Terry,
If you head up to the Salmon River you might see the last of the Fletcher's boats. One of the guides up there bought it.
Nick, give me a shout if you want to talk drift boats with out me boring everyone here.
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> On Oct 8, 2013, at 8:15 PM, Terry C <flycstrva56@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hopefully when you get one a drunk driver won't t-bone it going 65 mph and destroy it when it's parked.
> Nick, I fish the upper Potomac often out of my kayak. One of the things I like about it is That I can paddle up river then drift back to the launch spot. Also it's easy to load and unload from car. Using a drift boat will require down river trips with a pick up vehicle . I would think twice. In my opinion for what it's worth you would get more use from a kayak . If you are looking for a drift boat Fletcher's had 3 of them last year, don't know what happened to them. I think they wanted to sell.
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>> On Oct 8, 2013, at 9:50 AM, Nick F - Gaucho Fly <nfran...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Sitting at home with too much time to think and not enough time to fish, my thoughts have turned toward what watercraft I should eventually buy to fish the upper potomac and nearby rivers. After thinking about a canoe, kayak, pontoon or a raft, I am slowly convincing myself that what I really want is a drift boat. I know that the general wisdom is that a raft (or a jet boat) is a much better choice for the upper potomac, but to me there is nothing quite as pretty and fun as rowing a drift boat down a big river, and I am willing to sacrifice a bit on versatility, even if it means that I can't float as many sections of the river and may have to take more care not to damage it. My conclusion (and hopefully not just wishful thinking) is that in the drift boat, I will be able to float the Upper Potomac when its a bit higher, and when its not, I can focus on certain deeper sections, lakes, trips to western MD, or of course, the lower Potomac. I even saw a bunch of drift boats on the Susquehanna flats this Spring, so I know at least a few guys are using them within an hour or two drive.
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>> With all that in mind, I am hoping that someone who has a drift boat or real exeperience in one around this area can either set me at ease or tell me if they think going this route will be a mistake, in either practical or safety terms.
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