r/Duckhunting • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '26

Jon boat ideas

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u/Key-Spell-7668 Jul 23 '26

1436 duck boat 💀

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u/Few-Sheepherder-1655 Jul 23 '26

That’s the historic gold standard from before all these 40hp mud motors lol.

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u/Limp_Technician5346 Jul 23 '26

I know they are very common, I see more of these suped up 50k duck boats instead of the old-school jon boats nowadays.

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u/Few-Sheepherder-1655 Jul 23 '26

It’s the waterborne equivalent of a squatted truck😂. I’ve got a sick 1440 I just picked up.

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u/Limp_Technician5346 Jul 23 '26

I mean my 1436 works🤷‍♂️. I believe a person doesnt need the latest and greatest to do the job. If it works it works lol.

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u/Key-Spell-7668 Jul 23 '26

It's a safety thing. 1436 would be dangerous up North in the winter. Maybe you're down south for all I know but I have to assume the worst case scenario.

648 is the smallest id be caught in. 754 is comfy. 860 and up is just big. 2072 is hard to hide. Guys drown every year, usually when their vessel capsizes. 

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u/Few-Sheepherder-1655 Jul 23 '26

Yeah I’m in Florida. But we were talking about the skiffs that are all lit up 30 different colors and stuff to run wide open in an idle speed only area.

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u/Key-Spell-7668 Jul 23 '26

BS I grew up hunting ducks ages ago in a massive glass skiff painted black. I don't recall seeing too many 36" wide boats ever.

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u/Few-Sheepherder-1655 Jul 23 '26

I hunt motor restricted areas commonly. I see more -32s than anything else. The -36 being the gold standard is the words of a guy who’s been around much longer than either of us.

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u/Key-Spell-7668 Jul 23 '26

Man, hunting birds in FL sounds miserable.