Inflatable Boat with floor board

[bruce mace]

Image I hope...

[JPY]

Bruce - Nice set up.

I am leaning towards the Porta Bote.

John

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Thanks for the feedback Bruce.

Great photo of a very first class fishing boat.

Our friend at Clavey River Equipment in Petaluma sell those Avons.

http://www.clavey.com/

[Rip]

I have a SeaEagle inflatable canoe purchased from REI about 25 years ago. They are very sturdily built and the company gives good service, which I needed last year when ordering a new air valve.

http://www.seaeagle.com/default.asp

Their Sport models have the solid floor you're looking for:



...and the FoldCat is an interesting pontoon model designed for fishing with seats high off the water.



Lots of options for accessories, too. Don't forget the life jackets!

[BruceB]

I used to borrow a friend's 12 foot porta bote to fish out of. Great little boat. The floor flexes when you stand on it, but you'll quickly get used to it. I would suggest looking for a used one on E-Bay or Craig's List. Make sure you get one with the square transom, a genesis 3 or 4.

[brad_harrington]

I have 12 ft pontoon boat that works great for 2 people. In this picture, we went on an overnight trip with 2 people and my 100 lb dog as well. This boat is made by a company called Skookum up in Seattle (www.steelheader.com). Not cheap, but very sturdy, lots of fun, and can handle class 3+ rapids. You can anchor in reasonably fast water and stand up and fish no problem..

[JPY]

Thanks to all for the feedback and suggestions. JPY

[smokeater]

This is a bit late, but depending what price range you're in you should really look at Outcast. They have a pretty wide variety of styles and sizes to choose from. They are a bit expensive, but you will be getting your every bit of what you pay for. Good quality workmanship and a great warranty, everyone I know that has one loves it. From what you have said about what your plans are I would look at the Power Drifter or perhaps a two person pontoon either a Fishcat 13.0 or a Pac 1200. Outcast is a part of Aire which makes some of the best whitewater boats around. And if you decide to get rid of it later, I'm sure you can get good resale value out of it.