It’s literally just a mud boat.
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We bought a Go Devil about 40 years ago over in La and ran it on an old Jon Boat. My dad loved that boat more than any other boat we ever owned. We used to let that motor rip….it was a LOT of fun. I’ve seen the one posted running around in the upper Keys a few times….you can hear em a mile away. Always wondered who’s it was.
Everyone has been sending me that video on the mud motor like it’s competition or something. Not impressed!
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A skiff properly set up with a tunnel, jack plate, LWP system, and one of those trick 6 blade wheels (I have not had the pleasure of trying one of those yet disclaimer) or a heavily cupped prop and minus a lot of extras that add a bunch of weight, will work just fine.
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It’s literally just a fiberglass mud boat …….. everyone is like “O.M.G. It’s a skiff!!!” I ran stuff dryer than that in our boat with a gay Subaru engine in it. But I guess mud boats are a new invention or something…….
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I guess folks are easily impressed nowadays.
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Coonass golf cart!
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Got out solo last Friday. Was poling along and glided to a stop, so I figured I’d snap a pic of how much water I was in. The glue ring above the joint of the push pole foot is a little under 6 inches. With 100 lbs of sandbags on the front, I wasn’t quite balanced out. With another 50 lbs up front, easily a 5 1/2 inch skiff.
I’m like my @Chris_Morejohn skiff more and more every time I take it out.
Four 25 lb sand bags. EZPZ. No hull slap and when I’m ready to move, I put them on the floor on the port side to balance me out and use less trim tab.
Had a little bit of action, but nothing like some of my friends that were about 15 miles away.
On the way back to the ramp. 30 horse Tohatsu. 11.3 mpg at 26 mph. I was in the sweet spot and just kept it there, but I have hit 30 mph before at the WOT rpm at 6,500 rpms.
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Your Conchfish is the stretch Limo of flats skiffs.
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