With another year of use around the world we have made a few changes that we feel will make the Water Strider again the best of the best.

We have changed the Strake color to yellow to match the overall look of the unit. There will also be a dry bag storage bag change. We will make the new bag out of the Water Strider boat material to make it even stronger and the grey water strider will have a grey bag and the red unit will have a red bag.

The stripping apron will now have a 36” rule silk-screened on it to keep you honest when you catch and land a large fish. It is also great when taking pictures of large fish when you are by your self and can’t hold it up. Now just lay it on the apron and take a few nice pictures of your catch.

The new inflatable back rest is now out of a heaver material and is yellow to match the Water Strider better. The heavy duty material welds better and will give better service and back support. New straps make it very easy to remove and also to adjust for each leg inseam adjustment.

We have replaced the Bravo 1 foot pump with the all new K-100 pump. The K-100 pump has been tested by me for 2 years and without a doubt is the best pump I have ever used. Everyone who has tried it buys one. There are many advantages to the K-100 like the fact there is no hose to crack or break, no adaptor to loose or come off the hose. The K-100 floats and fits in the bag so easy and takes up so little room.

You can now add air while floating and not have to go to shore to add inflation to the Water Strider if ever needed. You now pump the Water Strider up with the H&R valves closed and can fill the air chamber up to hard capacity with no top off required. You will notice that there is very little pressure on the handle while in operation. The K-100 comes in a nice carry case with extra adaptors, lube grease and an extra gasket o-ring in side the unit if ever needed.

Each new Water Strider also comes with the Felt sole studded fins also. The fins were designed by me to be the extra control item needed to make the Water Strider perform to the ultimate for you. Here are the function features and use of the fins for you.

The felts and studs allow you to walk and control your self while standing in the water. The front blades are curved upward to allow walking to be easier. The quick release fin straps allow you to remove the fins with a quick 2 second jerk and you are out. They also allow you to make one tight adjustment and they are on for the day. Each pair of fins comes with small carabineers attached to the ankle strap so you can remove the fins and just attach them to any d-ring to keep from loosing them while floating. The fins also provide a breaking system when floating down the river. When in water depth where you can reach the bottom of the river you can stick you fins straight down and reverse the blades to drag backwards on the bottom to slow the drift down to make a perfect drag free fly presentation to a rising fish. The fins are tough and durable and provide you with control when fishing and floating moving water. The fins allow you to float and fish and not have to use the oars all the time.

The Heavy Duty oars are now 3 pieces instead of 2 pieces. This does several things. It allows the oars to be stored inside and make a much smaller carrying package. At the spindle attachment on the oar lock there is now 4 layers of material instead of 2. The nylon storage bag will hold an extra oar if needed and also the patch kit.

Patch kit comes in a plastic carry case with a DVD on the use of a Water Strider. We include the new roll up instructions which makes the Water Strider roll up very small now. We also include a sample bottle of 303 Protective Spray to apply to your Water Strider. A clean boat handles and floats better. We now carry 303 Boat Cleaner and 303 Protective Spray to keep your Water Strider looking like new.

Your suggestions are always appreciated so please keep us informed of your needs

Dave Inks