Greetings,
It looks like I’m finally moving back to Charleston. It only took 23+ years. Anyways, I have an older Johnson 85 hp two stroke outboard available and want to make a creek machine for shrimping and red fishing. I already have a 24 ft Pathfinder bay boat. I’ve never had a flats or jon boat. Would a 17-18 ft Jon boat work for fishing, kid’s skiing, trailering to the fresh water rivers, bumming around or do I need to look at something more specialized like a flats boat? Do jon boats get too hot in the summer? Are they too noisy for red fishing? Thanks for any input…