iCast 2024 Best Fishing Kayak* EVER? Bonafide XTR130 Expert's Thoughts
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- Опубліковано 17 гру 2024
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I have a Nucanoe Unlimited rigged to the Hilt with Xi3 on front and Torqeedo 1103 Ac on rear.Side scan,Livewell .This is the only other platform I would consider.Very Impressive.
what you have is very similar, you can build up the nucanoe easy.
Damn that thing is huge. It's feels like it's competing with a Bass Raider 10E now.
Exactly what I was thinking and a bass raider is over 2k cheaper.
@@MuahMan it’s not really that huge though, it’s shorter than a Hobie Outback, it’s pretty wide but not as wide as a few NuCanoes and Titan..
@@NoFro-TLbass raider is garbage and it’s not approved for tournaments.
My next boat for sure
it does look fun
can take 2 easy
@@AliexFolgueirabut it's useless till you get a motor for it, it's not usable by itself
@@imperialwhovian3461Chad states in the video that it paddles well.
Is there a place for a transducer on the bottom?
It is essentially a boat that you need to outfit. Starting price is 3 grand , and by the time you are done outfitting it will well over 12,000. It’s for the flats fisherman or tournament person for sure.
Yeah don't buy this if the plan is only for paddle, there is no reason
No need to put $12k into it, you can slap a NK300 and battery on there $2200, $1200 fish finder and you’re good to go.
@@db9818 agreed, doesn't need to be fully loaded
My biggest question is how will it perform in like big lakes like Lake Erie, if anyone has fished Lake Erie you know it turns up quick and bad so what I’m basically asking is how would it perform in choppy conditions like 2 footers that are 20 feet apart or is this kayak more built for competition like bass fishing. I’m 5’ 9” and about 250 pounds I’m trying to find the best kayak for me that will be able to hold my weight and gear and trolling motor and graphs and that all adds up quick in a 475 pound weigh capacity kayak
looks like it is super hard to flip and it drains quick so it should do better than most kayaks, so any kayak can take on lake erie well this should do well as well
@AliexFolgueira Alex , I would avoid any kayak in the main part of Lake Erie if not familiar. But the harbors and bays no problems!
I have a Yakattack flag, whistle, and PFD. I'm 5'10" 220lb only paddling in a Lifetime Tamarack Pro with a 300lb capacity. I have no issues but needs upgraded.
Now the local kayak guide ,Chuck Earls, he has equipment and knowledge for a Lake Erie walleye kayak charter.
How does this do on big water like Lake Saint Clair? How will it handle big rollers?
If you were going to use one motor on this would you pick bow or stern?
How shallow will it go with a rear motor down? It looks terrific, well thought out!
Tell why you think the steering system is the best on the market and why I should change my after market setup?
It must slide so easy, like there is no resistance, you wanna turn, you turn, I have a video testing coming soon
Great video Aliex and chad this will be my next kayak. i was wondering do you know by chance what lights they had on this kayak
i didnt ask, but i just did a nucanue walkthru video and they talk about the lights the installed on it
@@AliexFolgueira watching that one now
What happens when a wave gets ya and water goes into the area under those graphs? Is that space self bailing?
ill check tomorrow
it has two scupper holes
When will it be in Australia ? My next boat.
I want this without bow-mount motor and make it pedal drive lol. Would love standing platform on the front of my pedal drive.
pedal drive will be bad for this, there is the titan for that
@@AliexFolgueira titan doesn't have a standing platform and their drive lift with the tray is far inferior to old town's. I want them all merged into the best of all worlds lol
Great walk through and coverage Aliex! I give it an A+ on the design but, if I'm looking at something that big I'm going with a custom Jon Boat. :)
We may do a cheap jon boat build
I wonder how big of a gas motor would fit the back
2.5 hp gas for sure
@@AliexFolgueira I have no doubt that's in the mix-lol!
@@AliexFolgueira 2.5hp can go on literally any kayak. This thing can take a 6hp easy
@@greg92043 legal stuff, they will have to call it a boat lol
It looks super stable but man if that seat was lower I bet you can white water rapid kayaking with this
Can’t lie. Pretty sick
It is, it is thinner than many yaks we already have out there
Where I live some tournaments allow 2 motors on a kayak. I don’t really get why 2 motors isn’t allowed in every tournament. Why limit kayakers especially when speed/covering water on a kayak is already so limited? 🤷♂️
What’s the name of the foot steering or you got a link?
It's called Wizard Steering. No link yet. It's still in development but getting close.
"why do you have a paddle?" Because batteries die unexpectedly, anything mechanical like a trolling motor can malfunction or break. Happened to me yesterday. Ended up paddling my auto pilot about a mile bank to the launch.
bad battery plug? that happened to me, at the ramp but i had the backup motor haha i stil went fishing, 7 miles bridge round trip
@@AliexFolgueira no my battery died. I forgot to charge it😂
I’ll stick with my soloskiff for now! Good video tho
Definitely a niche boat ...I like it
well thoughtout
Take one of the motors off then you have a kayak with one motor right😁
Aliex, hopefully you will get the chance to take it out for inshore fishing
I asked for one, it sounded more like a yess than a no, let's hope we do
This or a Milha lite skiff 🤔
unless you wanna put a 6hp on it, this
My bonus can’t get here soon enough lol.
hope you get 10x the bonus! congrats
Can you realistically load this boat up in the bed of a truck or is it pretty much going to require a trailer?
yes, we have done the titan 13.5, pa14 and autopilot 136, peace of cake
How much will this kayak sell for. 5 grand???
$2,900
I want one.
me too!
Make a peddle version ?!
I need to see the price of this yacht 😂
$2799, not bad for a fishing kayak
@@AliexFolgueira not bad
@@AliexFolgueira I have the AP120 and Sportsman 106 already. However, this yacht is attractive for taking my son out with me for fishing trips.
🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
The more I see about this the more I'm tempted to replace my auto pilot with it🤔
i know it sounds great but untill they make an autopilot like you will never get that "it" benefit, if you plan to have dual motor from the start this will have an edge, just bow motor? autopilot wins, or if you want a kayak that can be a tandem this also has an edge on that
I think I'll just stick with my old town angler 120 auto pilot. way to much going on for me
no need to upgrade
why not 14 foot and 60 inches wide and call it a kayak. Maybe 16ft and 6 foot wide. I am glad he kept calling it what it is A BOAT.
The bluesky 360 is still considered a kayak so this should be also
@@NiteWolfeFishing I think the definition now as I am learning is it is a kayak if they say it is.
I'm calling it a Fishing Kayak haha 😂
A fishing kayak
What a monstrosity.
Wow I am lost what kayak means…. This is Boyak……
if we go by the definition, it means "a man's boat" by legal defintion, i think they have to be under 48in wide or something close to that
I always know when the price will be high when they never mention it-lol
$2.7k for a shell of plastic
@@TheOutdoorConquest with no motor or pedals.. what a joke
it is a lot fo plastic and fittings
@@AliexFolgueira undoubtedly
@@TheOutdoorConquest That's less then I thought it would be and not bad considering a PA12 is $4549. :)
kayaks arent even kayaks anymore, theyre skinny bass boats with a lawn chair. lol
kinda like when peoples cell phones were the size of ipads in 2016.
Kayaks stopped being kayaks decades ago
if you can't hand padel it, it's not a kayak
Hokey Fright!! Guys, thats so large its not even a kayak anymore, its a micro skiff.
Kayak fishing is supposed to be cheap, easy, and minimalist... this is totally opposite of that.
there have always been cheap kayaks and extra extra, extra expensive kayaks
So “kayak” are call boat now? Goodluck paddling this thing when the motor won’t work and you are miles from the ramp
if people get pro anaglers and dont worry about paddling this will paddle better, Chad covered why, it is in the video. Also the odds of two motors failing at the same time...well they are high if you are me going into a 7 miles bridge haha to be fair only one motor failed, bad connector but that was before the trip started.
So true, it’s barely a kayak, paddles optional 😂😂
155 lbs is too heavy. No thanks.
about the same as the titan 13.5, hobie pa 14, feelfree dorado, and several others
hey aliex its me again im a bass fisherman… and i was going to invest in the oldtown bigwater epdL …. bur after seeing this im having micrd feelings.
kinda two different things, but if you max out this boat, it will cose you $1500 more than teh ePDL
thanks bro youre an inspiration