Tele-Caster
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There are a bunch of really nice modded tinnies on this site. Most seem to involve the addition of elevated decks. From an angling perspective, what is the advantage to having raised decks in a smallish 12 to 14 foot tin boat?
I'm kind of a multi-species guy, but I've been focused on fly fishng tackle and technique for a long time and haven't used spinning tackle or baitcasting tackle since the late 1980's, so I'm thinking that the advantage of elevated casting decks might have something to do with angling techniques that I'm largely ignorant about.
My old Valco U-12 works pretty darn good for me in basically unaltered form. The thwart seat tops are thrashed and well past needing replacement, and the Zolotone paint of the interor looks terrible. When summer draws to a close, I'm thinking about fixing the seat top / paint issue, but also thinking about mods I might want to make while I am at it, and that is what is prompting my question about the advantage of elevated decks on small boats like mine.
T-C
I'm kind of a multi-species guy, but I've been focused on fly fishng tackle and technique for a long time and haven't used spinning tackle or baitcasting tackle since the late 1980's, so I'm thinking that the advantage of elevated casting decks might have something to do with angling techniques that I'm largely ignorant about.
My old Valco U-12 works pretty darn good for me in basically unaltered form. The thwart seat tops are thrashed and well past needing replacement, and the Zolotone paint of the interor looks terrible. When summer draws to a close, I'm thinking about fixing the seat top / paint issue, but also thinking about mods I might want to make while I am at it, and that is what is prompting my question about the advantage of elevated decks on small boats like mine.
T-C