For any of you guys interested in the Perception Pescador Pilot peddle drive kayak, I just tried one at demo day in Morro Bay, CA.  This is a new model for Perception, introduced this year.  It has some nice features for the price ($1799 including drive and rudder, 85 lbs., 12.5 ft.) but Perception has already put out a "field service kit" to replace the drive and modify the bracket that holds the drive.  There were complaints of the prop slipping so they added lock nuts.  The down position lock pin could slide out so they drilled it and added a clevis pin.  Don't know if they changed anything inside the drive.  They raised the mounting bracket slightly, which raised the prop slightly higher in the stowed position, so the prop cover now fits a bit tight.  (The demo guy said he already told the company about it.)  There is a You Tube video out on this field service kit.  I tried the Pescador for about 15 minutes, in calm conditions, and liked it.  Very stable, smooth peddle, comfortable seat, very responsive rudder.  I liked it better than their only other demo peddle kayak, a Wilderness Radar, which is far more expensive.  Another guy testing the peddle kayaks, who runs a kayak tour business, said he also preferred the Pescador.  Another complaint on the Pescador is that the rod holders are too short and too wide.  I called Perception and told them that if they buttoned down these issues I thought they had a winner for the money, but, of course, the drive longevity is unknown.  Also, will the mounting bracket for the drive remain rock solid.  He said the 2018 models would probably come out around September but he didn't know when they would hit the stores.  Just my 2 cents for anyone considering this kayak.

FilthyFuzz: Perception peddles kayaks, you pedal kayaks.

Gnomodom: install those gear tracks on the gunwales in front of the mesh pockets.  You want your fish finder in front of you where you can see it, and close enough to you so you can see the screen clearly and operate its controls without stretching way forward.  You want your trolling rod holder mounted in in front of you so you can monitor the tip of your rod for strikes, and close enough to you so you can grab it out of the rod holder when you get a strike without stretching way forward.  I install my rod holder low on the left gunwale of my Revolution with the rod pointing right and positioned a couple of inches behind my left toe when my left pedal is all of the way back.

Always a good source for tips and advice, pete, but I've always wondered in this photo, below the fish finder is a gray tube that appears to be strapped down securely.  What is that?

A fish bonker made out of a piece of heavy PBC electrical conduit, which is stuck in the mesh pocket, and attached to the kayak with a fishing retractor.

I made a fish subduing device out of pvc too.  I threaded a 3/4 X 2" bolt into the end of mine and ground off the sharp corners.  Gives a lot more bonking power.

Fancy bonkers...  Mine is a piece of scrap re-bar with one end wrapped up in electrical tape (enough to hold a loop of wire in place for a clip, and give a grip).  I have no idea if it has enough bonking power - so far I think it scares fish away 'cuz I haven't ever had a chance to use it!   

How efficient does the Pilot seem? It is wider than my Revo 13, and one of the big reasons I like it so much is that there isn't much effort involved at all to get 3MPH. I can hit 6MPH if I want a cardio workout.