Open boaters- Mohawk Rodeo review?

[prophet]

anyone paddled one of these?

[canoe]

Have paddled a Rodeo for about 2 minutes on the New River Gorge, at a surfing wave somewhere near the top. It was set up for a guy about 6ft5, with foam glued to the sidewalls, that he used for doing OC-1 enders. Despite this, I thought it was a good boat, but haven't paddled the Mohawk version, but can't think it will be much different from the original. Dale

[prophet]

is it considered a play boat? would it be a good creeker?

[the wiz]

from what ive heard, the rodeo is pretty similar to my esquif zoom. that being said, i have heard both good and bad. my understanding after talking with the guys at mohawk is they have not been making many of these boats, but are about to start pumping out more in the very near future. hopefully one will show up in ft. smith in the next few weeks. if not, hopefully i can pick one up when at the chattanooga factory in about a month or so. get in touch with my buddy dave down in ft. smith at dthomas@mohawkcanoes.com, he is repping the boats, and if we get one in chattanooga it will be for demo. i am excited about paddling one.

[the wiz]

sorry, i was thinking about the maxim. havnt heard as much about the rodeo. I would think it would be somewhat similar to a viper 11, but am not 100% on that.

[painterbob]

i have a maxim if you want to try one out! the rodeo is a park and play canoe. they call it a probe 10

[Randy Dodson]

Bob, I may be wrong but I think it's a shortened version of the Viper, not the Probe. Might make a good creeker.

[painterbob]

viper like ,but without the shape edge. .. SANDY O, had one posted here for sale. the mohawk web site just got up dated. said it's not a big water canoe .

[prophet]

saw one for sale cheap but its in N. Carolina. wondering if it worth trying to get it.