Costco has a couple inflatable boats on sale through the weekend. Just generic made-in-china stuff. But the reviews out there seem pretty positive generally. I talked to a guy at the lake who had the Mirovia one as a tender and he was stoked on it. I mean, you're not getting an NRS raft or a Zodiac for this price. But could be the ticket for some fun/fishing for your family. The brand is "Tobin Sports", but I've also seen them advertised as Hydro Force and Bestway. I wouldn't expect these to last a lifetime. But with care, they should last more than long enough to get your money out of them as far as fun. Tags said sale was through June 19th,which is this Sunday.
Mirovia Pro 10'10" - $560
Zodiac style boat with drop stitch air floor. Claims up to a 15hp engine (though that seems like a wild ride). Here's the costco website page for it (with a higher shipped price). There are some youtube videos out there, but they don't really give much "review" info about quality and even less about using it for fishing. Though given how fishing from an inflatable seems more popular in the UK salt than over here (though some guys in CA seem to as well), that's not surprising.
Canyon Pro 9'6"
Sort of a river raft looking thing? Again, drop stitch air floor. The thwart "seats" aren't attached and just sit in the boat. You can actually buy a $29 motor mount from Amazon and add a little trolling motor to this. I did see one complaint that the oars weren't spaced correctly. No idea if that was because dude didn't know how to row, a QC problem, or bad design. There's a dude on youtube who got one recently and was posting himself standing up in it pretty easily. Could be a budget pond yacht. Here's the costco website page for it (with a higher shipped price).
The same company makes a two person inflatable kayak. But reviews seemed kinda "meh" and I'm not really looking for one myself. But I'm pretty sure it's on sale in-store as well. Here it is on their website.
And of course the old Caddis float tube is around once again (though not on sale). Nothing special, but you should at least float for $70. I'd rather look for a used Fish Cat or something. But sometimes you just gotta get out on the water.
Mirovia Pro 10'10" - $560
Zodiac style boat with drop stitch air floor. Claims up to a 15hp engine (though that seems like a wild ride). Here's the costco website page for it (with a higher shipped price). There are some youtube videos out there, but they don't really give much "review" info about quality and even less about using it for fishing. Though given how fishing from an inflatable seems more popular in the UK salt than over here (though some guys in CA seem to as well), that's not surprising.
Canyon Pro 9'6"
Sort of a river raft looking thing? Again, drop stitch air floor. The thwart "seats" aren't attached and just sit in the boat. You can actually buy a $29 motor mount from Amazon and add a little trolling motor to this. I did see one complaint that the oars weren't spaced correctly. No idea if that was because dude didn't know how to row, a QC problem, or bad design. There's a dude on youtube who got one recently and was posting himself standing up in it pretty easily. Could be a budget pond yacht. Here's the costco website page for it (with a higher shipped price).
The same company makes a two person inflatable kayak. But reviews seemed kinda "meh" and I'm not really looking for one myself. But I'm pretty sure it's on sale in-store as well. Here it is on their website.
And of course the old Caddis float tube is around once again (though not on sale). Nothing special, but you should at least float for $70. I'd rather look for a used Fish Cat or something. But sometimes you just gotta get out on the water.
