A guy catches a few rockfish with a fly rod and suddenly he feels qualified to be an anti-Centaurian critic?  Sheesh!

Quote from: [WR] on August 28, 2021, 05:42:44 PM

Disadvantages of not being from Zeta Reticuli, Tinker ...

Reminds me of the episode of The Twilight Zone where Ross,Martin turns out to be a Venusian with 3 eyes..

Okay, but I owned both at the same time and used them about the same number of hours, but in different venues: I used the Revo in the ocean and the Trident everywhere else.  I still maintain the Trident has slightly better stability, both primary and secondary stability, than the Revo.

Not that a Revo is a tippy beast, because it's not - they're quite stable.  However, if, like me, you sometimes get "Happy Butt" Syndrome when you first launch, you'll notice the difference between the two hulls right off.  One is twitchier than the other.

The real issues I had with the Revo were a result of how I fish.  I'm almost always in or very near the weeds or getting up close and personal with the reefs.  Arriving on site, I'd need to pull the Mirage drive and bring up the rudder then use the paddle to control my position until it was time to drop the drive in place and head home.  How one fishes is part one of how YMMV.

Yes, you can pull the Mirage drive - if you see the problem before you're into it or if you aren't drifting as you're fighting or landing a fish (or in the fog or untangling line or fiddling with the fish-finder or watching the clouds go by...).  Other times, you're hog-tied before you know what happened and a thick wad of kelp is enough to make it nearly impossible to yank out the drive to clear it.  Eyes on the road is part two of how YMMV.

It's a personal thing.  I've owned a Revo, I don't care for them - but not because they aren't stable and confidence-inspiring.  Me, myself, I don't need the Mirage drive.  It doesn't help me, and it costs way more than it's worth (to me).