Guest Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 You kayak guys would love this boat. <iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mDfxujI38ek" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe> <iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/z-1nq7m97lo" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>
eric1978 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 They had one of those at the KC boat show last weekend and I spent quite a bit of time checking it out. I'm a canoe guy, but I gotta say, that's a sweet kayak. If they weren't so expensive I'd buy one. Of course they still have the lack of rod storage problem and you can haul more gear in any canoe than that Jackson. But I think it would really be pushing it to try to run the rapids in that video in a canoe...fortunately (or unfortunately, depending how you look at it) we don't have anything like that in MO to worry about.
flytyer57 Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Great. Now I can't wait for it to warm up so I can get my new Tarpon 140 set up and get out there fishing. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
ollie Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 It's always the cost for some reason that shoots it down. Maybe some day though, it does look sweet. "you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post" There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek!
Guest Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 They do cost a LOT, and having rod tips dangle over the side is always a problem. Having the ability to stand up and fish, and be able to run standing wave trains like that would be sweet. Maybe when I hit the lottery.
Stoneroller Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 i've been looking at this kayak as a 2nd ride, especially for rivers, as my trident 13 is great for lakes and open water but a bit of a challenge to manuever in flowing water. I'm hoping they'll have one at the st louis boat show so i can check it out first hand. i've seen it msrp'd at $900 which really isn't that bad. something i really like is the raised seat that way you aren't sitting on wet seat all day. it's also really wide and stable which is nice for standing. i can do that with no problem in my trident but with the raised seat of the coosa it would be a lot faster and easier. it's not a kayak i would buy if i wanted one for lakes and rivers as the high profile would be hell in wind. Fish On Kayak Adventures, LLC. Supreme Commander 'The Dude' of Kayak fishing www.fishonkayakadventures.com fishonkayakadventures@yahoo.com
Ham Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 They do cost a LOT, and having rod tips dangle over the side is always a problem. Having the ability to stand up and fish, and be able to run standing wave trains like that would be sweet. Maybe when I hit the lottery. Or get out of school. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Justin Spencer Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 We have gone to Jackson kayaks in our business and visited the factory in Sparta Tn. this fall. The kayaks are solid as a rock and a bunch of good people working at a good ol' American factory. They are continually developing new models and really have their act together. Sometimes easier to spend your hard earned money if you know it's staying at home instead of overseas (not that overseas is bad, they need money too I guess). "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
gotmuddy Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 If I had the cash for a new yak this is the one I would buy. I like that you can store up to a 11' rod in the hull. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
ColdWaterFshr Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Looks like a fun little boat for summertime day floats w/ limited beer carrying capacity. But . . . the dork-o-meter pegs fairly hard to the right on this one. Paul Dallas
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