Does anyone know about the BlisStick Scud? Looks cool and may suit my needs?

I paddle an EZG, and I like it. I've even taken it down creeks.

Everyone paddles different and you know that... The bottom line is that your still a playa at heart. Your always going to want to play around, and I doubt you will ever want to start doing the crazy creeking. If that is the case then you want a playboat that will be comfy and river run well. The EZG is not a playboat it is a river runner and it in my opinion will not suit you well. The Blisstick boats are heavy and shaped poorly for big folks. The Jackson boats are the same. Big guys like us don't fit the shapes well. The Liquid Logic Big foot vision looks cool but it is too small for me. The project is an amazing boat though. It is every bit as playful as my air, but the added volume and length make it an amazing riverrunner too. The scud by the way is a super techical boat. Its really only great for super tight technical creeks, although i have seen a guy at the mosh pit with one throwing down .

Simple advise ... get the gear and then go boating with different people that have the boats you want to try. You know the drill dude. Stop acting like such a boob. I have a project and an air 55 that you can use... lets go boat!

Dave,
    I'm a bit bigger than you at 6'6" and 250 with 36" inseam and size 12 clown shoes.  I have a Pyrana Stretch that is a large volume, comfy boat that surfs well and plays well.  You might want to check it out.  I live in Monroe and if you want to demo it while trying to decide let me know.

John


Edited by Eddie Hog - 31 Dec 2006 at 11:02pm

Thanks guys for the Beta, I will be trying out some boats hopefully in Feb. after I get a much needed gortex dry suit!

So, I have been shopping around for a Drysuit and here is what I found. I wanted to buy locally, but there is a shop in Oregon right off of I-5 that not only beats everyones prices around here, but has no sales tax! They are around $50.00 less expensive and no tax, so I save around $135.00. I still want to shop locally to support our local economy and am going to buy locally, but some better pricing around here would be nice. What is the markup on a Kokatat gmer dry suit anyway? 

Ya, I'm going to shop around here, but am getting frustrated both waiting for funds and trying to find a good deal.

So I finally purchased a GMER Kokatat at Aqua Sports and received both excellent customer service and pricing. I have purchased gear from the Aqua man in the past and he has always met my high expectations as a savy consumer (He even kept my watch safe when I left it on a box in his shop). So, I will most definitely be returning there to both demo the WaveSport lineup and purchase more gear.

The customer service and information you receive from a local shop owner rather than an online dealer is sometimes worth the extra couple of dollar's (in some cases even saves a few bucks).

So now that I have Gortex I can finally get wet again!

Now I'm looking at a Wernaer bent shaft 15 deg. feather. I like the way the 15 Deg. feels in my hands, but havn't paddled one yet. It feels more natural in your hands than a 0 Deg. feather. What do you guys think?