I wanna boat!
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Yogi & Cordelia's Erin
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Um,
This is hard to answer without a few more bits of info?
Are you fishing on rivers or lakes? How deep?
Will this be more for fishing or more for training?
Loading a Newf from the water into a low-riding boat (like a bass-boat style) can be challenging (though done). We have a bow rider for our place up in Canada, and there's a small platform off the back of it. Be not fooled, it is still challenging
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How big are the fish, and do you want a live-well?
I can try and help more after that since we have quite a bit of boating-with-Newf experience, albiet none of our dogs are certified for water rescue.
This is hard to answer without a few more bits of info?
Are you fishing on rivers or lakes? How deep?
Will this be more for fishing or more for training?
Loading a Newf from the water into a low-riding boat (like a bass-boat style) can be challenging (though done). We have a bow rider for our place up in Canada, and there's a small platform off the back of it. Be not fooled, it is still challenging
.How big are the fish, and do you want a live-well?
I can try and help more after that since we have quite a bit of boating-with-Newf experience, albiet none of our dogs are certified for water rescue.
ardeagold
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I don't know...I agree with Y&C's Erin.
I think you should get a Boston Whaler
This is a favorite brand around here. You can get used ones too, but none are especially inexpensive.
http://www.whaler.com/Rec/default.asp?content=choosewhaler
I think you should get a Boston Whaler
http://www.whaler.com/Rec/default.asp?content=choosewhaler
Sailorgirl
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I wouldn't suggest a Whaler if you also want to be doing water training with it ... that's a big ol' boat for a dog to practice towing.
Honestly, I'd drop the idea of trying to combine two into one unless your idea of fishing is paddling out onto a small lake. You'll want to mount a platform on a boat for water training and while I suppose you could take it off for fishing, I doubt that would be much fun. And there's no way in the world I'd spend that much on a boat for water training.
Plus, a fishing boat you will probably want a motor and it's not say you can't take that off for water training, but it's just one more thing to have to switch over. If I were you I'd scour the used boat Web sites (and there are tons, in addition to eBay motors) for one of each. Maybe you can find two boats that can fit on the same trailer or something and save in that dept. A boat for water training doesn't have to be fancy since really you're never more than 50 feet from shore in it.
Fortunately I'm lucky enough to occasionally be able to train with people in our regional club who have boats, but we do most of our training at home. You know what kind of boat I used to practice towing last year? A 7-foot rubber inflatable type loaded with a few spare cobblestones. Granted, that only works for the junior exercises, but it's a start.
[ 03-20-2006, 09:45 PM: Message edited by: Sailorgirl ]
Honestly, I'd drop the idea of trying to combine two into one unless your idea of fishing is paddling out onto a small lake. You'll want to mount a platform on a boat for water training and while I suppose you could take it off for fishing, I doubt that would be much fun. And there's no way in the world I'd spend that much on a boat for water training.
Plus, a fishing boat you will probably want a motor and it's not say you can't take that off for water training, but it's just one more thing to have to switch over. If I were you I'd scour the used boat Web sites (and there are tons, in addition to eBay motors) for one of each. Maybe you can find two boats that can fit on the same trailer or something and save in that dept. A boat for water training doesn't have to be fancy since really you're never more than 50 feet from shore in it.
Fortunately I'm lucky enough to occasionally be able to train with people in our regional club who have boats, but we do most of our training at home. You know what kind of boat I used to practice towing last year? A 7-foot rubber inflatable type loaded with a few spare cobblestones. Granted, that only works for the junior exercises, but it's a start.
[ 03-20-2006, 09:45 PM: Message edited by: Sailorgirl ]
janices
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Academy http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=products/outdoors/marine/boats&selectedSKU=0141-00124-1436&start=0 carries a nice boat for fishing and water training. It's the 14-foot flat bottom aluminum boat.