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I've got one of Jim's 10' models and I've really enjoyed it. I wanted the larger model so I'd have room for Sammie my Golden and all the stuff I like to carry. I've also got an eight footer, not Spring Creek, that I can roof rack for those smaller lakes. Before my back problem I could carry the eight footer into those lakes where you couldn't back a trailer into.
Advantages of a Pram:
You can cover a lot more water than you can with a tube.
You can stand and cast which gives you a greater range.
You've got better visibility, spotting fish, while standing in a pram.
You stay dry - no need for waders.
You're in and out of the water much quicker - no fins to deal with.
You can paddle right over the top of thick weed beds which most productive stillwaters have an abundance of.
You can drink beer to your hearts content and when nature calls you can answer with a cup, bowl or portable urinal.
You can hook up an electric motor and relax as you head for that other cove.
It should out last your tube if taken care of.
You can hang it from your garage ceiling and park your other boat or car underneath it.
It's a lot easier to change lines and untangle those rod tip tangles in a pram.
You've got more room for that second rod.
You can take your dog with you so you don't look like you're talking to yourself.
You can troll a fly which is basically what your doing when fishing from a tube.
It's a lot easier to spin around while standing and hit that fish that just came up behind you.
You don't have to deal with seats ripping out from underneath you or leaky tube bladers.
It's a lot easier to pull anchor and move on to another spot.
Disadvantages of a pram:
They generally cost more.
Storage problems can be an issue.
In a cove you can't cover the water as effectively as you can in a tube or pontoon particularly on a windy day - you've always got your fly in the water.
You can't pack a pram into remote lakes.
I think you lose a bit of the intimacy with the water in a pram or larger boat.
Good luck with your decision - as pointed out Jim with Spring Creek is a very good starting point.
Pete
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