CanadianFish Posted August 11, 2021 Posted August 11, 2021 I am considering picking up a catchercraft freestone or sea run cutthroat boat. The freestone is similar to the watermaster 1 person boat. The SRC. Is a 1 or 2 person boat. I have chatted alittle with the company and it sounds like they have sent a great many North of the border. I am wondering if any made it to Calgary and or if anyone had one they could show me? Id love to see it in person before dropping the money down. Anyone know of someone kicking around who has or had one I can chat with? Cheers! Quote
bcubed Posted August 12, 2021 Posted August 12, 2021 No experience with them, but i'll tell you right now that having proper oar locks would be an absolute game changer on those rafts. The shitty little pin style oar locks that are on the watermasters/scaddens/etc are chronically terrible (and a weak point if your oar hits anything). I broke one in the middle of the Kitimat which was an exciting few minutes.. Quote
CanadianFish Posted August 12, 2021 Author Posted August 12, 2021 Yikes! That sounds like it would have been awful. The is part of the reason I kind of decided to go that way, instead of watermaster. Quote
bcubed Posted August 12, 2021 Posted August 12, 2021 I know a lot of people are starting to make simple frames for their rafts just for that sake. I suspect those are a fine boat. 100lbs for the SRC isn't outrageously heavy, but its not something you'll enjoy hauling around by yourself or trying to stuff into the back of a truck. Quote
CanadianFish Posted August 13, 2021 Author Posted August 13, 2021 I have a metzler juca 13.5 ft inflatable right now. I love it. Just looking for somthing smaller. Quote
FishnChips Posted September 3, 2021 Posted September 3, 2021 I have an Outcast Stealth frameless pontoon. It weighs 35 lbs stock. It has a 450 lb load capacity. It fits (easily) into the accessory bag and I can lift it into my car without much effort. It has the pin type oars, which I find fine for still waters and slow rivers. The oars won't allow you to set any speed records, but they stow nicely out of the way when casting and are easy to reach when you need 'em. I really like this thing. 1 Quote
CanadianFish Posted September 29, 2021 Author Posted September 29, 2021 Well I've gone and done it. Catchercraft freestone should be here hopefully by Friday. Can't wait to give it a go. 1 Quote
FishnChips Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 Well done. Share with us once you have been out a few times. Quote
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