GraphiteZen

I felt the same way about the Bucks Bags... Not thought out very well. I mean plastic oar locks? You've got to be kidding me..
Mine originally came with the same back end but I fabricated something different so I could haul more gear. Padded seats are really nice when you hit the 9th or 10th hour on the water. I think the FL 9 has seven foot oars instead of 6 like they used to have. I bought 7s and they are great.
So tell us What have you decided on?

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Combat Chuck

Not a fish hunter haha
I thought I'd be cool like graphite zen and get a 9' Fish Cat.

Heres the frame, I havent had the maiden voyage yet, have to wait till Saturday for that. I will get better pics then.

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Combat Chuck

Came with 7' oars, padded seat, motor mount, cargo deck and cup hol.... wait NO CUP HOLDERS! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FISH WITHOUT CUP HOLDERS! I dont know about this decision now.

GraphiteZen

hahah nice job. Congratulations! Yeah the new 9' Fishcats are supposedly where it's at. Like you said the pontoons are improved so they pass more water and it looks to me that the frame is a little slimmer so it's probably lighter. If you need a cup holder Sportsman's warehouse sells bags with a cup holder on each end.

Also, that little net that's off the side.... Span it under your legs right in front of the seat. You won't regret it when you lose your grip on a set of pliers, plus it's handy place to hold a fish while you take the hook out

Also, what are the oar locks secured by?

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Combat Chuck

You mean the split rings underneath? I will eventually replace those with hinge pins (I think thats what they are called). I dont think its lighter... at least by much. That thing is a beast to get to my upstairs apartment.

GraphiteZen

hahaha It gets lighter after a while but not by much

Do you mean cotter pins? Let me know when you want to float down the Willamette

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Troutski

I used a pair of shower curtain holders, those light bulb shaped thingamabobs holding up your shower curtain to keep the oars locks from popping out.

Chuck

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GraphiteZen

I used two cotter pins for each lock. They are handy because you can hang little chains from them and keep your clippers, floatant, line holder etc right there and out of the way.

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Combat Chuck

Gonna have to give me a little time to learn in the ponds... then those fish are gonna fear our Toon Gang!

Troutski

DVD - I have a DVD from a drift boat company that teaches you the dos and don't s on the river...if you would like to borrow it let me know through pm and we can set it up. It has a ton of great advice...from a professional. Just a thought..

Chuck

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