When it comes to Cats it starts with the tubes,in my opion the best are Wing followed by Sotar,both of these are urethane material the toughest stuff out there ,in my opinon everything else falls short.
The frame makes it all happen,you can go with a modular setup for versitility or a straight fishing frame,I designed mine after whitewater frames with some custom add ons to make a very good fishing set-up.
Steelie 69 is right on, a lot of manufacturers increase lenght on the tubes and not the diameter ,big mistake this does not improve the boat,they tend to be a bit sluggish, their is no comparison between a raft and a cat when it comes to handling ,cats are the 4X4 of whitewater it's like night and day ,besides they are such a kick in the A** to play on too.

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[This message has been edited by Osprey (edited 07-28-2000).]