I've owned both, and I currently own a sled. I honestly caught more fish with the drift boat. Why? Because I could fish many of the smaller rivers that you can't run a sled on, but also (and probably more importantly), with a drift boat I could easily stop and fish a lot of the pocket water that I can't get to with my sled. The drift boat required more planning since I had to plan for how to get back to my trailer, etc. The sled is simple. I launch it on the rivers I can fish, run upstream or downstream, then back to the launch. A drift boat is more suitable to younger fisherman in good shape. The sled is great for older fishermen - like me!