i have been looking at those inflatable pontoon boats for one person. i want it for a small river and some smaller lakes. does anybody have any experience with these. any suggestions for brands would be helpful.

thanks

i wound stick with proven brands like outcast and bucks bags, outdoor engineering.

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the cool thing is most of them come with a trolling motor mount.

to me having a trolling motor opens a whole new world of fishing.

rowings ok but i'd rather spend the time fishing then getting a workout.

basspro has a trolling motor for like $99.00 . Add a marine deepcycle battery and you got a nice lean mean stealthy fishing machine.  

They are worth the money no matter what brand you decide to buy.  I have two, one for myself and one for the wife.  We have a blast fishing on float trips with these things.  Surprisingly,  they do good even in rapids up to class 3.  We bought the Creek Company style from Cabela's but if I had it to do all over I would spend the extra money and get one that sets a little higher out of the water like the Outcast brand.  Some days I just don't want my butt to get wet.   ;D

i am stuck between the Creek Company Odc Xl sport and the Trout unlimited madison poontoons. they are the same price the trout unlimited looks more comfortable but it has a couple of bad reviews on the valves. has anybody used either of these?

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Haven't used the T.U. model but did see a guy over the weekend on the river with a broken frame on his Madison. If you decide to go with the Creek Company they have their own website with tons of add-ons for the boats.

my suggestion if you are going to fish moving water (with any kind of rapid) is get the LONGEST toons you can afford.  No need to go tail over head with all your gear!  

Good luck, I have these also and love them!