I had a pontoon with a frame, which had more places to snag a line than a torn bush. It would not fit in the back of a Tacoma, nor could I lift it solo onto the roof rack.

Replaced it with a frameless Fish Cat Scout, and fished happily ever after.

http://www.outcastboats.com/frameless/2 ... -scout.asp

I used to have a personal pontoon craft. It was OK going down a river, but I tried to use it one day on a small lake when the other guys were using kayaks. It was so slow moving and as soon as I ran into a slight headwind I knew I was going nowhere. I now have a Native Ultimate 12' kayak which is much better. There are many nice fishing kayaks available and not all of them are expensive. You can't deflate them and carry them in your trunk, but most are not all that heavy and can be cartopped pretty easily. Some of the new kayaks are so stable you can also stand up to cast, which offers some advantage.

Larry

I have 3 small boats and float tubes. All have their pro's and cons.

Canoe is an old Sports Pal 10', similar to Raddison brand, except it is heavy, close to 100 pounds. Wind will take it all over the place, so it is my last choice to fish out of.

Old Perception Kayak, sit way to low in this relic, the new ones like Jackson, Native, home runs in my book, I have several friends that own them, these new sit on tops with a wide transom and tunnel hull are the way to go if you like kayaks and don't mind them being a bit heavy compared to other styles of kayak.

Dave Scadden 2 and 3 person framed rafts, great for running rivers, but like another gent posted above, line gets caught on everything if your not paying attention. Casting decks on them are great, mine weights about 100 pounds, so if I have clients on float trips, I can move the boat on and off truck on my own.

Float tubes, have 2 of these, newer models that sit up higher, backside is out of the water, I really like it if I am going to fish a small pond.

Seems to me, the new fishing models of the kayaks are the way to go. I have fished out of a friends Jackson, its very stable and you can stand in it.

I would vote for one of the newer, wider sit-up high kayaks.
They also have a sit low option if you want to take them out in big wind or moving water.
You can outfit them with a trolling motor if you want (check state registration rules).

We use boats for wadefishing taxis on the coast flats, so a sit-low, big wind kayak is what we choose.
(this is a windy no motors headwaters reservoir where we paddle for exercise)






Pontoon boats are probably the best choice for fly-in and drop-off floats.

Top dollar, but Hobie boats give you a lot of options including foot paddle, and outrigger with sail.