How many of yall run a pointed bow on yalls rig in timber, Do yall think its worth it vs. a strong built flat front?

You could get by without it but I use my pointed bow to navigate the thick trees. You can put your bow on a tree and kick the azz end around and still be going in the right direction without having to back up or push off.

I love my heavy duty pointed bow on my Phowler. In the timber you can really get away with a lot of tight turns due to it sliding off the trees and vines. In the button willows or buckbrush you can "part the way" while going through them and not worry about them catching the corners of the bow. I can't imagine trying to run in the green timber here in Arkansas with a flat nose boat.

I would say that the V-Bow Fronts are stronger than that of flat. I know the ones that I build are. I use all 3/16 alum in the construction of the V-bow. Also, the angles and Bulkheads used are closer than that of a Flat front. V-Bow is the way to go..

Uncle J

So if i smack a tree goin 20, is a pointed bow gunna be any better?

I have a flat bow on mine that me and dad rebuilt and made out of 3/16 and I don't baby my 25 Johnson at all and I have hit trees pretty hard just about every time I go in the timber and ain't got a dent in it. But I would still go with the v bow anyday especially with a mm.

i guess it depends on how exagerated the point is too.

Yeah. Really doesn't have to be much. Depending on the width say 3' need about 6 to 8 inches. I don't really know just guessing. And I'd hope you wouldn't be runnin into trees at 20 mph! That's a very hard hit!

Very true! I guess you have to expect the worse!

A little body work and welding got me straightened out though.

Ain't nothin a cut off wheel and the persuader can't fix!

at least it adds some character

If need anything don't to your boat give me a call! We can do just about anything you want!

I've had both and prefer the point.

A pointed bow can sometimes turn what would have been an dead halt into more of a glancing blow.

There is NO benefit of a Flat front...

How hard is it to weld a point on a standard jon boat? how should i brace it?

UNCLE-J wrote:
(There is NO benefit of a Flat front ) With a flat front it's easy to load an unload a fourwheller

Flat front is the only way to mount yore trollin' motor and do the type of fishin' I do .... Flat front looks 100% mo-better ...... Flat front is mo-better to git in from a beached boat .....

There is absoulute no bennifit to a Jon/Bateu boat hull to have a "modified-V" front end ..... V fronts are fo CrawFish Skiffs ........... NOT Jon/Bateua type boathulls.

'Course this is only mines opinion and does not put a reflection on anybody or anythang affilated with MMT !!!!!

Yore exactly rite 'bout that Uncle J's !!!!!!

But ~ Sometimes our daily uses is what determines our opinions ........ at least thats mines concept ......

Different fronts for different applications. We build mostly flat fronts for up north, we rarely get into the timber in the fall with low river levels, send almost 100% with pointed bows south of IL and also build a true V front for guys running really rough water. They all have their place, just depends on what works best in a given situation.

PW