Description: We really wanted to give them an amazing rating, and we can in most respects. The prices are phenomenal, even for the lower 48. In Alaska, the prices are unheard of. The gear was in good condition, except for one rod that was missing a piece. We rented a canoe (car-top gear to carry the canoe and life jackets were included in canoe price), pontoons for the canoe, 2 rods, ice chest, and a "tackle box." They seemed to have much more gear available, so our reservation probably wasn’t even necessary. The tackle box was laughable; it was about ½ in deep and 4X6 inches. You can imagine what it had and did not have in it. We bought pliers, bobbers and a few other "essentials" that weren’t included. The spinners that came on the rods, though, worked well. The trout I caught loved them, at least.
They helped us load the canoe on the car, but one of the cinches didn’t work too well, making it difficult to take the canoe off the car. Our only real complaint is that the lady (seems to be a manager) is just plain rude. On the phone, we thought she was just busy and distracted. She wasn’t helpful in figuring out what gear we needed or in explaining what was included when we were reserving the gear over the phone. Once we got there in person, it turns out that she’s just indifferent. That worked against us when trying to figure out the gear, but it worked in our favor when she didn’t want to bother with charging us for keeping the ice chest an extra day.
It is in a convenient location if you are heading out to the Swan Lake Canoe Route, and it isn’t too terribly far from Soldotna if you are looking to fish there.
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