1978 Loweline 16’ Jon

This Loweline has the kind of honest, no-nonsense layout weekend anglers love. The long, uncluttered floor gives you room to move around a cooler, tackle boxes, or a crab pot or two without tripping over built-ins. Low gunwales make it easy to work a net close to the water, and the flat interior surfaces mean you can toss in muddy decoys or a cast net, then hose everything down at the end of the day. It’s light enough that launching solo is realistic, even at steeper or less-than-perfect ramps, and the straightforward rigging makes it easy to add electronics, rod holders, or a small trolling motor to match your style of fishing.

Shallow backwaters, stump fields, and narrow creeks are exactly where this 16’ jon shines. The flat bottom lets you skim over skinny water where deeper V-hulls hesitate, and the modest length makes it simple to snake through tight channels or slide into small launches others can’t use. It’s a practical choice for anglers working shorelines for bass, crappie, or red-ear, or for duck hunters needing a stable shooting platform that can slip through marsh cuts and flooded timber. Light weight keeps towing and fuel demands down, so it’s just as comfortable as a daily runabout on the local lake as it is exploring quiet, out-of-the-way stretches of river.