2017 GatorTrax 12' Pirogue

Our pirogues are true Louisiana pirogues. These small boats have been in use here for hundreds of years for traversing VERY shallow backwaters. These boats need almost no water to be poled, even with a load. The draft is shallow, just a couple of inches, and the weights are low, 80lbs or so.

Gator Trax pirogues are made of .090 aluminum in 14' and .080 in 12' and will outlive ANY other form of pirogue in glass or wood, no contest!

Our pirogues are made with an exclusive round / flat bottom combo design. Most pirogues are made with a flat bottom for stability, or a round bottom for optimum maneuverability. Ours does both. In between the seats and under your weight (where it matters), the bottom is round which makes it easier to traverse mud flats, logs, and shallow water in general. From the seats out to the nose on both ends, the bottom is flat for extra stability. It is the best of both worlds.

If you need to get to areas quietly and with little effort, this is the way. Keep in mind, pirogues, TRUE pirogues, are "tricky". If you have never been in one, you are in for a treat. It takes a certain learning curve that is best learned in warm weather! But once you get the hang of them, they will take you in 2"of water where no canoe, kayak, or other duck boat will go, or glide down a bayou for what seems like forever with one stroke of the paddle!