Shorter oars help in these situations...
JD, I have a 16-foot wide-bottom drift boat. I have 9-foot wooden oars and am considering purchasing new ones. What do you think about 10-foot oars on a boat that size…will they give me more power or will they be too long?
Thanks, Lee [click to continue…]
by JD on February 16, 2010

We’ve been out scouring the West Coast sportsmen’s shows this winter, in search of the coolest new fishing stuff…and let me tell ya, brother, we found plenty! From boats to plastic baits and everything in between — there’s a lot of stuff out there that you just may need.
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by JD on January 18, 2010

You’ve gotta love the drift boat! It’s the almost indestructible, go-anywhere fishing machine that you can launch just about any place and… [click to continue…]
John St. John loaded the Remington .12-gauge with 3-inch Magnum No. 2’s and, from 20 feet, pumped two rounds into the port side of the driftboat’s aft quarter. The boat’s tough core absorbed the pellets and not a single one passed through.
Not satisfied, St. John then set the shotgun down and went to work on the boat with a chainsaw. In a few moments of determined cutting, he liberated the aft end of the vessel — just behind the rower’s seat – from the bow section. He then loaded the now two-piece boat onto a trailer and drove it down to the river and hopped aboard. Amazingly, it floated high and dry as if nothing had ever happened.
Was this the work of a maniacal sociopath? A random act of violence? Had the owner of the boat stolen St. John’s girlfriend?
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by JD on January 29, 2009

Well, Reilly and I have been at sports shows pretty much all month and, while wandering the hallowed halls, we ran across some interesting…and totally random…cool fishing stuff out there.
In no particular order, here are a few things that tickled our collective fancies…
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by JD on December 31, 2008
You think maybe it's time for some new blades??
If you’ve got old, damaged blades on your drift boat oars, it’s time to change them out since winter steelhead season is now kicking into high gear. Don’t put it off! It’s quick and easy and will greatly improve your boat’s performance (and safety). Here’s how:
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