I hope that the weather is kinder to some of you than it has been for me. It has rained here incessantly, and every stream and reservoir in GA and AL have been a mess for weeks.
A friend and I have some places that we want to tackle, both streams and lakes, and some do not have ramps. We don’t want a canoe or float tube in them, they are not practicable. Our jon boats and skanoe are too big and or heavy, and thus I am considering a two man toon versus two single toons with 9-10 foot bladders and a front casting platform.
Have any of you rigged a TM on one or seen a pontoon frame for doing it? I have not, but would like to do it to spend more time fishing and less rowing, particularly against a current.
Another consideration is the fact that in most states as soon as you put a motor of any kind, including trolling motors, you have to register then and put numbers on them.
These are the idle thoughts that posses a man’s mind when he’s not able to fish.
Just a thought; I am wondering how much less bulky and unwieldy a two-man pontoon wold be than a small jon boat or skiff? The ones I have seen look pretty big and bulky. Granted though, I have never handled one myself so take this with liberal salt.
I’ve got a one man toon with a 30 pound cheapo trolling motor on it. Even with a full size battery, I love it. I welded up the mount and it worked out very well. That said, it does draw more water now with the extra weight. For lake and pond settings, that’s no problem. But for shallow creeks and rivers I leave the motor and battery at home.
For a two man deal, I think you would want a more powerfull motor, maybe 40-50 pound thrust. You might even want to use a smallish (2 1/2 hp or so) outboard.