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swampfox wrote on Dec 29^th, 2011 at 6:38am:

The AMBUSH light has not had a pole mounted to it yet, but we have that figured out.  There will be removable push pole holders that are held in place by compression that mount to the side of the boat.  The regular AMBUSH will easily accept push pole holders that will be mounted in a standard fashion.  As far as the name, I am not concerned with the other boat company...  They would have to sue several people for this same infraction.  There are AMBUSHes made by Triton, Gordon, and there is also a jon boat that makes an Ambush.  A word isn't intellectual property.  Our boat is meant for AMBUSHing fish, so that is what we called it.  Every boat name has been used before.... Maverick and ranger mean the same thing, look in a thesauraus.  You will be surprised when you type in boat names what names come up... It is kind of fun.  I appreciate your advice, because I know you mean well.  However, in our eyes, we have an original boat that applies to an original design. 

oysterbreath wrote on Dec 29^th, 2011 at 9:46pm:


We really appreciate your comments.  You nailed what we were trying to accomplish with this boat.  It is kind of the "tweener."  It is between a boat and a kayak.  Kind of between a kayak and a paddle board.  It has more stability than a kayak our SUP.  It is literally the perfect flats fishing craft.  Not perfect for ripping around and fishing numerous spots, but good for the fisherman who knows where the fish our at any given time.  For instance, I know there are a gnarly pod of reds at Picnic Island all through October and November who can't resist topwater plugs.  This is my craft of choice.  In the past, I would take my flats boat to the outskirts of the flats and wade in because there were areas that were 3 1/2" deep where I would have to cross to get there.  The AMBUSH will draft 2 3/4" with one man and a pole.  The freeboard is really low so fish don't see you. You can sneak up on them and never get your feet wet.  We are really excited about this little boat and hope everyone sees it's potential like we do.

tarponhunter wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2012 at 9:08pm:


  I would recommend more of a fly casting deck with about 20" legs....  That would be about perfect.  I would have a couple of places to mount it.  One for solo fishing (about 3' from the back of the boat) and one for going with a buddy (as far back as possible). 
The AMBUSH molds are done.  We will be building one this week (I need to pick up some mold release...everyone was closed this weekend).  Should be pretty awesome.  In the meantime, we are finishing our FLATS17 and building AMBUSH Lights....  We will have our full product line shortly, and will commence with the marketing.

Here is another AMBUSH Light that is available.  The color is canary yellow.  It is located at a dealership in Tarpon Springs. We think this color looks pretty cool...  Going to have a powder coated black motor mount attached soon.

Here is the first AMBUSH… Fresh from the molds… Boat 1…  We will be trimming this boat out in the next couple of days and hopefully have it all done by the end of the week.  We intend to hang a 2HP Honda to our custom motor mount, install a set of push pole holders, & install a fly casting deck (mid-ship).  We are encouraging all of you give us your "must haves" on this rig…  If you see something we can add, let us know!

The main differences between this boat and the light are that the regular AMBUSH has the finished hatch up front with a sealed bulkhead, this one gets rub rail, finished deck cap, & it is entirely self-bailing.  After further consideration and building, this boat is going to cost about $2,800 (retail).

This mount is for our AMBUSH light.  This will be available in 1" square tube (as shown) or 1" round tube aluminum.  This is the prototype and is still unfinished, but you get the point.  We will have a structural cross member near the front of this as well (maybe even have AMBUSH water jetted into it).  This one will be powder coated black.  It will have a small platform area on the back to be used as a place to put your drink holders, tackle station, etc...(or if you dare, a place to stand).