Been running outboards my whole life, but decided to put together a longtail rig. Found a 16x48 lobell, and have been piecing it together since. The transom had been built up for an outboard so I had to cut it down. Installed some anti fatigue mat from harbor freight, gave it a quick can bomb job. Picked up a 23 go devil for it and installed a used Avery quickset( that I still need to add some grass to) I'm running about 18.5 with just me and the dog in deep water and about 20 in shallow. Anyway I've gotten a lot of great info off the sight and just wanted to share. Btw I've only got about $1500 in the whole rig so I know it's not the prettiest haha. Any tips are appreciated...thanks


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Love an open layout like that. What do you think that boat weighs?

For 1500 bucks I think you done good.

Not exactly sure on the weight, but I would say between 400-500 it's not a real light boat.


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Thanks Cody, I'd like to get an SD one of these days, but right now my wife's in nursing school so it'll be at least another year.


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Drive it like you stole it. That's a hell of a package for 1500. Run that til you get 10k for a used SD rig

Simple - Nice.

Hunting with a dog? Wading out of your boat? Auto bilge is worth every penny if you don't already have one.


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Yea that's the plan, I know ducks don't really care how much my rig cost haha


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I've got one on a switch now, but that is a good idea, especially with my dog coming in and out.


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Liking that floor. Let us know how it holds up!!!

You got one hell of a setup for 1500 bucks

Looks great man!

Thanks guys! Setx I caught that stuff on sale, it was $5 for a 4 pack of 2x2 squares, so I didn't have to do a lot of trimming. I laid it in with some weldwood. So far so good, but I'll keep you posted on how it last.


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Reminds me of my first Rig. You did great for 1,500$!

Thanks, i'm just ready to drop some birds out of it now!

Good deal! Like the open floor plan- leave it like that, don't clutter it up with gun boxes and such. Oh yeah, I don't see a kill switch and lanyard- definitely could be a life saver! No shame in running an LT- I've been doing it since '89. Since I have relatively short runs, shallow water and hard bottom, no need to morph to a SD. Those speeds you stated are darn good. Since it is a used motor, run synth oil and grease; tweak the throttle to around 4200 rpm out of the water (if you don't have a tiny tach, get one!); get a spare prop now; if the air filter has one of those foam pre-cleaners around it- pitch it! Pickup a manual bilge pump for backup. If you run any veggies/mud, Gatorglid or Steelflex the bottom, it is worth it! Above all, get plenty of stick time, wear your PFD, and have fun!

I've gotten a tach and kill switch installed since those pics. I've actually been really impressed with the lt so far, once I got everything adjusted correctly it doesn't seem to be nearly as hard to handle or drive as people would make it out to be. I'm liking the open floor too, only addition I want to make is a grab bar. Would any of y'all happen to have just a worn down prop or something I could buy from you to throw in the boat for a spare?


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Oh yea and gator glide is def on my list of things I want to do, a buddy of mine put it on his boat and the difference was very noticeable!


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grassed up and ready to knock em down next weekend


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