Okay guys. I'm thinking of purchasing one. I did a search here and did some outside reading and stuff. I have questions. Has anyone seen or tried or owned a Black Bear Pontoon? They seem to have much larger diameter tubes than the other manufacturers. What are the advantages/disadvantages to that? The others I'm considering are the steelheader (anyone know the price ?), and maybe the outcast 900 or Buck's new Bronco Extreme 9.

My goals:
9 or 10 footer
Spend around $1k
Be able to portage fairly easily
Take my dog on the back
Drift rivers from small to Sauk/Hoh size and complexity

Thanks
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Matt