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Originally Posted by Flight01
For sure we will have to hit the river one day
How far did you go with your jon boat?
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Basically everywhere up here. Early season in high water was never an issue but come Sept-Oct when water levels got lower I’d start to hit the rear of the pump. So light and relatively slow though the motor would just kick up with no damage.
I went as far south as the Cascade Rapids on the Athabasca a few times. I don’t know if I would recommend that in a small Jon though. Getting through Mountain Rapids was a bit hairy and I turned around there a few times when the water wasn’t right.
I also boated the Firebag quite a few times. A small boat was great there because you could launch it right on the Firebag and save the two hour run up from Barge Landing that a bigger boat would need to take.
I still see my old Jon pulled up to the beach at Pedon’s Point across from Mac Island once in a while. I’d consider buying it back if it ever came up for sale it worked that well. I’d consider buying my Explorer back that I just sold if it came up for sale too so maybe I just have a hard time letting go...lol.