Lightweight, nimble & Amazing in low water
Our "Rocky Mountain" fishing frame
We designed our Rocky Mountain Series frames for one of our customers in Montana. He and his wife are avid boaters and anglers with too much time on their hands. He wanted a super narrow and lightweight boat that could go anywhere, anytime of year. It had to disassemble quickly to shed weight so he could load it on his trucks roof rack or pack it on a plane flight. It had to be super adjustable so his vertically challenged wife could row and he could fish. It also had to easily become a fun whitewater play boat by quickly shedding anchors and seats. What he ended up with was our Rocky Mountain Series. We think the Aire Puma series or our custom spec Maravia boats are perfect frame, but we can build it to fit anything you want.
Endless Storage, massive cooler bays & Standing Platforms Galore
Expedition Fishing Frames for the adventurous
Some of our customers spend upwards of two months on the river making for some life changing fishing and hunting trips. To do that, we squeeze in all the dry box storage your boat can carry as well as some custom things like rifle cases, fly boxes and biminis. Hard diamond plate floors in the bow and stern and even in the rowers bay makes for an extremely comfortable and rigid boat that will have you wondering if you’re even in an inflatable. If the fish, birds and big game are hiding below the big rapids, that’s no problem for any of our frames. This is truly the most advanced full featured and versatile raft frame on the market. The trips around the world it will open up for you are endless and like all of our frames, they’re modular so you can remove sections based on the type of float you’re doing.
Popular Rocky Mountain Frames
Popular Expedition Fishing Frames
This is by far our best selling frame in the Rocky Mountain regions. Its the classic raised front swivel seat with a Recretec twist. Comes with a full sized dry box to sit on but you can add dry box storage til’ your hearts content. If you want a lightweight frame purpose built for small shallow streams that do or don’t have an actual boat ramp, this is the ticket. Go anywhere, fish where others don’t. We have a lot of opinions on a few different rafts to pair this with, let’s talk.
This is the same as our Rocky Mountain Fishing frame but with more dry box space, rowers seat an anchor system. You can easily use this setup for multi-way fishing trips. Use the captains boxes for tackle and snacks and put bigger items like rain gear, waders, pfd’s, extra layers, food, tents, sleeping bags or whatever else in the rowers box. You can add a stern swivel seat and a motor mount to the stern triangle too. All boxes and seats are quick release latched in so you can shed weight if you need to drag your boat down a bank or something. Pretty slick setup, luxury is definitely creeping in here!
Everything you need and nothing you don’t. This setup is very versatile for any fishing situation and makes a great platform to be able to add more luxury comfort options later.
This is for the guy that wants it all, literally. 8 dry boxes, standup casting platforms bow and stern, motor mount, anchor, rod locker for fly rods, rod storage for spin rods, adjustable seat and footbar and 150 quarts of cooler storage. Whether you’re doing big Pacific Northwest rivers or 300 miles of the Salmon River system, this boat will get you there and keep you out there for well over a month. We try to be humble but this really is a rafting work of art.
This is a popular way to start. Two full sized boxes and a 150+ quart cooler bay. If you find yourself fishing with just a single buddy in the front, this is the way to go. It leaves tons of drybag cargo space in the stern for multi-day floats. You can always add a stern standing platform later or on days where you have more than one friend.
This is for the guy that wants it all, literally. 8 dry boxes, standup casting platforms bow and stern, motor mount, anchor, rod locker for fly rods, rod storage for spin rods, adjustable seat and footbar and 150 quarts of cooler storage. Whether you’re doing big Pacific Northwest rivers or 300 miles of the Salmon River system, this boat will get you there and keep you out there for well over a month. We try to be humble but this really is a rafting work of art.
This is a popular way to start. Two full sized boxes and a 150+ quart cooler bay. If you find yourself fishing with just a single buddy in the front, this is the way to go. It leaves tons of drybag cargo space in the stern for multi-day floats. You can always add a stern standing platform later or on days where you have more than one friend.
Popular Features & Options
The days of straps all over the place are gone! Two half turn latches lock your boxes to the frame. Quickly remove boxes to make your boat lighter when loading and unloading. The built in handles make hauling your loaded drybox up a sandy camp spot just a little bit easier.
If you've been in a car, you know how to work our seat slider. Just pull a lever and slide. Not only is this fantastic for making your boat easy to row for people of different heights, it also makes your custom frame easy to sell to a giant. Not that you'd ever want to sell your Recretec frame!
As if the seat slider wasn't enough, go ahead and pull a couple quick pins and adjust the footbar. Not only does it adjust back towards the shorter rower, it also pivots vertically.
The raised anglers seat in the front bends up just high enough so you can still get to a sandwich and a frosty microbrew. Keep your food cold for days with a Waycooler.
These are the best money can buy. Just pull up on the rope and let her rip. When you pull the anchor back in, move the rope level again and it locks back in. No more wedging your rope into cleats and hoping it sticks.
We build our anchor systems custom for each boat to follow the tube lines. The goal is to keep the anchor out of your way and maxamize space.
Our frames are designed to be assembled and disassembled in minutes. Pull a couple pins and the entire anglers seat assembly comes off. This is great for transport, storage, loading and unloading and of course for those fly-in floats where the frame must break down.
Fishing off a swivel seat is about as good as it gets. You pick the seat, we'll make it swivel.
The heart of our frames are in our double side rails. No more hot spots on your precious boat tubes. Our double rails and contoured end caps follow the lines of your tubes which distributes the weight much better than a single rail. Add optional diamond plate walkways and fishing gets that much more comfortable. For all you outfitters out there, we guarantee your clients will like getting in and out of a raft rigged with a Recretec frame.
All of our frames are modular so they adapt to the type of fishing you want to do that day, month or year. You will be shocked what we can fit in an 11’ boat. Its about the most versatile setup there is because you can strip it down for whitewater day trips, add a few things for fishing day trips or deck it out completely for two week camping trips motor and all. This ultimate package shows you the possibilities if you’re the guy that wants the ultimate flexibility.