It's time to move on my first foray into glass fishing kayaks, it's been an excellent kayak but it's time for an upgrade.
There are a great kayak for fishing offshore. It's quick and I've found it extremely stable in rough conditions. It covers distance nicely, I've taken it out of sight of land on several occasions chasing pelagics unicorns. The fish hatch fits 4 fully rigged rods inside which keeps everything dry during surf launches/landings.
The Berkley Quick Set rod holders are easy to get a rod out of when there's something heavy on the other end of the line, and having them up front means you can keep an eye on the rod tips while you're trolling to check you haven't got weed on the line. The rear pointing Railblaza rod holder was included as somewhere to put a rod while re-rigging or unhooking a fish.
The main extras are the Lowrance Hook 5 fish finder with a Navionics silver card and a set of rod holders that Cheater made which are pretty handy for both drifting or trolling. It's recently had a bit of a service at Seasherpa including a new rudder and paddle keep mat.
Full details are as follows:
Added Extras:
Lowrance Hook 5 Chirp GPS sounder
Navionics mapping card
Custom stainless front snapper racks
Two rear bait rod holder inserts with
Berkley quick-set rod holders x4
Railblaza rod holder x1
Sea Sherpa battery box
Anchor trolley
Zig zag cleat and bracket
2 extra rear flush mount rod holders
Railblaza starport (for front snapper rack)
Standard Features:
Rear storage deck with webbing
Rear storage hatch
Rudder access port
2 x trolling rod holders
Large fish hatch
Rod chute with Velcro securing tabs
Stainless steel rod rack
Improved hull for greater speed and wave control
Fully adjustable foot pedals, with rudder steering system
Venturi scuppers for self draining footwells
Lever lock cam straps to seal fish hatch lid
Paddle keep with anti-scuff rubber mat
Hull and fish hatch drain holes
4 x carry handles
Battery box/hull access
Specifications:
Construction Material :Fibreglass
Length: 4.98 m
Width: 67 cm
Weight: 27 Kg
Paddler Capacity: 140 Kg
Max. Load Capacity: 200 Kg
