BassmanET
Active member
Hello all,
Been creeping on here for some time now. Just bought a tracker 1436 & can't decide whether to deck it or not? Fish mostly lakes & ponds 100-300 acres, electric only mostly with a few gas one mixed in(6hp Johnson). My last boat was a crawdad with electric motor only, which I could stand & fish from even with my 6yr old son who loves to fish with me (just had to keep an eye on him). Got in one trip with my new jon boat & my son (its winter up here & ice is a coming). It was more of a test run to see how stable it was & how the 6hp Johnson pushed it. Felt a little tippy at first but got used to it, then tried standing on middle seat. Again, kinda tippy but not real bad? Worried that with my son (who can't sit still for more than 10 seconds) a deck on the front of boat (like many I've seen here) would be too unstable for me. Seen a few jon boat that have a small deck in front only (enough to mount a trolling motor, fishfinder & some storage) which looks like a good comprise.
Looking for some input, anyone who has had this size jon boat? Thanks !!
Been creeping on here for some time now. Just bought a tracker 1436 & can't decide whether to deck it or not? Fish mostly lakes & ponds 100-300 acres, electric only mostly with a few gas one mixed in(6hp Johnson). My last boat was a crawdad with electric motor only, which I could stand & fish from even with my 6yr old son who loves to fish with me (just had to keep an eye on him). Got in one trip with my new jon boat & my son (its winter up here & ice is a coming). It was more of a test run to see how stable it was & how the 6hp Johnson pushed it. Felt a little tippy at first but got used to it, then tried standing on middle seat. Again, kinda tippy but not real bad? Worried that with my son (who can't sit still for more than 10 seconds) a deck on the front of boat (like many I've seen here) would be too unstable for me. Seen a few jon boat that have a small deck in front only (enough to mount a trolling motor, fishfinder & some storage) which looks like a good comprise.
Looking for some input, anyone who has had this size jon boat? Thanks !!