Gary,
I just didn't want him doing that on his very first run since the first coupla drops are probably the most difficult of the whole drift, (except for maybe Summer Runs favorite spot, the "three fingers" near startup).
And BTW pontoon boats are a lot more forgiving than driftboats, so with a guide I'm not surprised you did ok.

Interesting point about the larger pontoons....my 'toon is only an 8 footer so is probably even worse. Only use it up there in the low water of late summer.