutjensmpg]

Cranberry creek - made exactly for what you're looking for.

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