I just learned of something called a Gheenoe. Looks like a flatter multi-chine bottom square stern canoe? Seems to have a lot less tippiness and guys stand when fishing a lot. They are based in FL and apparently popular as "micro" flats skiffs? People even put poling platforms on them. So they must be stable enough for that? I dunno, I mean, they still look like a canoe. I'd think fishing/poling from that platform would be an adventure.
(image borrowed from microskiff.com)
There seems to be the original company (http://www.gheenoe.net/) that was started by this fellow, and then also a licensee (?) making fancier flats boats versions (https://www.customgheenoe.com/). Most of the popularity seems to be around the LT25 & LT10 Custom Gheenoe Boats versions.
I could see them being an interesting more stable version of a canoe for lakes, but I'm surprised they have gotten popular for saltwater. Here's a bigass "gheenoe clave" (or whatever you call that sort of thing) from last year. And here's a forum community with a lot of Gheenoe convo (lots of flats fly fishing too). That said, I know fuckall about flats fishing. I am a bit surprised they don't seem to be popular for lake bass/trout fishing. But overall people really seem to love these things. I mean, of course you can find people who are crabby about anything if you look. But these seem to have a pretty positive reputation. I'm just not 100% sure I understand "why" that is.
Here's a video with a guy specifically talking about stability:
On the other hand, here's a dude falling out of his:
(image borrowed from microskiff.com)
There seems to be the original company (http://www.gheenoe.net/) that was started by this fellow, and then also a licensee (?) making fancier flats boats versions (https://www.customgheenoe.com/). Most of the popularity seems to be around the LT25 & LT10 Custom Gheenoe Boats versions.
I could see them being an interesting more stable version of a canoe for lakes, but I'm surprised they have gotten popular for saltwater. Here's a bigass "gheenoe clave" (or whatever you call that sort of thing) from last year. And here's a forum community with a lot of Gheenoe convo (lots of flats fly fishing too). That said, I know fuckall about flats fishing. I am a bit surprised they don't seem to be popular for lake bass/trout fishing. But overall people really seem to love these things. I mean, of course you can find people who are crabby about anything if you look. But these seem to have a pretty positive reputation. I'm just not 100% sure I understand "why" that is.
Here's a video with a guy specifically talking about stability:
On the other hand, here's a dude falling out of his: