Coleman Crawdad

[bwillis]

I saw this boat on craigslist:
https://nh.craigslist.org/boa/1623012879.html

Would that be a decent investment for me? I fish mainly small ponds and some decent sized lakes. I can't have a boat trailer where I live, so I need something that I can put in the back of my truck. Any input would be appreciated.

 

[MeanMouth]

I think it would be a good choice, as long as it fits in your truck, you should be good to go. The boat will certainly help make fishing more enjoyable for you.

 

[poolie]

If the hull is sound (no holes because I'm not sure how you would patch the plastic), that is a very good deal. It least it would be here in GA.

I have mine to fish small ponds that I can't get a trailer and jon boat into and I like it a lot. All I've done to mine is replace those so called seats with high back swivel seats and dropped in a solid carpeted floor.

Mine fits perfectly in the back of my Tacoma, which isn't exactly a large bed, so I would think it would fit.

 

[Rat]

If it DOES have a few hooles in it you can easily repair them. i repaired an old town canoe that was punched by a rock and it is still going. They have rivets especially for plastics (HDPE etc). A patch, some rivets and a little 5200 and you are good to go. You can can even use a heat gun to form it around a radius in the hull, pretty slick.

 

[Subie101]

yup good price, looks like a newer one (compared to mine).

my buddy and i both have one, they are great. easy to handle we've put them on top jeep wranglers and vans suvs ect.. a pick-up would be easy

 

[ebcdave]

I've owned a crawdad since 1984. I replaced the seats with carpeted 1/2 plywood and a base for seats. A small wood and aluminum transom was added to the front for a trolling motor. This was my Electric Bass Circuit tournament boat for several years. The best thing about a crawdad is that you can slide it into any small lake, river, or stream that hasn't been pounded. You can fish a long time in comfort for little money. I'll never part with mine. Keep'er Wet, Dave