I fish/live in the Tampa area and do a lot of flats/sight fishin',I also design/build skinny water poling skiffs,these skiffs will draft as shallow as anything out there, and pole very easy and shallow with this design,they are flat bottom with tunnel hull/manual jackplate/poling platform...these skiffs last long time and well beyond their price,send request for more info./picts. -thanx anytide @ anytideskiffs