Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

WFS 180 - Koffler Boats with Joe Koffler (Drift Boat Series Ep. 3)

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Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/180 I had the pleasure of sitting down with Joe Koffler from Koffler Boats.  Joe is the son of Bruce Koffler, and today we hear how Bruce started out after transitioning from an aluminum gutter business into one of the leading aluminum drift boat builders in the business. I have been using a 17' Koffler drift boat for a number of years now and love it for the carrying capacity.  Joe digs into some tips on taking care of a drift boat including when and what to use to protect the bottom of the drift boat. Show Notes with Koffler Boats - I noted the Martin's Boat interview with Pete McBride.  Pete has produced some amazing documentaries for National Geographic and shares the stories here. - We talked about Willis Boats and Page Stevens - Woolridge Boats was also one of the leaders.  Now Clackacraft and other fiberglass boats out there. - Woody Hileman was the original design that koffler used - I noted the old Fish Rite boat and almost swamping the boat. - The old Helfrich