| So you've inherited that somewhat dubious old | | | | workmanship and variety available.You may want to |
| wooden fishing boat from your grandpa! You're feeling | | | | have a look at the beautifully crafted boats such as |
| proud to be the one to carry on the family fishing | | | | wide-bottomed drift boats, or the graceful curves of a |
| tradition, but you're also experiencing just a little | | | | special viking-type rowing-and-fishing boat.Some |
| trepidation at the though of setting out on the wide | | | | wooden fishing boat builders specialize in traditional |
| open expanses of the lake this spring on a boat that | | | | Louisiana marsh pirogues and rowing skiffs, and for |
| has clearly seen better days...Well, if your newly | | | | these you will even be able to find building plans should |
| acquired old wooden fishing boat is looking a little | | | | you be tempted to make a project out of it!If you just |
| worse for wear, you might do well to remember that | | | | want to have the experience of fishing from a |
| wooden boat owners generally accept the fact these | | | | wooden boat on your next fishing trip, you can head |
| kind of boats were not built to last forever.In fact, | | | | out to Ontario, where some fishing resorts have a |
| some were probably built with the intention that they | | | | special wooden fishing boat supplier building them to |
| would be replaced within five or ten years, and not | | | | order.These beautiful spacious, quiet boats are hand |
| kept going lovingly for decades by well-intentioned | | | | built out of cedar and oak, and equipped with swivel |
| descendents of the original owner.Constant | | | | seats, a fishfinder, and all the necessary emergency |
| maintenance is probably the key concept here, and | | | | equipment to make your trip an unforgettable |
| you will need to do some serious checking out of the | | | | experience.Back to that old lady grandpa used for his |
| boat's structure before setting out to haul in those | | | | outings on the lake: It may be well worth remembering |
| prize catches.Of course, nowadays - with newer | | | | the saying: "Nothing works on an old boat but the |
| wood-based, penetrating epoxy - dry rot has become | | | | owner"...For more information visit |
| much less of a problem, but you will still have to keep | | | | Fishing-Things.comRika Susan of researches, writes, |
| up the work to keep your boat in shape for the fishing | | | | and publishes full-time on the Web. Copyright of this |
| waters.Apart from the gleaming, grand old dames of | | | | article: 2006 Rika Susan. This article may be reprinted |
| yesteryear, contemporary wooden fishing boats are | | | | if the resource box and hyperlinks are left intact. |
| still being built, and you may be surprised at the | | | | |