I use one. Definitely worth the money. A friend of mine has the m80 creek boat and they are Busch league when it comes to stability. I hunt some really shallow stuff and can easily stand to push pole it and I can feel completely safe in deeper water. In stomach deep water I can pull my self into my aqua pod from the back or jump into it from atop a beaver dam. I camo mine up and lay down or just use it as transportation. My opinion is spend the extra money and have the flexibility and safety. Other wise go real cheap and buy a Walmart special because that's all you're getting from a lesser brand
My 12' Hellbender should be here next week. Website is having problems so google "hellbender duckboat" and you will see the 10' dble ender and 12' dble ender. 12' is only 70lbs and has a 550lb capacity.