The Ultimate Duck Boat Build – John Boat Hunting Modifications!

The Ultimate Freelance Duck Hunting Boat! What started out as a fun project and a regular 14ft flat bottom john boat quickly became an obsession and a duck-killing machine.

During the 2020-2021 Duck Hunting Season, I took this boat on Resivors, Swamps, Lakes, Ponds, the Gunnison River in CO, the Snake River in Idaho and the Platte River in Nebraska. Every new place called for a new adaptation and it lead to this!

Duck Hunting 101: when it comes to public land duck hunting every tool you have and other hunters don’t helps. I cover all this in the video but here is a list of the modifications that went into this….Duck Boat Build Recipe:

Boat Mods:
Beaver Damn Mud Motor, Scissor Blind (boat blind), Dog Ladder, Flat Green Paint Inside, Camo Pattern Outside, Rhino Line Inside, Carpet Benches, Control Panel which controls: LED Lights inside, LED Lightbars on the front, Navigational Lights front and back, Boat Plug, Anchor and Rope, Seat cushions/throw floats.

Trailer Mods:
Lights, Wiring, Safety Chain, Boat Stop, Crank Rope, Spare Tire Rack and Tire, Wheel Jack.

Check out the boat in action in the Best Moments of 2021 Duck Season Video: https://youtu.be/EOWVdlFhQmI

Duck Hunting 2021 is a season I won’t soon forget and we cant wait to see what 2022 brings. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to follow along in the action!

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i’m gonna try to add a blind to my 16ft boat, what all did you use? just the pins and metal bars?

Great job u were very detailed in ur build. Looking forward to doing my boat similar to urs.

Thanks for the video. I have watched TONS of videos and yours comes the closest to what I was actually looking for. Some little things you mentioned really make since.

Nice rig

But is it stable to shoot out of?

Where in Nebraska? What’s it like in the sand? I’m on the western side.

That is dope!

Nice looking setup

Really love the boat. I watch Rob Arrington DMFD, and sometimes they use hydraulic mud anchors which work really great at stabilising the boat. They possibly cost megabucks, I don't know, you probably don't need them, just thought I'd say. All the best.