I placed the order yesterday and received the ball today, you have to inflate it yourself but it is easy. I will give it a try this weekend if the winds stay away. The wife has no patience for walleye fishing but loves to perch fish and she has already started to bug me about going perching a month ago. So to satisfy her I am taking her this weekend, besides she is a good sport and catches her fair share of perch and is also a great fishing companion.