Q. Why should I buy a Four Rivers Layout Boat?

A. This boat was designed by a serious duck hunter who had the old wood style layout and wanted something that weighed less and did not have to worry about rot and maintenance on his wood boat. He wanted a boat that could handle every hunting situation that he would get into, and not have to worry about it. If you purchase a Four Rivers Layout Boat, you can stop worrying about how you are going to get to the ducks, and start thinking about what you are going to do when you have limited out and you still have over half the day left.

Q. How effective is layout boat hunting?

A. This style of hunting is very effective with little effort. With the low profile design and a sheet or two of Fast Grass® and you can become almost invisible to the ducks. You can get into very shallow water where the ducks go and you could not get to them before.

Q. How stable is a Four Rivers Layout Boat?

A. This boat is designed to be very stable, you do not have to be afraid to stand up in the boat. The boat is actually stable enough for a 180# man to walk around the outside edge of the boat without fear of tipping the boat over.

Q. How do I attach the Fast Grass®?

A. The boat comes with 2 sheets of 4' X 4' Fast Grass®. If you take the sheets and fold them in half and cut the height of the sheet in half, you will have 4 sheets measuring 2' X 4'. Attach these to the side of the cockpit with rope, bungee cord or something similar and you are ready to hunt.

Q. Do I need to camouflage my Four Rivers Layout Boat?

A1 - Open Water If you are hunting in the open water, you do not need to do anything. The boat comes in a standard water gray color. When the ducks are flying over, the boat blends in with the water, thus almost making it invisible to them. In rough water, a few strips of thin white paint resemble little waves.

A2 - Grass or Timber Line If you are hunting in grass areas, we offer a cloth cover that will cover the boat very quickly and with very little effort.

Q. Can I paddle my Four Rivers Layout Boat?

A. The boats are designed with runners under the boat to keep it tracking with very little effort. The boats only draft about 3-4" of water, so they move with very little effort, and a kayak paddle is very light weight to have to haul around as gear, thus leaving more room for decoys, or other hunting gear.

Q. How much water does the boat draft?

A. The boat drafts as little as 2" and as much as 5" depending how much weight the boat is carrying.

Q. Is the Four Rivers Layout Boat better than other boats?

A. Any boat company who makes a boat makes a good boat, otherwise they would not be in business today. The best boat for a individual depends on want the individual is looking for. It is just like Ford, Chevy and Dodge vehicles, you can ask 100 different people who makes a better vehicle and you would have 100 different reasons why who is better.

Q. How do I anchor the boat?

A. The boat is equipped with cleats and rope handles to aid in this. If you are in shallow water, a closet rod with a point ground on one end works very well through a rope handle, or tied to a cleat. If you are in deep water, than an anchor will be needed and tied to a cleat at the front or side of the cockpit.

Q. Do you have another question?

A. A. Email it to me at Jay@BaileyOutdoors.com and I will answer it and post it here for others to see and perhaps learn some of the benefits of owning a Four Rivers Layout Boat or Beavertail Mud Motor.