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Incept's Water Strider® Kick Boats give you the ability to fish a wide range of waters effectively, individually and safely, with extreme portability and easy setup. With a Water Strider® you can row using drift boat techniques on swift waters, you can hold position with over-the-boot fins leaving your hands free for fishing, you can stand in shallow waters at a moment's notice, you can cast to just about any place you want, and you can fish lake fringes from the water where fish perceive you floating and less of a threat. Incept inflatable Water Striders® pack down into light, compact airline baggage including oars, backrest, stripping apron and pump - with room in the carry bag for fins, waders and more. You can take your boat with you any place in the world and have the comfort of your own familiar boat on new and unfamiliar waters. Built from tough polyurethane alloy boat materials your Water Strider is strong and stable and can be expected to provide many years of safe and cheerful service. Robust construction and innovative design give these kick boats a stiff frame, high resistance to abrasion, and remarkable speed, stability and handling. Main features are: Air Ride Seat - This is at the heart of Water Strider's success. Developed in 1998 to replace the original board seat, and patented, the air-ride seat is superbly comfortable, it is self bailing and under service conditions it adds 60 kg (135 lbs) flotation to the raft for load carrying capacity and safety. Because the raft sits higher in the water you ride over more just-submerged obstacles, you get more stability and you get significantly better performance - speed in calm water and maneuverability in fast water. These benefits are important because they give you more tolerance in difficult situations. Since the air-ride seat is inflatable, the raft packs down significantly smaller and lighter. Self Bailing - Cannot be swamped Valves - U.S. industry-standard Halkey Roberts inflation valves. D-Rings - Attachments for gear tie-downs with special configurations. Foot Rest - A foot-strap snaps onto the raft to get your legs up for rowing. Back Rest - Inflatable, adjustable backrest is provided for your back support. Handles - There are strong rubber handles fitted to the boat either side of the seat and placed for optimal balance when lifting the raft - you just stand up Reach the water by air, bike or foot, your Water Strider kickboat goes right along After probably 500 miles and 50 days in the wilderness they look brand new and nothing comes close to their performance and their tremendous load carrying capacity for a one man boat. We love being able to bring the boats up near our tents ... carrying them with a couple of fingers instead of two men. There just isn't a better one man expedition boat made. In between I have been using mine on the Big Horn, the Green River and the Snake and carrying this light weight marvel long distances into isolated trout lakes in the Bound- ary Waters Wilderness in Minnesota. - Jeff M. Incept back-packable inflatable kick boats do not need trucks, trailers or roof racks, there are no storage problems, and traveling in public transport and small Taking just minutes to set up and take down, Water Strider float tubes are perfect for both day trips and multi- day expeditions. They make fishing far more productive. Wilderness rivers, ponds and lakes are accessible, safe, This is the only kick boat that fills all the needs of fly fishermen whether lakes or rivers. I've tried them all and the Water Strider raft is the only craft on the market worth my money and time. So lightweight you can take it anywhere in the world, with a set up time of just a few minutes. - Dennis Black, Turangi NZ (founder Umpqua Feather Merchants, Oregon) 3-piece Oars - Another Incept design, these oars are of double strength anodized tubing and have two slip joints so each piece is short enough to pack down with the boat inside the back-pack carry bag. The oar blades are exceptionally strong and will Oar Locks - The oar locks are designed to hold the oars captive with stainless steel pins to prevent oar loss and keep the oar blades at the right angle at all times. To stow the oars so they are not dragging in the water is as simple as reaching forward and giving the grips a little twist. The oar retaining nuts are attached with robust lan- Stripping Apron - The stripping apron attaches to four Velcro pads and stretches across your knees. The edges are folded over and form a basket to hold your line from slipping into the water around your legs - or anything else for that matter. Equipment Straps - Two equipment straps alongside the seat are fitted to keep your gear in your boat and out of your way for quick-water maneuvering. You can slip your fully rigged rod under a strap at a moment's notice, navigate a rapid and be back on the job fishing again without missing any opportunity. Carry Bag - The carry bag doubles as a large back-packable dry bag. When not protecting your Water Strider raft off the river it is clipped to the raft on the river and holds up to 90 L of your equipment secure and dry, even when immersed. Water Strider's USA principal, Dave Inks, sets off for a day on Montana's Bitterroot River.

Developed and manufactured by Incept for the USA market since 1992, available in New Zealand Incept WS24 Water Stricter® Specifications Size Packed 100% heat welded and sealed Fishing with the Water Strider raft has opened up a whole new range of fishing opportunities as well as tactics. I can now reach places I could never hike to and position myself for the absolutely most productive presentations. My son and I each have one, and it is a great way for us to fish together. We've used it to float and camp along rivers. I feel very safe and comfort- able in it and highly recommend it to all...