Summary: Over the last twenty years we've built and hunted from many duck boat blinds, including building several different boats. If your looking for duck boat and unsure what type of boat to purchase be sure to reference our duck boat selection guide below.
Layout Blinds And Selction Guide
Here you will find good deals on layout blinds along with a selection guide to help you choose the best blind for your needs.
Coffin Blind Plans
Tired of lugging decoys and all your gear out when walk-in hunting? And then struggle to hide in sparse cover? For years we struggled hauling in all our gear on our backs. This little coffin box blind really can make your hunting much easier and more successful.
TakeEm Duck Boat Blind Tour
Here's a look at one of our boat blinds including the reasoning behind the design of this boat blind. Hopefully this video of our blind will give you some ideas for your next duck boat blind, or an off season modification.
TakeEm Sneak Boat Tour - Jeff Cuvelier's Boat - Here's a streaming video tour of how Jeff Cuvelier has blinded up and hunts from his MoMarsh DP sneak boat. This blind may be a possible solution for blinding up your sneak or layout boat.
How To Blind Up Your Sneak Boat
Watch this video for step-by-step instructions to make your sneak boat disappear on your next hunt. In this video Jeff will show you how he blinded up the hull and doors of his layout boat.
Should You Be Hunting From A Sneak Boat
Deciding whether to hunt from a regular jon boat or sneak boat is a big decision with many factors to consider. Here's what we have learned over the years.
Marsh Grass Camo Painting Stencil
Here's a stencil you can print out and save $25 for a great camo paint job on your duck boat.
How To Change Lower Unit Oil In Your Outboard
A boat shop will charge you $50 or more to change the lower unit oil in your outboard, plus the waiting time. Here are step-by-step instructions for how to change the oil in the lower unit of your outboard in 20 minutes or less. Sa
How To Paint Your Aluminum Duck Boat
Painting aluminum is far different than painting steel. Here are answers to frequently asked questions with step-by-processes including tips for painting your duck boat.
How To Customize Grass Mats
As good as these grass mats are you can make them even better if you customize them to fit the surroundings you'll be hunting. In this article we will share our experiences with you.
Tips For Better Shooting From Laydown Blinds
Shooting from a layout blind can be really frustrating some hunters, including myself. Use these tips to help improving your shooting skills from a laydown blind when hunting geese or ducks.
If your considering buying a duck boat and not quite sure what to get here's some basic information that should help you decide.
The biggest advantage sneak boats offer the duck hunter is the ability to hide in very little cover. This ability gives the sneak boat hunter the flexability to hunt virtualy any where the ducks are. The down side to these boats is they are not designed for rough water and most have a weight capacity for only one hunter. With that being said a 12 to 13 foot sneak boat is a great marsh boat that can easily accomodate a hunter, dog, and around 40 to 70 duck decoys.
The next advantage sneak boats offer is mobility. Because these boats are so light they can be pulled over dikes and paddled or push poled through very shallow water.
If your thinking about a sneak boat consider building your own. I built the Kara Hummer sneak boat some years ago and it was simple to build. Several years later this boat is holding up very for me and has been a great boat to hunt out of.
Probably the most versitile style of boat on the market is the jon boat. This includes the true jon boat, and the modified-v style. These boats offer higher weight and horsepower capacity, along with ample room for hunters, dogs, and hunting gear.
Whether your looking for a boat just for transportation or a boat/blind combo there are many options to choose from. Another benefit of bigger jon boats is the ability to safely navigate rough waters along with making a great fishing boat.
Traditionally aluminum boats, canoes, and many boats built today are still riveted. Even the skins of most aircraft are still riveted. I have owned several 12’ to 16’ jon boats that I used for duck hunting and never had any problems. Even after busting through a couple inches of ice these boats held up fine. But because it is more cost effective for a boat manufacturer to weld aluminum the industry trend has certainly leaned towards welded duck hunting boats. A benefit welded boats offer the duck hunter is that the aluminum used is also thicker, typically .100 versus .72 used in riveted construct. With welded boats being the industry trend the manufacturers are also going to put far more effort into new features for their welded boats versus riveted boats. If I were to recommend an aluminum boat to a duck hunter I would go with the welded hull. As much abuse as duck hunters put their boats through I believe it’s the best option.