Sea Eagle FS126 Inflatable Fishing Boat Reviews

My wife and I have used our two FS126 on a few occasions. We are impressed with the quality of the boats. They are very sturdy and stable and let you go where other boats can't. The trolling motor works great. They are easy to store and inflate with the electric pump. The hand pump, even though large and of good quality, is a workout. Living in Florida, we had to register the boats and place numbers on the side. I purchased them from a company that I believe is on your website and glued them on myself. So far so good.

I was very pleased with the SUP that I received. I do wish it had been about 18'' shorter. A water craft in my state 16' or longer has to be registered so I had to come up with a way to put the registration numbers on the side of the SUP. I used stencils and painted the numbers on. Don't know how long they will last but we will see. The issue I have is that the SUP is not as stable as the videos make it look. On my first time to use it my wife and I capsized shortly into the trip. I am looking into putting pontoons on to stabilize the SUP and make it work better for my needs. I believe if I can accomplish the addition of the pontoons I will have a very good fishing craft.

Hello,

To be honest, I haven't used the boat as much as I'd like. I took it on a trip to South Carolina, bumped in to a pier and put small slices into the surface of the rubber. It did not seem to cause a leak but I was surprised and how sharp the barnacles were and easily the scratch the surface layer. I'm hesitant to take into saltwater again. The rubber seems a little soft and you have to be too careful, That aside, I used it in South Carolina and again locally on pond. It's very stable. I found fishing from it very easy. A couple complaints... First...it's heavy. The guy with it on his back all neatly packed up must be a weight lifter because I can barely get the whole thing off the ground. I also found the transom a little difficult to figure out and still haven't put the motor on because it looks unstable. The seat takes a bit long to set up. That whole looping strap thing is a pain. You need to figure out how to make that easier. Lastly it's not quite Fly Fishing Friendly.

Only used twice so far, it's as awesome as I had hoped, a sport paddle board camper. My review is very good, but with a gaping caveat : Only 1 fill chamber. Design must strive now to re configure a fail safe something: (like X's baffling inside primary chamber + (would add stability) The craft is a sporty enough platform to endanger a wayward adventurer into a puddle with but one valve. OK SeaEagles, I wanna help you make this FS126 Great with Best Practice's for Marine applications. USA