Jam,

That is why I emphasized the word "MOST" \:\)

BTW: My first drift with my pontoon boat many years ago was from High Bridge to Sultan. However I had a whitewater guide with me in his cataraft to follow and instruct me where to go. I also left the rod at home that day and just concentrated on running the river. I never once felt intimidated by the water we had to travel.

I also found out that the 9' Steelheader Pontoon boat is a pig in the river compared to his 16' Puma Cataraft! Where he could sit on a wave with only slight corrections with the oars my boat needed constant rowing to stay on the wave as there was so much more drag from the tubes being deeper in the water.