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Location: north central wisconsin | Jono, no reason other than they were on sale for $50 cheaper than the spray in rubber ones at the time. I had the rubber mat like you mentioned, in my last few pickups and while they worked fine, I was always left with alot of big scratches and gouges in the finish on wheel wells and sides. I put my 14' boat in the back of the pick-up alot for river floats, and it is hard on the sides. While I really don't need the carpet, they also afford a dust seal as the carpet goes from the floor right onto the tailgait, one piece. That said, I decided against it, and am going with the simple spray in. The carpet will be more of a pain for me than it will do good. I use my rig for fishing all year, and there are not too many days that a lure or tipup with bare hooks isn't lying around in the back. Sometimes, when shorefishing, it is a race between my passenger and myself to 'the' spot. I'd hate to have to lock the dude in the pickup while I get a lure out of the carpet. |
