 Visiting tourists and travelers enjoyed the idea of flat-bottomed boats, as they could fish standing up and did not have to fear tipping over.Jon boats with beefed up aluminum construction, and powered by jet-drive outboards are becoming more popular since they are capable of operating in extremely shallow water and thus are used frequently in rocky rivers and areas with submerged obstructions such as oyster bars and coral.The hulls are built specifically for shallow water and designed to work with the dynamics of an outboard jet.