Larry,

I have one of the Arrow backpacker models 8ft.x 4 1/2ft. and have used it on both moving and still water. It excells on still water even in wind but it's a little tricky on the river. I blame it mainly on my inexperience. For just drifting down river, getting off and fishing all is well. The difficulty I had is trying to get across current or and tracking straight in moderate to heavy current. Like I said though, experience should be a great teacher.

JA