Outcast pontoon boats

[lizardman_u]

just put the second of my Outcast toons together, I purchased the fishcat 9 version from sportsman's warehouse for $399 each. It went together real smooth took 1.5 hours to put together from being boxed to being river ready. I can't wait to make my maiden voyage. These have a 1 1/4 inch powder coated steel frame, very heavy duty bags for the air bladders, easy to lift by myself, have a motor mount for a small electric motor, have a solid back deck for your cooler/cargo. I will be attaching the anchor tonight again a very nice anchor system built in, and will be attaching some customized bags to hold my lunch, drinks and fishing tackle. I would rate these an 8 out of 10 for ease of use and construction, to make it a higher rating outcast would have to include the anchor and the seven foot oars and some better cargo bags, and a pole holder not designed for fly rods. All in all a very nice setup and I am looking forward to making my maiden voyage.:thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[tarsier]

I had to look this up to see what it was. There is a regular and deluxe model, don't know what the difference is. Nifty little craft.

 

[lizardman_u]

the deluxe has a solid rear deck instead of canvas strapped on and it has a motor mount, also the tubing is a lighter stronger material in the frame, I have the deluxe. Here is the link, as they make really nifty craft and some are for more than one person

www.outcastboats.com/outcastboats

I am looking forward to Friday, my day off, to make my maiden voyage. I have seen these in Cabellas and Bass Pro shops.

 

[lizardman_u]

took my Pontoon out to the lower Umatilla, mainly to try it out and not really worried about catching fish. Things I learned:

1. 1300 cubic foot per second is imposible to row upstream against. river was below 400 cfs two days ago so the two irrigation resevoirs must be letting water out to make room for the snow melt in future months.

2. I can cross the river but a 10 pound pyramid anchor will not hold you in the middle of the river even when the depth is under 10 feet, the anchor acted like a drift sock

3. I NEED mucho practice at rowing, dang it's been a long long time, and to think when I was 16 I used to row rafts carrying all the gear down the deschutes, I am 35 now

4. darn thing is a blast and is easy to load and unload

5. after loading boat in pickup bed, don't drive away and leave your rod (thank goodness it was there 30 min later)

all in all I had a blast and look forward to puttering around with this craft, gonna try the motor out (30 lb of thrust minn kota) maybe that will scoot me up river.

I also learned that if I put the motor on I will be illegal due to no "boat" licensing.... oh well, guess I will just have to fly my Jolly Roger ( license a 9 foot toon sheesh it's not a real boat)

anyway, boat is really nimble in its handling and a real joy to play with.

 

[Ebbtide]

FWIW The length of anchor line should me a minimum of 3X the depth.
Longer for rough or fast water.
It might help.

That boat looks really nice.
Maybe a photo of it with your truck or a person for scale?
Good luck with it
Tight lines,
Ebbtide