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buddah426
well not a pro by any means but yea i had visions of side drifting the long slower moving water and then reeling up to go through any fast water so i'd only be having to anchor if i hooked up in the slower water. I've been told its best just to use the toon as a "taxi" to get to holes and then beach it and fish which is definitely a motive as well just trying to figure how to fish while drifting between the holes.
X2I use to float the rivers in a pontoon quite frequently.
It's way too much of a hassle to side drift while going through a stretch. Bobber and Jig is the easiest.. Can you do it drifting though? Yeah. You can do almost anything in them it just may not be the best presentation or may be a huge hassle.
Whoever told you to use it as a "Taxi" knows what they are talking about. Get out at the top of a run and walk down the river until you have covered the hole. Walk up and head down to the next hole...You can have some banner days getting to all of those holes you couldn't hit bank fishing. . .
With a toon I don't think that I would anchor and try to fish from it.ok so i'm determined to chase the fish down the rivers this next year with my new pontoon boat but first i have a question. can anyone explain to me why it's a bad idea to use an anchor in the rivers? i've read a bunch of places thats it's not a good idea but no one ever explains why… maybe because logs floating down the river? not sure. am thinking of doing some side drifting and anchoring up when fighting a fish? just was wondering why its a bad idea. thanks