12 foot Tinny too tippy?

So, just looking at some boats, and I'm getting some indefinite search answers. Some sites say it's not good to have a 12 foot tinny, others say they are fine and dandy. What's the truth? I am looking into just something like a 12 foot aluminum, to go on top of the car, but some people say they won't even step into one because it is so tippy. i was just wondering what the answer is, and I'd appreciate the help. Thanks a lot! P.S. is a jon boat better?http://www.smokercraft.com/sites/smo...?itok=guwpnJZ_

I miss my old 12 foot tinny. Nothing beats the ease at which you can move them around and how a small motor pushes them.

Tippy? that depends on what you get. Some of the older deep-V models were much more tippy than the wider models. So go as wide as you can. It adds very little to the weight but adds a ton of extra stability.

You also have to learn to step into the middle of them. The one you picture has no floor at all, so you have to try to step you rfirst foot right onto that central rib. doesn't take long to get the hang of it. Once on-board they are just fine.

Thanks scarkner! I'll try to find a deep one. Are jon boats tippy?

All depends on what your using it for and siize of lakes and rivers. I grew up using and fishing out of 12' and 14" aluminums. Never had any issues but wasn't used on large lakes either. Jon boats aren't tippy but like I said depends on the size of lake and weather.

From my experience. Get the biggest, widest, boat you can afford. Two footitis is terrible. And I have a severe dose.

Started with an old 12, then a 16 st Lawrence duck boat, into a 16 ft polarkraft jon, then a G3 177outfitter(16.5') now I'm running a kingfisher 1825 XL

Every boat has gone up in width more dramatically then length. And the side heights have climbed alot also.

I'd stay away from a jon boat if you're going to be in any sort of rough water. I have no concerns in my 12ft Smokercraft and a 6hp, but a 9.9 would have been nicer.

Cheers

If you get fishing with some over-weigh, clumsy character then yes, you really have to watch what you're doing in a 12 footer. My wife and I fished numerous lakes from our 12 footer and our only concern was larger lakes that could blow up quickly. We bought our little Bluefin almost 40 years ago and still have it. We looked after it and it does not leak one drop.

Lol if some seen what I do with a 12 foot tinny , they are more boat then people think just find one with lots of beam

12 ft is fine just make sure it's a deep V

I have a fairly flat bottom shallow sided 12 that I bought used in the late seventies. Back then I could carry it on my back, on the roof of the crank up camper or the top of a CJ. Now I have a light trailer for it. During its life I've run electrics, 2 hp and one 9.9. Had to add a block of floatation to the transom for the niner but it was one of the quicker boats on Georgian Bay....
Now it's great for two kids and myself to dump into local lakes for an afternoon of "fishing" or for me alone when I get serious about trout.

Thanks guys! I think I'll more seriously think about it.

I think they are just fine. My favorite is prince craft 12ft for stability and weight. This is my buds boat. I have a 14ft Smoker Craft that is light enough for the roof. I do find that it doesn't hold weight as well as the Prince.

I have spent about 120 hours a year in tinnys some years and have never had a problem. I have fish standing up in them and trolled for hours. I have only fell once when I was a passenger and that is because I stood to fill the lake back up with my hose. Alcohol may have been a factor (I drank on shore of course). My buddy at the stern didn't go in as I didn't try to hard to stop myself knowing I could swamp the boat. Most time now I go to shore or take a pee jug.

For me this is the best way to fish as you can get into the back lakes.

In a group we have about 10 or 12 12ft boats most that are stashed in back lakes. The is one pair on a back lake that I find to narrow but I just try to be careful.