11-17-2005, 04:16 PM
Hey kevinkay,
Welcome to the board !
I am one of the people that has a Scadden pontoon boat. You can see one of the iterations of my set-up on the "Picture" thread on this board here:
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It's not the one you are looking at, but it is a different model. I also know a couple of people that have the same one that I do - so, I have a fair idea about the functionality of it and the Scadden company. The pontoon you are investigating would be a good option if you want company while fishing as it can be a two person craft if so equipped. However, let me reiterate what TD mentioned - Scaddens are quite spendy(I sold my white water river raft to buy it) and the service although, adaquate, is slow ! The quality is superb - mostly because of the "Aire" corp. that makes the bladders and coverings. On my toon, the frame is very versatile(so far, I have used over half a dozen different configurations of it) - I'm not sure about the other Scadden pontoon you mentioned though. My toon is capable of a class 3 river(class 4 if you are white water experienced, carry little or no gear and are real gutsy). I bought mine because of the versatility - and at that time it was the only one that fit my criteria of river running - it also helped that I had aquaintances that let me test drive their's to verify it would fill the bill before hand.
If it's solo fishing that is you intention, or a budget that is your main concern, the other pontoons you've mentioned might be a better option.
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Welcome to the board !
I am one of the people that has a Scadden pontoon boat. You can see one of the iterations of my set-up on the "Picture" thread on this board here:
[url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=198735;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=198735;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread[/url]
It's not the one you are looking at, but it is a different model. I also know a couple of people that have the same one that I do - so, I have a fair idea about the functionality of it and the Scadden company. The pontoon you are investigating would be a good option if you want company while fishing as it can be a two person craft if so equipped. However, let me reiterate what TD mentioned - Scaddens are quite spendy(I sold my white water river raft to buy it) and the service although, adaquate, is slow ! The quality is superb - mostly because of the "Aire" corp. that makes the bladders and coverings. On my toon, the frame is very versatile(so far, I have used over half a dozen different configurations of it) - I'm not sure about the other Scadden pontoon you mentioned though. My toon is capable of a class 3 river(class 4 if you are white water experienced, carry little or no gear and are real gutsy). I bought mine because of the versatility - and at that time it was the only one that fit my criteria of river running - it also helped that I had aquaintances that let me test drive their's to verify it would fill the bill before hand.
If it's solo fishing that is you intention, or a budget that is your main concern, the other pontoons you've mentioned might be a better option.
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