sea eagle

[fishingdanderson]

I was just wondering if anyone has used or seen used the sea eagle boat that folds up. I can't remember the actual name of it but it looks pretty slick if it works like it says. It would probably be real tough in the wind, but still those far out lakes in Canada would be fishable by boat if I could get to them on a 4 wheeler. I always thought that's what they made snow mobile trails for in the summer. Just curious if anyone was familiar with it. Thanks,

Dan

The name of the boat I was thinking of is the Fold Cat

[nycgrip]

i got this

http://cgi.ebay.com/325fc-solo-FoldCat-Package-used_W0QQitemZ110236620797QQihZ001QQcategoryZ384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

ill hve it in a week and can give you a review, theres a review of the 2 person one here.

http://www.tackletour.com/reviewsefoldcat.html

[FishMack]

NYCgrip I look forward to seeing your reply to how you like the seaeagle.  I ran across this lil craft in a magazine the other day and it really peeked my intrust.  Being in Tx there are many small lakes and private tanks I could us this craft on...

Thx

[nycgrip]

actually might not get it on the water till mid april, but heres a good thread that helped me decide.

http://www.tackletour.net/T3Forum/viewtopic.php?t=7457&highlight=foldcat

[FisherCouple]

Before my wife and I took the plunge a few weeks ago and bought a Tracker Tournament V18 I had researched the SeaEagle Foldcat you're speaking of was going to buy one.  We liked the portability of it, especially since we could haul it with us on our camping trips with our travel trailer and not have to worry about pulling a bass boat.  I actually spoke to a guy who is a dealer for them and he said it's very stable..moreso than you might think...he's even had it on Class II waters and it did fine.  The two pontoon floats are made with a very high level density material....they're not like something you would pick up at Wally World which was great to us.

[GotGuinness?]

I bought one last summer as my first boat after graduating college..it had only been used a handful of times. I believe they run $1200 new, without the trolling motor and whatnot? Anyways, I ended up talking the guy down from $900 to $600  , this included everything in the angler package, plus a very good  minkotta trolling motor i believe 60 thrust for both sea and freshwater, battery charger and deep cycle battery..>If youre going to buy one I suggest looking at the wantad or something similar for a used one..they hold up FANTASTIC, very sturdy...My friend and I went out, he weighs about 280 lbs, and even he was comfortable standing up and fishing from the slats, overall this is a GREAT boat and I wouldn't have bought anything else for the money... Ive taken this thing into very tight spaces, its very versatile and tough and can easily be rowed for a pontoon style boat.

I got some of the sample material before i bought it that Sea Eagle sends you and I tried puncturing it with everyhting I had, and it barely made a dent, nevermind having this stuff tear up on you.

Only complaints is the ability to lift up the trolling motors blade out of the water, I have to loosen the post and lift it up for there to be enough clearance to get the prop completely out of the water, i'd also suggest getting a longer handle for the motor as It can be tough reaching down while sitting up on the pedestal to get the boat to where you want it, also the amount of space on board for miscellaneous stuff i.e. cooler, large tackle box, etc. I plan on mounting my fishfinder this year to a piece of wood and strapping it down on one of the slats with a few bungee cords, along with that i'm going to try and find a way to make some sort of makeshift portable storage compartment that I could possibly have off to the side for the boat, although im a bit worried that it may not work out as planned and the stuff would be long gone if it didnt work out right :-/

Ive also been thinking of taking a couple slats of wood, staining them to be waterproof, and placing them inbetween the metal slats to have a full on walking deck instead of just the metal slats. I may be getting to far ahead of myself here.

Another thing that WAS a bit misleading was the boat from car to water in 10 minutes, and only having yourself to do so...not true. If you are not Heman, this boat can be kind of awkward to carry singlehandedly for more than 15 feet or so, but if you have a dolly or something it makes it pretty easy, 2 people and youre golden, but I'd go ahead and say start to finish ( carry boat to shore along with accessories, get it pumped up, battery and trolling motor hooked up, and out on the water...15 to 20 minutes AT BEST. Id highly reccommend the electric pump that automatically stops when the boat is at the precise PSI level.

All in all, I would definitely reccommend this boat to a recreational fisher all the way up to a seasoned Vet. I am more on the rec side as I just started, and I couldn't ask for more out of this boat, Ive gotten multiple compliments from friends and strangers alike.

On that note, I should probably get back to work, feel free to ask any questions, like I said, I am nowhere near a Bassing Pro, I just own the foldcat and am just a guy that likes to go out a few times a month and try and snag a few fish, but I will do my best to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for reading.  

All the best,

Liam

[fishingdanderson]

great review.  that really helps in figuring out what to buy.  thanks