04-05-2009, 08:45 PM
Thanks guys.
Again, I appreciate the replies.
As far as quality goes, it's not that I'm not concerned, it's just that I don't plan on abusing whatever watercraft I own so I figure that even if it was made out of "rubber raft" material it would still last me a few years without any problems... I'm a decent swimmer, and only really plan on fishing smaller lakes, so I figure if worse came to worst I could always just "abandon ship" and swim back to shore... I've got a life vest as well and, while I might not wear it, I'd probably strap it to the back of whatever watercraft I end up using just in case something did happen to the watercraft I was in...
Thanks for the heads up about those rentals Pon... The main fly shop in my area (the one I would probably end up buying a tube/'toon from) does, in fact, offer equipment rentals (and, to top it off, credits the rental price toward the purchase price, if you decide you want to buy the item in the end)...
They sell the Outcast Fishcat Streamer for about $430 ([url "http://www.outcastboats.com/outcast/products/default.aspx?id=26"]http://www.outcastboats.com/outcast/products/default.aspx?id=26[/url]), which is a little more than I'd like to pay, but maybe I'll try it out and just spend the extra cash on something that'll last for 10 or 20 years...
Thanks again, and I'll let you know how it works out,
Rob
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Again, I appreciate the replies.
As far as quality goes, it's not that I'm not concerned, it's just that I don't plan on abusing whatever watercraft I own so I figure that even if it was made out of "rubber raft" material it would still last me a few years without any problems... I'm a decent swimmer, and only really plan on fishing smaller lakes, so I figure if worse came to worst I could always just "abandon ship" and swim back to shore... I've got a life vest as well and, while I might not wear it, I'd probably strap it to the back of whatever watercraft I end up using just in case something did happen to the watercraft I was in...
Thanks for the heads up about those rentals Pon... The main fly shop in my area (the one I would probably end up buying a tube/'toon from) does, in fact, offer equipment rentals (and, to top it off, credits the rental price toward the purchase price, if you decide you want to buy the item in the end)...
They sell the Outcast Fishcat Streamer for about $430 ([url "http://www.outcastboats.com/outcast/products/default.aspx?id=26"]http://www.outcastboats.com/outcast/products/default.aspx?id=26[/url]), which is a little more than I'd like to pay, but maybe I'll try it out and just spend the extra cash on something that'll last for 10 or 20 years...
Thanks again, and I'll let you know how it works out,
Rob
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