Canoe or Jon Boat? Take a kid fishing..?

I have both of those. i bass fish in lakes rivers and basically everwhere. my canoe is 17 ft. I take my canoe out 10X more than the jon boat. in fact the canoe seems to be more stable mainily becasue the canoe sits about 3 in. in teh water where my jon boat is about 7 inch. also, my canoe says on it that it can hold up to 650 lbs. wayyy more than my jon boat. to add on to this i took my canoe out in the bay today with actual waves. had no problem. i love my canoe, its lighter, and all around better. not to mention i have an electric trollin motor ont he jon boat which i still rather just paddle due to lack of speed.

Evan, I'd have to agree with Jon

While any ones first instinct is to say the jon boat, its because the first thought is of stability with a little kid

I've had my coleman scanoe for 18 years now and have almost fished exclusively in saltwater. I've taken kids as young as three. Heres what I've found;

Even little kids figure out quick where the balancing point is on a canoe.

Since an adult outweighs a tyke, they can hang pretty far over without any real risk of falling over, or worse tipping the canoe, which is just a big drag for everyone.

Falling in is falling in, whether in a jon boat or a canoe, if a kid is that much of a spaz, then he shouldn't be in any boat, period

Even though my canoe has a metal transom, and I use a trolling motor to fish with my adult friends, I always paddle with the kind of kids your talking about. It makes them an active participant, rather than a passive occupant.

A little kid will never ever forget you took him out in a canoe.

Canoe Or Jon Boat

You'll probably have to register any boat with a motor, even if it's electric. But you can carry more than 2 people in it. I prefer a canoe myself cause I can get in and out easier and in more places. A 16 or 17ft canoe and kids are no problem.

Jon boat definitely... canoes are iffy enough fishing out of on your own as far as stability goes... add in a fidgity kid and who knows what might happen...

Jon boats can be paddled if need be, or you can pick up a small trolling motor to make life a bit easier... completely up to you.

Go with the jon boat. My dad had a friend who lost about $300 in fishing gear when his canoe tipped over. You can get oars for it and a lot safer then a canoe.

Canoes are prone to flipping over rather easily. And a bunch of moving kids in one? Nah, it isn't happening. The Jon boat would be 10X better. You don't need a huge/expensive motor, get what you can afford. Hell, I wish I could afford a Jon boat ... With NO motor! LoL!

It depends on your ride. Canoe's are much easier to transport via cartop. Jons are a lot heavier too.

Jon Boat is your safest bet. They ain't so heavy that kids can't help you with it.

The kids are more important for safety sake.

well i like canoes and for my canoe i built something like this to make it way better..its a fun fishing platform now..

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/...