Just feel it's necessary to give a shout out to RO Drift boats from bozeman, Mt. The 16ft guide model pulls off of rocks very easy(1-3 strokes). http://www.rodriftboats.com/

Draws very shallow, Pivots nicely, seems like the water flows underneath even in heavy water with minimal effort( tracking i guess). For example in riffle to cut-bank with rocks and only one way through situations the boat is easy to slow down and find the line. Also, takes waves nicely.

As far as pounding rocks, this it can do even at night -- Lifetime warranty as long as not sunk. The RO devilee looks pretty sweet for windy days.

I would say clackas are built better and row about the same but more expensive. lavros seems to be known for toughness but are also heavy.

Just my two cents from when i was researching dbs a couple years back.