re: The Official Kayak Thread

I went to P&P for a little service/instructional and they helped out as usual. Picked up some local tackle including ginger avenger online spinners. He post here right?

I wanted to put my hands on a bunch of boats too just to check stuff out. Didn’t demo anything but here are some thoughts on boats I’d never seen in person.

Jackson Bite- at $799 it’s a good value boat. It’s bare bones though. That price point has come so far the last 6 years. I could see a fly fisherman liking this boat.

Vibe Seaghost 130- I was really expecting it to feel more cheap. For $999 this may be the most feature rich boat out there. I was so impressed I’m tempted getting it for a 2nd boat.

Bonafide rs 117- Another really nice sub $1k value boat. Just looking at it I have a suspicion it’s more stable than the Seaghost but a few less features. I was impressed

Bonafide ss 127- If you don’t want a pedal yak, this is the Caddy. Damn this is a nice boat. Well built and feature rich. I could imagine this being a killer river/bass boat w/a power pole and fishfinder.

Hobie Passport- Better built than I was expecting. Pressed all over it and nothing soft despite being thermoformed. The 10’6 is a little small but I bet the 12 they’re rolling out will be a great pedal price point boat. Literally no reason to get the pelican version.

Jackson Cusa FD- they told me about some changes coming that sounded cool. I think Jackson is 2-3 away from perfecting that rig and it being a top dog contender.

Still committed to my Slayer but the competition in the market has a lot of quality options out there.

Ya I took a close look at the Outbacks and the new kick up fins. Forgot to mention that. One concern I thought the kick up fins may have was in heavy grass but they have a tension screw that can adjust how easily they kick up depending on your needs for where you fish. Thought that was interesting.

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Picked up some local tackle including ginger avenger online spinners. He post here right?

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Appreciate the support

Got ya, they need to do something, it’s a really smooth motion to use but all in all the whole assembly is shite
I had to modify it on my Cruise
If ya turned it all the way left or right the rudder control rod would get locked in that position, 1st time my son was in it he keep going in circles

I'd rather paddle

I’ve upgraded my FD with the new steering, rudder, and blade and couldn’t be happier. Once I get the FlexE drive I’ll be set.

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I had read they changed the pitch and the prop blade. I think they should change the steering and the rudder as well. That up and down steering is awkward

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I can’t remember everything she told me but basically Jackson is taking all kinds of input and no detail is too small. They might even put some kind of foot strap deal on the pedal so you can get some of the pull too.

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foot strap deal on the pedal so you can get some of the pull too.

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I might put something like this on mine.

Any of yall use the Hobie medium fish bag? Or a different bag that will fit inside the PA’s front hatch area?

Reviews online for the Hobie bag aren’t great as far as holding ice or slight leakage, but I wanted to see if anybody here used it?

I would be putting it inside the hatch, so I would assume it would probably do a little better there since it wouldn't have the sun beaming directly on it, right?

Does it leak? Wouldn't want the inside of the hull to smell like fish water all the time.

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want to buy this one?

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Maybe lol. Is it in good shape still? Where you located?