Raptor 230 Fast Boat

Although for most of us boat fishing isn’t front and centre in our angling, boats can be extremely useful tools, and incredible fun to use if your water allows it. With more and more UK anglers heading off on foreign adventures, often to big, boating waters, perhaps there’s never been a better time to check out the 230 Fast Boat from Dutch manufacturer, Raptor.

So what do you need to know? Well, first up, it’s inflatable, so if you don’t have room to store a hard boat, or transport one, then this is your answer, and secondly, it’s very reasonably priced at just over £500, so even if you’re only an occasionally boat user, you’ll find it very easy to get value for money from the Fast Boat.

The Fast Boat comes with literally everything that you need to launch straight away. Principally, that includes the boat itself, rugged carry bag (yep, you can actually carry it on your back!), oars and foot pump to inflate. At 32kg, you wouldn’t exactly call it light, but if you’ve ever tried to move a similar-sized rowing boat, then you’ll know that being able to carry this one on your back is a right touch!

The areas that receive the most rough-and tumble contact are reinforced (although the whole boat is made from rugged, Decitex fabric), and everything is double-glued for security. The floor section (called an Airdeck) is detachable too, so should it get damaged (let’s face it, it’s the bit taking the most stick), then your whole boat isn’t wrecked! Should the worst happen, Raptor has thrown in a puncture-repair kit too!
€599