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I woud recommend you to try it before buying it because i can say you that some people aren't at ease with this boat, it really has it's own style.

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Started to paddle 12 years ago, today aged of 22. I have been paddling my SCUD for 1 year, i also have another boat, a necky mission, i wanted to have a boat for big white water and a playboat for basic river-running session with freestyle moves but i'm actually selling my necky mission because the bliss stick scud is awesome, i paddle in IV and V class with it and it's a fucking great boat. But, it doesn't correspond to everybody's paddling style, some people are not able to paddle in it even if they are good and advertised paddlers, i think it's a good thing to be an "ex-freestyler". I like this SCUD, when you sit in it ther's a strange phenomenon, something disconecting your brain and pushing you to think you could do everything with it. This boat ables you to paddle funly and seriously, it's a pleasure to see big moves coming and to think " ow, shit, am i going to fly?" then comes the answer " No, i won't fly, i'm paddling a SCUD and the pleasure is great". So, this boat is reliable, trustworthy. I like it. What am i saying? I love it! It's the only boat which I gave a king of "personification", I feel confident in this boat. It's my boat and i know that i will buy another one when mine will die on a rock ( if it dies one day... fucking great plastic !)
An advice, buy it.
Pros / The Good
The shape, it's length, it's volume, it's solid plastic, it's a reliable boat.
Cons / The Bad
It's length... yes, sometimes you maybe would like to have a longer boat but everything is ok. It's maybe psychologic...
The only think negativ i can say on it, it's the fact that it's not a fast boat. But, did i want to have a fast boat? No.
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4.8
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5.0

I bought my SCUD as a boat to predominantly be used for teaching and leading on Class III water. I was tired of everytime I went to pull a big guy out my little playboat just standing up on its tail and being a pain in the ass to get the guy to shore. The SCUD is everything I could have asked for and more! Lots of room in the stern for safety gear and lunch. I've done some creeking in it and although it's not as great as my Habitat when it comes to some things... it sure is fun to pick your way down a tech little creek with it.

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Class III - IV Paddler. 6'1" 200lbs.
Pros / The Good
Comfortable as hell. Turns on a dime. Boofs unbelievably well, but you could tell that by looking at it. Great boat for leading/rescuing from (as opposed to a playboat with lower volume).
Cons / The Bad
SLOW. Not amazing at punching big trashy holes.
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(Updated: July 08, 2009)
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4.3
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5.0
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4.0

What a great ride

About the reviewer

intermediate kayaker, river guide

Test environment

Casselman River, PA

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I switched from a Ammo to the Scud and find the scud more playful and actually stable. It carves very well into eddies and during peal outs. It was very easy to alter course when an unexpected ledge shows up.

Conclusion

I believe I will be using this for quite a while. Sort of like having a sprts car tather than a SUV yet able to handle SUV conditions.

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Location: Boonsboro, MD
Age: 56
Weight: 77.1 kgs
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(Updated: January 17, 2007)
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4.8
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0

Fun Little Boat

Tested on: Class 3-4 rivers in the south east US. Little River, Tellico, Ocoee and several others.

Fun boat in smaller creeks and some larger water. Turns fast in eddies and peelouts. Fairly stable with the wide planning hull which also makes interesting rolling being so wide. Not a boat to learn how to roll in!
If you get deep it surfaces like a cork at rocket speeds. On the larger water it tracks like crap so you will always have a paddle in the water. Very comfortable outfitting! I can spend all day in the SCUD and never feel cramped. On the lower volume creeks this boat is a dream. FUN!

Fun but it shouldn't be your ONLY boat! This is the first creeker I have owned but have paddled a Rocker, Jefe and a Gus with much enjoyment. Went with the SCUD because I feel more "in tune" with not so much boat to handle. If you are into low volume creeks that require small, tight eddy turns this is a boat to look at for sure.

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Location: S.E USA
Age: 45
Weight: 68 kgs
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(Updated: April 14, 2006)
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5.0

Very stabile, very maneuverable, love it

About myself


I've been paddling for about 10 years now. For the last four years, I've been looking for a boat to replace my beat-up WS Stubby for low-volume creeking. Looks like the SCUD is a perfect match - finally.

About the test environment


Escanaba had some powerful holes, while Silver required precise maneuvering. Both are creek-type runs. Silver was running quite low, lots of rocks sticking out.

An update: Paddled the Yellow Dog - Class 4 drops separated by Class 2 stretches.

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It took me about fourty seconds in a pond to decide that this is a boat I wanted. I picked it up in Rocky Mountain Kayak in PA. To explain - I was looking for a short creek/allaround boat that would be hard to flip, yet easy to turn and ferry. The "hard to flip" part I discovered right away in a pond. In that regard, it's head and shoulders above all other small creekers/allarounders that I've tried, except for maybe the Nomad (which is way too long for my taste). The SCUD simply will not flip. It feels like the boat has training wheels. Makes me feel very safe. When fooling around with it on a trial run, quite a few times I was certain that I was going over, but the boat would have none of it. The boat remained stabile in turbulent features, too - when balancing on pillows and stuff.


The cockpit is very roomy and comfortable. My sprayskirt turned out to be too narrow for the wide cockpit rim (even though it fits fine on Pyranha, Wavesport, and Prijon), so I had to get another sprayskirt. The cockpit rim is recessed into the boat - looks like the sprayskirt is very well protected.


The maneuverability is great. The boat spins on a dime (especially if I remember to engage the rails). Last-instance course corrections are very easy, too. It surfes nicely, though it prefers spinning over front-surfing.


I'm still getting used to not being able to sink the stern - I hadn't realized how much I've come to rely on it, especially when ferrying and front-surfing. But you'd expect this in a creekboat, and SCUD's short length partually compensates for it.


Rolling the boat is very easy. There's a fun moment in there - when most boats are "teetering" on the way up, the SCUD's amazing stability kicks in, and it completes the roll for you, so it feels snappier than normal. Handrolling is easy too.

Holes


It goes through holes quite easily. I haven't had a problem "skipping over" or punching through, and it stays level - neither the bow nor the stern try to submerge. When sitting in a play hole, there's freedom to move around. The SCUD doesn't force you to sit in a through like a displacement hull boat would.

Hull speed


Compared to the longer creek boats (and all of them are longer), the SCUD is slow, especially when paddling flat water. But it didn't seem much of a problem during attainments and ferries.

Outfitting


Very good, except for the foot brace. Foot brace is just a couple of blocks of foam thrown into the boat. Make sure to check it before you take the boat on the river, even for a demo. I added some foam to fill in the empty space, and attached it to the hull. I wrote to Bliss-stick about it, and Norm answered that they are going to change how they ship it.

The rest of the outfitting is well made. You can adjust the thigh hooks not only back and forth, but also change how deep they stick in. The moulded seat is high and comfortable, and feels solid. There's a Pelican box attachment in the seat, that can fit a good-size box. The boat has plenty of beaner attacment points, a security bar, and comfortable hand holds. The drain plug is seated deep within the plastic, there's no way to damage it.

Update


Came back from another trip up North. This time we did the Yellow Dog (descriptions: AWA, Midwest Rivers). Again - the SCUD is very forgiving and stabile. One of the drops had a hole in the middle of it, where everybody was penciling in, stalling, and flipping - but not the SCUD. It just skipped over it and stayed upright (click for larger photos):
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(Sorry - I was the one with the camera, so no pics of me running the drop. You can see the tip of my bow though ;-) ). At another drop, I screwed up - went too far right and was on my way to a log sieve - but the SCUD was easy enough to quickly turn, and then when I lost my balance, it stayed on the side instead of flipping, so a quick brace allowed me to remain unscated. Did I mention I love this boat?

Conclusion


Love it! This is going to be my creeker for years to come. My search for Stubby replacement is over :)

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Location: Silver, w.br Escanaba, Yellow Dog (MI)
Age: 38
Weight: 81.6 kgs
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