I bought my 16' Alumaweld @ 3 rivers and did not have any wait. They have 8 or 10 in the lot right now that are very well rigged and basically ready to fish.

I thought about the decisions for many months, and what it boiled down to for me was buying from a local business which would stand behind the product. There are so many pros and cons to each model, that I honestly could not decide based on featuers or performance. Supporting my local sportfishing businesses was more important for me in the long run given that these two products are so closely matched.

SA