bliss-stick mystic

[MCSkid]

anyone out there paddled the mystic? thoughts?

[MCSkid]

by the way, what's the hull like?

[Crow]

Love mine. Hull is like a semi planer. It is a fast and responsive boat. And I can even spin it in the local tiny play hole. I have abused mine mercilessly as well.

[caspermike]

blisstick plastic works good in texas maybe due to the soft sandstone but in the rocky mountains. rocks are sharp due to road and railroad river damage so i would get harder plastic.

[terryblissstick]

Hey MCSkid, I love my Mystic. It is quick, turns on a dime, punches holes, is easy to boof and resurfaces well. It loves big glassy waves for front surfing. There are no gimmickie items in the outfitting and sitting in the boat for hours is a comfort. You should find a demo and take it for a spin.

Not sure whats up with the plastic post? I have over 500 days on mine paddling thruout Idaho, Washington, Montana and California.... don't remember seeing too much sandstone. Beng an ELF (extra low flow) boater I tend to slide over or boof every rock I can find! Have even droped it off the car onto the freeway once.

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Originally Posted by MCSkid

anyone out there paddled the mystic? thoughts?

[Schizzle]

I demo'd it for a weekend and I liked it better than the Huka. It carves into eddies and holds a line nicely. So I generally liked the hull. Never slid past an eddy.

It's not a rounded edged bobber boat, so it's less forgiving maybe than other designs, but it's more precise so...take your pick. IMO, the plastic is soft, but that also means it gives instead of cracks. The run I did was Bailey and I think the flow was about 350 which I'd call the low side, but not super low. After one run it was pretty scarred up. If you're a front range boater though, then you're screwed no matter what because of all our blast rock in the creek beds.

The reason I didn't buy it is because the seat felt high to me and I thought it made it a little harder to roll. Again, that also means it's easier to get edge-to-edge. Maybe a more talented boater would be better suited for the boat, I ended up buying a boat that had softer edges and more rocker and a lower center of gravity.

[perropirana]

Originally Posted by MCSkid

anyone out there paddled the mystic? thoughts?

The Mystic is one of the better creek boats that I have owned. I love the way it handles in technical runs. I am 6.2 and about 195lbs. Very fast and safe, also super confortable. Let me know if you want to demo one...

[deepstroke]

I pitoned one hard off of a 10-12 foot drop and and it held up fine. Seems like good plastic to me.

[MCSkid]

thanks for all the reply's, like any company out there one person thinks the plastic is bomber while someone else will say it sucks. for the bliss-stick guys, I'm 5'9, 165 pounds, mystic or mini?

[Experience Bliss-Stick]

Originally Posted by MCSkid

thanks for all the reply's, like any company out there one person thinks the plastic is bomber while someone else will say it sucks. for the bliss-stick guys, I'm 5'9, 165 pounds, mystic or mini?

I would wait and try the Mini. You are kinda on the line with your specs.