The good boat deal thread

skyriver said:
Catcher Craft has a 50% off sale now thru Labor Day. I just picked up a Wigeon for $400. Too good a deal to pass, especially since my 2014 Commander is starting to show the abuse I've put on it.
Here's just a few of things on sale. I'm not a rep, just got the feed in my Instagram and wanted to share the news.

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Those are some pretty incredible prices, I'm imagining they are Maxxon rafts but do not know. Surprised by this, I thought Dave closed CatcherCraft down a few years ago.
 
Edit- I should've Googled before such a statement...Google says this
No, Maxxon does not own Catcher Craft; both Catcher Craft Frames and Maxxon Inflatables were acquired by GR8 Outdoors in 2025.

So Maxxon rafts and Catcher Craft frames. The Wigeon is called a Wigeon by both companies so...
 
Maxxon rafts (which is what these are) and Catcher Craft frames both get pretty good praise. If I needed a very portable 3-man raft I'd probably pull the trigger on this one-
catchercraft.com

Quest Framed Raft - 3 Seat

Orders may take 6-8 weeks to ship due to high order volume. Please contact us if you have any questions (253) 373-0166. The "Quest Framed Raft 3-Seat" is a combination of our Quest 12-foot, self-bailing raft, sold together with our larger Trek fishing frame. At a combined frame and raft weight...
catchercraft.com catchercraft.com

Not sure where you can beat that price and performance on a new raft. Used sure, but not new.
 
Yeah, that's like 10 pounds more than the NRS ones. I wonder if it's mostly the 4" Removable Drop-Stitch Floor? That's gotta weigh a few pounds, but is probably a pretty sweet feature.
 
skyriver said:
Yeah, that's like 10 pounds more than the NRS ones. I wonder if it's mostly the 4" Removable Drop-Stitch Floor? That's gotta weigh a few pounds, but is probably a pretty sweet feature.
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Maybe, my Alpacka Caribou is 4.75 lbs. The webiste says the self bailer is 4.9 lbs. Weight capacity is roughly the same.
They may have just gone way overboard on materials.

Either way, it's probably a kick ass inflatable kayak - especially for that price.
 
skyriver said:
Maxxon rafts (which is what these are) and Catcher Craft frames both get pretty good praise. If I needed a very portable 3-man raft I'd probably pull the trigger on this one-
catchercraft.com

Quest Framed Raft - 3 Seat

Orders may take 6-8 weeks to ship due to high order volume. Please contact us if you have any questions (253) 373-0166. The "Quest Framed Raft 3-Seat" is a combination of our Quest 12-foot, self-bailing raft, sold together with our larger Trek fishing frame. At a combined frame and raft weight...
catchercraft.com catchercraft.com

Not sure where you can beat that price and performance on a new raft. Used sure, but not new.
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Someone needs to pick one up and post a review.
 
I'm still waiting for my Wigeon to be shipped. To be fair, they had a warning it may take 8-12 weeks to ship because of high order volume. A weird flex, but I don't need it immediately.
Be nice to have it for October, but we'll see.
 
I called Catcher Craft after my Shop app (that's how I paid) told me the boat was supposed to have already shipped. I got voicemail. So I left a message that said I'm not in a hurry, just wanted to confirm that the original ship date wasn't really real and could I expect a notification when the boat actually ships.

They sent me an email on Sept 8th that said sorry for the holdup and for my patience they had already sent me a Maxxon rod combo that I should've already received.
They also said that the Wigeon should ship on Sept 9th and I'd get it a few days later.
I then responded thanks and that they didn't have to send me the combo, but thanks! I also mentioned that I hadn't yet received the combo yet and asked again for tracking info on the boat. They didn't answer, but I got the combo today! 😂

So I'm still confident the boat is on the way. I'll stick with the original timeline indicated on the website that said 8-12 weeks. Which means I'll hopefully get a boat delivered Oct 23rd or so.

The combo is the Maxxon Stonefly 9' 5wt (med-fast), a diecast reel that seems decent, fly line & leader and a nice case. Only done the wiggle test so far, but the rod seems decent. Cork is nice. Made in China and honestly, looks and feels like a Redington. Same factory?? Who knows. Awfully nice of them to send it.

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