u/horpses

As the title says, I'm wondering how well the SB Mage performs in bigger, splashier water, particularly compared to something like a ducky.

Context: I'm looking into getting a Mage, and see a lot of people hyping up self bailing for a lot of reasons. I haven't done much packrafting but I have done a good amount of ducky runs in continuous class IV such as #s on the Arkansas and slaughterhouse on the Roaring fork, and the biggest problem I've had is getting swamped in the middle of a rapid and having to work super hard to be able to get through the rest of the rapid.

Right now I'm planning on getting a custom SB + decked combo but wanted to get some opinions from people who have run more continuous/technical class IV in the SB model.

Thanks!