I have a Koffler.
I met Willie when his Willie Boat was still in his mind. It was during the interim of his Alumaweld to Willieboat thing.
He designed the Willieboat as a plugging boat. It has a low bow so you can see where your plugs are. It flares out enough to knock down white water so it doesn't fill your fishing buddies boots when you go through the rapids. He has primarily designed it with Oregon rivers in mind, and it's supposed to be highly manueverable.
All I know is what his intentions were at that time.
I've never rowed a Fishrite. But Willie has been building boats a whole lot longer than Fishrite has been. The first time I ever heard of Fishrite was at the 1982 Sportsman's Expo. Willie was building boats for what? 15-20 years by then?
diana