way to make a top quality hub fish house- seam tear(3rd trip out)

[walleyehunter80]

also for all you guys that are getting your house replaces, why would you want another one? I would get my money back right now and buy a otter or something!!!

otter will be my next house

[Roomylegend]

I have an r tec and skirt ripping sigh! Get canvas craft. From what I hear they are a solid house and will at least be customer friendly. That's what I'm switching to next year!done with mass [PoorWordUsage] from china!! It's not what it used to be!

[Ed Carlson]

FYI: Canvas Craft makes the R2-Tec for Frabill, here in MN.

[deadeye]

To the OP, for what its worth back in the day I had a 5600 and they always took care of me with any issues I had with it. IDK if its even the same company now but I always broke those plastic clips that held the poles together and they gave me them for free whenever I needed them. I also ordered a new pole set (broken due to user error and very high winds) and they hooked me up with quite a deal on it.

I am now glad I went with the Eskimo now. I thought I was cheaping out when I paid 110$ for my QF3. It has held up very well and while I haven't gotten out much this year, last year I was out every other day and it still works/looks like new.

I still got my otter flip over but for me the hub is a lot easier to handle by myself getting it in and out of the car. The otter sled gets used when I am using a atv or sled for obvious reasons but 90% of the time the QF is what I am fishing in.

[Stringerless!]

I am not gonna get another one. I tried to return mine at Gander but they said I had to go through clam first. Now that clam gave me the OK I will return it. I think their customer service has been fine. A little slow but fine.

[Stringerless!]

I thought I would have to get a new one from clam and return it but it looks like that is not the case. I will print the email from clam that tells me to take it back to the store.

[bdafisher]

Yeah support those local boys at canvas craft or otter, the first clam I ever bought will be the last for sure. You can just tell their stuff has gone down hill

[castmaster]

One thing I have never understood, what does one really "save" buying low quality stuff that doesnt last or doesnt work properly right out of the box? Life experiences have taught me its best to save a little longer and buy the best one can afford than to try and save a few bucks and deal with headaches and nonperforming products.

For all the folks who saved a few dollars buying these compared to a better product, add up all your time and frustration in dealing with broken houses, and then figure out what you really "saved".

Just think if people started going back to more of that. Perhaps we'd see some return to American manufacturing, and we'd also see a slow down in the pace our landfills are filling with disposable foreign made junk.

And just think, the more stuff starts to be made here in the US, more of our fellow citizens might have the income to buy more American made products. And the "circle of life" would continue to perpetuate itself top the point we have a majority of products produced here again, and have a "consuming class" that again has the means to consume other than debt.

[TravP]

same thing with my nanook thermal seam came apart in the roof used 3 times. There sending me a new one. i have to cut out the name on both sides and 6in of the zipper take a pic of it and email it to them. they have been helpful with getting it taken care of. just sucks that there not made better!

They told me to do the same thing with my base camp. After only 2 times out with it the black on the inside is already see through, and the zipper is so tight it won't close.

[Dry_Fly]

I have two other Clams that I've had no issues with over the years. Just got a little unlucky with this one but they are replacing it and hopefully it will be just fine like the others. I like the Clam shelter easy to put up and down. I've owned Otters also and they have problems as well. Customer service is the big issue and I think they have handle this well, IMO.

[Stringerless!]

@ castmaster, I did not even need this house. Just got it to add to the arsenal of equipment. ( Can a guy ever have enough ?) I have a clam guide and have not had any trouble with it other than caused by my own negligence. It has been, and is still very good. Why would'nt I buy another ? Cause it is cheap ?

[brentr69]

Bought a new command post last winter, 4th time out pole snapped and you could see lots of daylight through the sides and top. I sent an email with pics to clam, they replaced the whole thing. I took the new replacement out last weekend for the 1st time, set it up and 1 corner had about a 1 foot area where the black coating had flaked off. I emailed them back and they are going to replace it for a 2nd time. They claim this time they will inspect the new one before shipping and will also send me some gloves for all the hassle.

[Roomylegend]

[PoorWordUsage] much! Quality is lost in this country! The best thing to do is buy a house and before you use it bring it in and get it reinforced lol! Why does everyone want an otter house out of curiosity?

[fishwater]

One thing I have never understood, what does one really "save" buying low quality stuff that doesnt last or doesnt work properly right out of the box?

For all the folks who saved a few dollars buying these compared to a better product, add up all your time and frustration in dealing with broken houses, and then figure out what you really "saved".

Everyone has a different bucket to work out of. Up front costs are only part of the picture too. HUB fishing houses have there own set of problems, but as a whole they have really changed the fish house landscape. Essentially they killed the suitcase style house in a couple of years.

In my particular example, my tow vehicle for my boat is a Tahoe. I can't fit my trap in the back of that easily, so if I want to use it I need to tow a trailer. Great if I want to bring sleds, but kinda a pain otherwise. If I want to make a run up to LOW, I can toss the HUB in the back and pretty much run up in just my truck. I can save about $100 in gas per trip - it add's up quick.. I've used mine a bunch, it's virtually making me money at this point.. It also fits in my sedan, so that's an option you wouldn't have with an otter at all.

The truth is some folks had the misfortune of having their clam hubs break. A segment of those folks posted it on the internet. I see way more clam's on the ice, so it kinda makes sense that you hear about them breaking more. Nothing is perfect.

[walleye44]

Glad Clam stepped up to replace it for you!

[maddowg1192000]

I thought I was buying a good product but was wrong this time. Still no word from clam but it don't matter now, I took it back and replaced it with a frabill

[Stringerless!]

Returned mine at Gander last night. Girl had to call manager and he did not understand the e-mail from clam. He said clam told them not to take them back. He asked if he could keep the e-mail and I said sure. Gave me my money back. I would have bought a quickfish 3 right on the spot but they did not have any and they are not getting any more houses in stock this year. Very happy with the customer service I recieved there.

[fishwater]

Just spoke with my dad, he used his replacement command post for the first time up on LOW today, it split a seam in the same place as the original poster. Wowzers, poor quality control.

[walleye44]

Just spoke with my dad, he used his replacement command post for the first time up on LOW today, it split a seam in the same place as the original poster. Wowzers, poor quality control.

Man, that really sucks. Up at LOW & your house take a dump.

Forget the hubs style.. Buy a quality flipover style fish house like Canvas Craft. I am on my second one. The only reason why I replaced my old one is I wanted to upgrade to the Norpac insulation & my buddy bought my old one.

[Stringerless!]

Went with a buddy today and we used his clam " summit ". Worked like a dream , folded up like a dream went in the bag like a dream.