The Bote Argo Aero packs into an SUV, inflates in minutes, and proved surprisingly stable while fishing with my son.

The newly redesigned Mako 18 Pro Skiff Backwater ­Edition is a light-tackle ­angler’s dream. It’s a skinny-water boat that’s packed with standard features that will help you find and chase fish.

Inflatables have come a long way since we first ventured into the sea with a flimsy dinghy that only lasted a couple of waves before it sprung a leak and looked like it was trying to eat us alive. And ...

Austin Grove launched his watercraft Sunday afternoon into Cedar Lake — shortly after pulling it, folded like a mat, from the hatch of his SUV. Within minutes after spreading it out and attaching an ...