RUN THE RIVER
Ott DeFoe ’ s “ river boat ” – a 17- foot Tracker aluminum boat that he ’ s decked out with custom features – has provided him and his family with a means to access fish in shallow waters that he simply can ’ t get to in his fiberglass tournament rig . DeFoe ’ s boat features a tunnel hull , an oversized fuel tank and multiple other custom pieces that make it the ultimate rig for accessing smaller waters . DeFoe and son Parker capitalized on the tin-boat advantages on a summer trip to some small waters in East Tennessee .
PHOTOS BY J . D . BLACKBURN
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