Sniggler, up here in the great white north we have two rivers perfect to learn on. #1 the Stilly has some nice water for beginners, but also has some nice Head in it too. The Sack {nooksack} has 3 classes of water to learn on, from never been in a drift boat, to lets try some white scary stuff.{not like the sol-duc though} Plus there are some nice Metalheads in it and several put in and pull outs not listed on the map, depending on how long you want to drift. Fish4Steel, you are correct. Alum is stronger.

[ 12-28-2001: Message edited by: G-MAN ]