I'll probably get another. My wife can have my old one lol. Next thing I buy might not be a kayak but a good quality canoe I can use to portage into the park. We have a large provincial park (Quetico) right beside us. 100s of lakes and over 80 km across. There are no motors allowed inside the park. Canoe only, well also kayaks but they are harder to portage lol.
I highly recommend an anchor trolly from Yak Attack. You can switch the kayak 180 degrees. I also recommend a quick release as well for safety purposes.
This is year one for me. I’m very happy with the purchase. I have added a hummingbird helix 5 so far and I also purchased a cart. Planning on putting some lights on it for night fishing but very happy with the rig. Enjoy yours my friend tight lines…
Oh, lights would be a great asset! I do have a cart but most places I launch are super rough so I carry it. I think you'll enjoy your kayak. They are so much fun! Cheers!
Do you use a cart to get it from the truck to the water? I just picked up a trailer because im bringing 3-4 kayaks on most of my adventures. I sling my malibu x-13 over my head relatively easy, but the old town is roughly twice the weight. I am probably going to grab a cart for the occassions i go solo. I would be bringing the OT sportsman 120 pdl on solo trips. The malibu x-13 is a great fishing kayak but not that stable at 28" wide. Ive tipped it once. It was great for me 15 years ago. Not so much anymore. I still use it when other party members want to switch because their arm stamina runs low.
I do have a cart but rarely use it. Most places I put the kayak in I can drive right up to the water and there is never anyone else there, so no rush to set up my yak. I may be drifting away from the truck and getting a trailer soon. I'll get a second kayak for the wife someday, and if I want to travel long distance with it, a trailer behind our Mitsubishi Outlander would be more economical.
They move pretty good, you can hit 6 or 7 mph if you are peddling hard. I've gone against some strong current, the hardest is points where the flow is faster like under a bridge or in narrows. There has only been one or two times I've failed to pedal against the current and both times where nearly white water, whirlpool level current. 95% of current areas are no problem.
Nothing wrong with that, better safe than sorry. I always have one with me and I am usually the only watercraft on the lake I am fishing. If I am fishing in cold water (less than 60 degrees F) or sharing the lake with boats I will wear one the whole time. In summer on a calm day I feel like there is no risk. Cheers
This was a good review of your kayak PDL 120 man. I am looking into getting one but I am having problems trying to get one. One of my problems is the pedal. I have a question if you don't mind me asking? It looks like you have wide feet 🦶. Do you have wide feet 🦶? My Reason for asking is I am a chubby fat dude & I have big very very Extremely wide feet 🦶 sz15 6E wide ( which is very very extremely wide feet 🦶 ) with very chubby fat wide toes that are Evenly straight across making my foot very very Extremely wide at 6 1/2 inches wide from my big toe to my lil toe & when I was testing one out my feet 🦶 kept falling off the pedal because of how wide they were. I am having a very very hard time trying to find wide pedal for my extremely wide feet 🦶 I have so this is why I'm asking about do you have wide feet 🦶. I don't want to Spend the money of I can't pedal the kayak. It really really Sucks having very very Extremely wide feet 🦶 with very chubby fat wide toes that are Evenly straight across. I have to kayak barefooted 👣 because my foot outgrow shoes , socks , & boots when I was 18 years old & Flip flops 🩴 is the only footwear that will barely and I mean barely fit on my feet 🦶 because my toes are wider than the flip flops 🩴 straps so I kayak barefooted 👣 because I am afraid that I will break the only footwear that will barely fit on my feet 🦶 so I was wondering how do it feel pedaling barefooted 👣. It's awesome seeing you kayaking barefooted 👣 like a do. I really really would love to get me a PDL 120 so bad man. But I do have a kayak so I am very very happy with it. I would appreciate your opinion. Thank you for making this video buddy.
I would say the pedals are pretty much the same as a normal mountain bike. I am a big guy also and one of the main reasons I chose this kayak was the 500 pound capacity. The pedals are threaded, it may be possible to find wider pedals that will fit on the drive. I am sure someone makes them. If you really want the pedal drive I don't think it'll matter which kayak you buy they all are designed similar. Aftermarket pedals is the only fix I can think of. Cheers
Glad your still liking your old town Joe! I love mine too.
I'll probably get another. My wife can have my old one lol. Next thing I buy might not be a kayak but a good quality canoe I can use to portage into the park. We have a large provincial park (Quetico) right beside us. 100s of lakes and over 80 km across. There are no motors allowed inside the park. Canoe only, well also kayaks but they are harder to portage lol.
Love the yak and hearing all of the reviews of this boat. It seems solid bang for buck.
For sure it is. I compared it to a Hobie in my first video. This yak checked off more boxes for me than the Hobie and was $1000 less so win-win.
Great video update, brilliant idea for the anchor!
Thanks, it's nice, especially in sketchy water with very heavy current.
I highly recommend an anchor trolly from Yak Attack. You can switch the kayak 180 degrees. I also recommend a quick release as well for safety purposes.
This is year one for me. I’m very happy with the purchase. I have added a hummingbird helix 5 so far and I also purchased a cart. Planning on putting some lights on it for night fishing but very happy with the rig. Enjoy yours my friend tight lines…
Oh, lights would be a great asset! I do have a cart but most places I launch are super rough so I carry it. I think you'll enjoy your kayak. They are so much fun! Cheers!
Do you use a cart to get it from the truck to the water? I just picked up a trailer because im bringing 3-4 kayaks on most of my adventures. I sling my malibu x-13 over my head relatively easy, but the old town is roughly twice the weight. I am probably going to grab a cart for the occassions i go solo. I would be bringing the OT sportsman 120 pdl on solo trips. The malibu x-13 is a great fishing kayak but not that stable at 28" wide. Ive tipped it once. It was great for me 15 years ago. Not so much anymore. I still use it when other party members want to switch because their arm stamina runs low.
I do have a cart but rarely use it. Most places I put the kayak in I can drive right up to the water and there is never anyone else there, so no rush to set up my yak. I may be drifting away from the truck and getting a trailer soon. I'll get a second kayak for the wife someday, and if I want to travel long distance with it, a trailer behind our Mitsubishi Outlander would be more economical.
I have been looking at these hard for a couple months now.
How hard is it to pedal against the current back up river ? This is my main concern.
They move pretty good, you can hit 6 or 7 mph if you are peddling hard. I've gone against some strong current, the hardest is points where the flow is faster like under a bridge or in narrows. There has only been one or two times I've failed to pedal against the current and both times where nearly white water, whirlpool level current. 95% of current areas are no problem.
Where was this lake at, beautiful?
Just one of thousands just like it where I live on NW Ontario 😉 (Icy Lake, Atikokan, Ontario)
Oh, lucky guy!
@GONRIDNNP I am glad I grew up in this area versus in a city. Spoiled for choice I'll admit 😉
One thing I never get in my kayak without a PDF on. Always wanna come home. 🤷 Just saying. 👍
Nothing wrong with that, better safe than sorry. I always have one with me and I am usually the only watercraft on the lake I am fishing. If I am fishing in cold water (less than 60 degrees F) or sharing the lake with boats I will wear one the whole time. In summer on a calm day I feel like there is no risk. Cheers
It’s easier to buy an anchor trolley. It’s way more efficient
This was a good review of your kayak PDL 120 man. I am looking into getting one but I am having problems trying to get one. One of my problems is the pedal. I have a question if you don't mind me asking? It looks like you have wide feet 🦶. Do you have wide feet 🦶? My Reason for asking is I am a chubby fat dude & I have big very very Extremely wide feet 🦶 sz15 6E wide ( which is very very extremely wide feet 🦶 ) with very chubby fat wide toes that are Evenly straight across making my foot very very Extremely wide at 6 1/2 inches wide from my big toe to my lil toe & when I was testing one out my feet 🦶 kept falling off the pedal because of how wide they were. I am having a very very hard time trying to find wide pedal for my extremely wide feet 🦶 I have so this is why I'm asking about do you have wide feet 🦶. I don't want to Spend the money of I can't pedal the kayak. It really really Sucks having very very Extremely wide feet 🦶 with very chubby fat wide toes that are Evenly straight across. I have to kayak barefooted 👣 because my foot outgrow shoes , socks , & boots when I was 18 years old & Flip flops 🩴 is the only footwear that will barely and I mean barely fit on my feet 🦶 because my toes are wider than the flip flops 🩴 straps so I kayak barefooted 👣 because I am afraid that I will break the only footwear that will barely fit on my feet 🦶 so I was wondering how do it feel pedaling barefooted 👣. It's awesome seeing you kayaking barefooted 👣 like a do. I really really would love to get me a PDL 120 so bad man. But I do have a kayak so I am very very happy with it. I would appreciate your opinion. Thank you for making this video buddy.
I would say the pedals are pretty much the same as a normal mountain bike. I am a big guy also and one of the main reasons I chose this kayak was the 500 pound capacity. The pedals are threaded, it may be possible to find wider pedals that will fit on the drive. I am sure someone makes them. If you really want the pedal drive I don't think it'll matter which kayak you buy they all are designed similar. Aftermarket pedals is the only fix I can think of. Cheers