Hunting Methods
You will be hard pressed to find a boat that is as versatile as
the Classic Barnegat. Whether it’s
hunting marshes, big water, small reservoirs, open rivers, or fishing with the
kids, the Barnegat will fit your needs.
Marsh Hunting
The low
profile of the Classic Barnegat lends itself perfectly to the shallow water and
short cover of most marshes. Run the bow
into a clump of cattails and you’re instantly hidden under the grassed sprayshield.
In
addition, the displacement hull is a dream to row and perfectly suited for the
small impoundments, marshes, and reservoirs where gas motors are either
impractical or illegal.
One of
the original uses of the Barnegat Bay Sneakbox was
layout hunting, in place of the immobile “sinkboxes”
of the time (hence the name Sneakbox). It’s low profile, rounded deck, and stable
hull was a natural fit for layout hunting.
In
contrast to the single-use layout boats, these boats don’t need to be towed to
the location, and no tender boat is needed.
Simply haul your decoy spread with you, anchor where you want to, lay
back and get ready for some in your face gunning.
To make
your boat even more effective as a layout boat, we suggest either an open water
grey pattern or covering, and a camo covering thrown
over the motor.
Sneak Hunting
This
method of hunting is where the Classic Barnegat really shines. Similar to scull hunting, the gunner anchors
upwind from his decoys, then releases the anchor and uses the wind to push him
into the rafted birds.
A twist
on this is the method the waterfowlers of the fabled