Sea Eagle PF7 PackFish7 Inflatable 7' Fishing Boat-Lightweight-Portable-Dry Enclosed Hull-Durable-One Person Fishing Boat Float Tube

I took the Packfish for its Maiden Voyage this weekend in Eastern WA. It takes me about 5 minutes to assemble and ready to walk to water.My daughter is 13 almost and she is about 4’5” and I am 5’4”While it is a bit tight navigating while rowing, we both fit comfortably and have a blastsMy 5 year son fits perfectly and I can stretch my legs out for rowing ease. When I rowed with my daughter I would prop my legs up on the sides of the boat and my feet would be ok either side of her head lol. Sounds silly but it’s really not.It is nimble, turns on a dime, and can row against wind quite well.The oar locks could use improving; as they can slide up and down periodically altering the desired position I want. Minor whining.Hands down the best money I’ve spent since my grandfather passed last February, a lot of my families fishing died with him.I can now go by myself after years of not fishing and both my children can enjoy it with me for quite some time.Do not hesitate to buy this. It’s so easy to pack away. Hard to figure out the folding at first, but once you’ve done it, it’s like riding a bike.Fit perfectly on the back of my Kodiak I’m between trips with the kids from lake to camp.BUY IT!!!!!For reference I am 140lbs and my daughter is 110lbs we fit perfectly.

This is a review for the current modelThe only real con is that the ore locks could be improved. They slip and slide all over through the holder, especially when wet.Outside of that small issue, this is a great fishing raft. It moves swiftly from spot to spot with the ores. Its not huge, but as long as you pack lightly there is plenty of room to fish.Plenty of pockets for storage on the raft.Very stable.Very rugged. I have dragged it all over and bumped into all kinds of stuff and holding up fine.Takes less than 10 minutes to set up, fits in my 4 door sedan trunk with plenty of room to spare.Impressed with sea eagle products and will be buying the stealth stalker for next year.

Looked around a lot for an upgrade to my previous toy. The Packfish 7 one-person raft fit the bill nicely. A step up in price from the tier of basic rafts, but far cheaper than some really serious boats. For my purposes, a great value. Very sturdy, a tough nylon cover above, and a tough, thick vinyl floor. I've used it for spring trout fishing 3 times so far this year. Heavy-duty foot pump inflates everything quickly. Much easier to get into and out of than my toy. I was surprised that I didn't have to crawl out - I could partially stand, even without the hard floor, and the raft was quite stable. I've had to force myself (carefully) over shallow obstacles - no damage. High sides, very comfortable and stable in the water. The seat is a real comfort - though I wish the bottom were extended forward a little more and sloped down toward the back a little, to make it harder to slide forward. The tracking bars work really well to keep you steady in the wind. The built-in cargo compartments are nice to have - but because they're under your elbows, they make rowing a little awkward. Not a big problem, but I do a lot of trolling, so I notice. With space at a premium, probably hard to find a better place. Maybe they could go amidships on the inside?As I write with aching shoulders from yesterday's 6-mile round trip, I'm aware that my biggest issue is packability. I want to use the raft on ponds at the end of wilderness foot trails. The raft with pump and oars weighs about 32 pounds. It packs into a zippered bag with basic shoulder straps - no waist belt. The bag only barely fits the raft, seat, paddles and pump, so I have to carry all my other gear in a duffle bag. Because the major (only?) reason to use a raft instead of a hard-body boat is packability, the pack provided is the limiting factor. It could greatly benefit from the addition of features I enjoy on my hiking backpack, like padded straps and a wide padded waist belt. Without those, I'm not likely to venture more than a mile or two from the car. Also, while there is a large zippered compartment on the outside, it's flush with the pack, so it can't hold much. With the large size of the pack, if the back compartment had a third dimension - extending outward, it would have a lot more usable storage space. Maybe an upgraded pack could be added as an option?Finally, getting the raft back into the pack in the wild has been a challenge. After my first trip, it was a little under 40 degrees when I started the deflation and folding process. In the cold, the heavy vinyl was a real bear to wrestle and fold down to a size that would fit into the pack. I will say though that after studying the guide and having gone through the packing-unpacking process 3 times, it seems to be getting easier. It feels as if folding it down a few times is limbering it up. And I'm sure it will be easier in warmer weather. I don't really want to complain too much about this. The difficulty has a lot to do with the quality of the raft and knowing what to do.

I've taken the boat out 3 times so far and I love it! It's light, extremely portable, and very easy to pack and unpack. I've caught my limit every time I've been out on the packfish so far.I do have some issues however; the grips on the oars shift around too easily, making rowing difficult at times. The d rings on the bottom are not very strong, I attached a strap to them and lifted it totally unloaded, took 4 steps and one set of rings ripped right out. My third trip out on the packfish, one of my oar locks just broke off in the middle of the lake, which made rowing back to the dock absolutely miserable and was quite embarrassing.I hope Sea Eagle will help me out and make things right. For now, I'll leave 3 stars.Update: Customer service from Sea Eagle has been terrible. I have been able to reach them by phone during their business hours, 1 of 5 times. The one time I spoke to them, they told me I needed to send an e-mail to their wholesale department (why does Customer Service tell me to contact the wholesale department for CUSTOMER SERVICE?), so I did. They claim to respond within 48 hours, though it's been two weeks for me. My boat is still unusable.Update #2: I finally got a response from Sea Eagle, they went above and beyond to get me back on the water.

If your 6ft, you will not be comfortable at all, you'll feel very cramped. Not a lot of room to change lures or bait. The valves aren't centered at all, when I got it and inflated it, I found out that I had to take out the pontoon and reposition it. Also the oars are not easy to use because they don't stay in the parking locks very well and will eventually scruntch up the handles. In my opinion this is NOT worth the money. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!