I had a bote lono and it was terrible.It sucked to inflate it sucked to attempt to get it back in the bag and it was the most uncomfortable thing ever. The thing also sucks in the wind but it was stable lol
I've had nothing but issues with my Bote Apex pedal. Parts keep coming loose on the pedal drive itself and I constantly have to keep the tools with me to tighten it up. One of the medal clips that holds the heavy black plastic molding that the drive drops down into is bent. Hated the seat. Ended up swapping the seat for a small black beach chair type setup. Going to clean my up and sell it and put it towards a Lynx.
Alex you gotta throw me a tease videi, while I'm working lol. Love to be fishing in my 12ft kayak, hearing my 2.5 suzuki cruise. And testing my cockpit fitted 46 lb thrust trolling motor. If I take my PDL drive out. My trolling motor fits exactly in the PDL clips. So I have PDL, 46LB Thrust trolling motor, weighs 21 lbs. And to cover the 1600 acre lake I fish. My baby, that 2.6 Suzuki, railblaza side mount transom. Course it's beautiful today, but gotta work. Be safe bro..🤟🎣🙏
The Bote whatever looked more like a boat and seemed stiff enough. The pedal unit was broke or miss-aligned. The seat broke.....and this was the best at iCast? Don't think so.
I also meant too ask you did Ole town not have a booth at Icast this year? I'm sure if they were there The Autopilot sportsman's would have won best of show again
Wowsa! A prime case of mega marketing hype NOT SAVING a bad boat/yak thingy from revealing itself, especially during an on-water demo. 💡Light Bulb Moment💡 ALWAYS DO AN ON-WATER DEMO ... Best of Show?! Not so much, I can't see it.
The Lono is nothing but an expensive pool toy. Fittings and fixtures seem to be poor quality and design. With the high sides it would be impossible to control in even a moderate breeze. There are some good kayak style inflatable fishing boats but this is not one of them.
I had a bote lono and it was terrible.It sucked to inflate it sucked to attempt to get it back in the bag and it was the most uncomfortable thing ever. The thing also sucks in the wind but it was stable lol
Do you think the Iattak or the Mako air 8.5 or the Feelfree airships will have the same issue or is it just related to BOTE?
@@thomasdegroof1004 I think inflatable boats with sidewalls just catch the wind
I've had nothing but issues with my Bote Apex pedal. Parts keep coming loose on the pedal drive itself and I constantly have to keep the tools with me to tighten it up. One of the medal clips that holds the heavy black plastic molding that the drive drops down into is bent. Hated the seat. Ended up swapping the seat for a small black beach chair type setup. Going to clean my up and sell it and put it towards a Lynx.
Yup I can see that happening
Ha ha ha… “I didn’t know I was Spider-Man!”
I really appreciate your vids. Information and entertainment in a kayak/fishing space isnt easy
Thank you buddy
Alex you gotta throw me a tease videi, while I'm working lol. Love to be fishing in my 12ft kayak, hearing my 2.5 suzuki cruise. And testing my cockpit fitted 46 lb thrust trolling motor. If I take my PDL drive out. My trolling motor fits exactly in the PDL clips. So I have PDL, 46LB Thrust trolling motor, weighs 21 lbs. And to cover the 1600 acre lake I fish. My baby, that 2.6 Suzuki, railblaza side mount transom. Course it's beautiful today, but gotta work. Be safe bro..🤟🎣🙏
you got an awesome setup bro! nice job
Really best of show? I thought the Hobie Lynx was an interesting design. Anything new from Yak Gadget ?? Great stuff all week !!
Hobie lynx has issues with being really loud. Haul slap is bad from what I hear.
Big bank
No good... thanks for the demonstration
You welcome
Yeah so far bote has not impressed me yet. Inflatable kayaks just to easy to brake. Especially for the bote price point.
Dude Aliex strikes again! Stop breaking things lol!
great job delivering so much content Aliex, did you manage to swing by Vibe's stand?.
Vibe wasnt there
It looks soooo cool 😎 👌. !!!! But no tanks I stick to my hobie and my native. That thing can break in a second. Lol...
That pedal drive unit sounds busted.
You’re the crash test person...🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
Is it really that loud when you peddle?
The Bote whatever looked more like a boat and seemed stiff enough. The pedal unit was broke or miss-aligned. The seat broke.....and this was the best at iCast? Don't think so.
Only “simple” guys in crocs and slip-ones have a problem with these 😂
This boat is not good
@@AliexFolgueira It’s a SUP with freeboard. Were you not aware of that prior to getting into it? 😂
@jgodshall80 bro if you gonna attack someone, have the decency of doing some research on them before
I also meant too ask you did Ole town not have a booth at Icast this year? I'm sure if they were there The Autopilot sportsman's would have won best of show again
no, they werent there, can't keep up with demand
Icast sucked this year. Thanks for doing all the videos tho!
Yeah like only one new yak and people already had videos out lol
Not getting warm fuzzies with this kayak… the native pedal kayak is a lot better
That doesn't convince me buddy thanks for all the Icast footage doesn't look like Icast had anything really good
It was a huge letdown even the p127 was already out on UA-cam before the show
How easy would an inflatable kayak pop if a treble hook were to hit it
I think it will extremely difficult to do that, like the odds of you setting the hook on the board are very very low
pretty stiff for an inflatable. I was tapping on one at the store but inflatable. lol
That seat looks uncomfortable as hell. My back it’s hurting just watching the video 😖
🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Dude great stuff
hate pedal drives
I’m pretty sure I heard fart sound!
That thing sounded really clunky at first
probably a bad apple, but putting a prop drive on this guy not sure it is a good idea
Wowsa!
A prime case of mega marketing hype NOT SAVING a bad boat/yak thingy from revealing itself, especially during an on-water demo. 💡Light Bulb Moment💡 ALWAYS DO AN ON-WATER DEMO ...
Best of Show?! Not so much, I can't see it.
Yeah I don’t think that even in mint conditions it would be any better
What’s that sound when you peddling that inflatable - that sucks 🤮
Lynx is loud
that’s not the Lynx.
I don't know what to say
Thanks for showing, not impressed with that Kayak
noisy bote
Not for me
The Lono is nothing but an expensive pool toy. Fittings and fixtures seem to be poor quality and design. With the high sides it would be impossible to control in even a moderate breeze. There are some good kayak style inflatable fishing boats but this is not one of them.
Yeah it didn’t feel good
It is as expensive as hobie and it lacks the quality.
True
Just call it what it is a crappy kayak
Looks like junk to me.
The drive sounds terrible
Yup something was up
Inflatable is not for me,
this one needs work for sure