The RFL will float and run skinny, but won't pole worth a darn.

 

^^ and will slide in turns and has a blunt bow that will not cut the chop. What kind of fishing do you do?

 

I don't have have any experience on an East Cape or much poling skiff experience, but I did own a RFL18 for a few years. Three people would work on the boat if the middle guy is standing on the console. It'll run plenty skinny with the tunnel and all, but it'll run shallower than it will float. It doesn't have much use for poling, it's a big flat boat. I'm sure the East Cape would handle chop better than the RFL. I would typically fish shallower water with the trolling motor down, so you're going to need 18" of water do all that. It'll draft somewhat shallow, but will need a trolling motor to move around. The East Cape will probably pole and fish shallower in my opinion. I had a short push pole just to push myself out of very shallow water, hopefully before the wind blasted it into a shoreline.

 

And the Majek will not be quiet either - I had a similar style boat ages ago and I swear fish could hear us 200' away. It isn't a sight casting boat. Most people who run this style at the TX coast do two things - anchor it in shallow water and wade, or go neck deep and cast into the channel for trout, or have towers and herd fish. I never see people trying to pole these style boats.

 

i fish muddy bottom shallow ponds in the south Louisiana marshes around terrebone parish. i use the trolling motor to get around and only use the pole to get out of being stuck. it can be anywhere from 6" to 2 feet, depending on wind and tide. i find i can float and troll along at 7-8" and run through less than that in the east cape. it is a great little boat. I was thinking the RFL would float in the same amount of water but i don't know.

 

If you get one buy yourself and all passengers mouthpieces to save your teeth from being beat out in any chop. It’s a flat bottom hull bow to stern.

 

And the preacher running a flat bottom Carolina Skiff said “Amen!”

 

Fury.

 

An rfl will run shallower and get up shallower than a fury. Floating draft will be similar, the stability of the rfl will be much better and fishing 3 is easily doable on that boat. 4 is fine if all anglers are Experienced. The way those two boats run is polar opposite. The rfl will slide in turns and probably be a little rougher but it’ll be fairly dry. Like stated if you pole it you’re only going to be able to control your drift not pole up or crosswind. Fish will feel the rfl much more in real skinny water along with some hull slap depending on the wind and direction you’re facing.