Ascend fs12T reviews

That's what I have. No complaints.

It's basically a pirouge on steroids.

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Is there something out there better at that price point?

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For a brand new kayak, I say no. I was hoping the new Pelican Catch 120 would be within $50 or so but it's not. The FS12T might be the best bang for your buck brand new kayak you can buy.

The Good:

*Great seat for the price, just as comfortable as the seats in my Native Slayer and Jackson Cuda

*Wide and stable, can stand in it pretty easily, and it even tracks decent.

The Bad:

*The plastic is a softer/lesser quality plastic than a more expensive name brand kayak, wasn't a huge deal but this allowed the deck to flex when I stood up. I've been told that they've corrected this on the 2016+ models

*The two little tits that the seat sat in the track with bent over time, not bad or inoperable, just enough to make it a bit of pain in the arse to remove/install the seat.

*Leaky. The circular hatch was pretty much useless to keep things dry so I had started putting keys/wallet/phone in a pelican case. The scupper holes are the biggest issue. The top/bottom molds don't quite line up from the factory and this is apparent in the scupper holes as you can get tiny gaps that allow water to leak into the holes. Common problem with all of them, I siliconed mine and didn't have an issue again.


Overall they're decent for what you get and I have no problem recommending them to someone just starting out. The biggest issues with them can be addressed and taken care of pretty easily. The good thing about them being so cheap is that they don't really loose a ton of value. I sold mine for $575 within a couple days when I decided to get rid of it.

If he's trying to keep the price down, a $25 paddle works just as good.

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Like that Slayer 14 I'd love to sell

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I just bought a 2016 FS12T this year and Im a beginner aswell. From what I can tell, this one is extremely dry, fairly easy to stand up in, still working on that Like others said, seat is very comfortable for fishing 4-5hrs. Ive used it 5-6x this year and Im still learning something different everytime. I feel like I made a good purchase and now the wife is after me to buy her one. She has zero trouble loading and unloading FWIW. Hope this helps

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a $25 paddle works just as good

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I used to be in this camp....until my cheaper paddle snapped in half paddling back to the launch in Delacroix. Lsuson can testify to that, he was there.

Bought a bending branches paddle and immediately saw a difference. Plus it was lighter.

I have the fs12t. I've had it for almost 2 years now. I think i'm the only one that never had the scupper issue. The dry storage is useless as stated, unless you want to use it as a cup holder. I don't take my seat out, so if you don't have to, then don't because as stated, the warping can make it a pain to put back in. I can stand in it and I'm about to start night bow fishing from it. Overall I'm very pleased for the price I paid. My next kayak (in a couple years) will probably be a jackson tandem, because my son will be getting to the age where I'll want to start taking him. Unless Ascend comes out with a tandem. But I'll keep my fs12t and my older fs12.

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Did you post it all over the world like I told you? I know the answer because I check Craigslist every morning looking for shite.

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Been focused on new truck. Yak comes later.

Thanks for the reviews. Will be going to bass pro to pick up the yak in a few weeks