I was in Academy Sports today and a canoe like this one struck my eye:
http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_548704_-1?color=Green&ICID=CRT:0142-02118-2800
It's considerably wider than a regular canoe. It looked to me like it might be close to 3 feet wide. It also has a transom on the back and is rated for a gasoline motor of up to 4 HP. The place where I do most of my fishing is a sheltered cove off a large hydro-electric reservoir. "Lake Hartwell" in NW South Carolina. So far, I mostly fish for bluegills, but crappie are also a real possibility in that cove. I have just discovered where the brush pile is. ;-) If I get one of these, I will probably only use an electric motor on it. Also, if it seems stable enough, I might venture around the point and into a second cove, not as sheltered, but with a LONG bank that looks good to me for 'gills. What I really would like, though, is to talk to someone who already has a canoe just like this one. Anyone out there got one? How about one that is very similar?
Thanks
BB