polepole:
Here's the video. What do you guys think. First Jackson leaks a west coast offshore kayak (ala Jim Sammons) and now Wildy has one. It's good to see the tide turn. "Bass Yaks" are so last year.
-Allen
Captain Redbeard:
I'll repeat my comment from Facebook here:
Watched the video - pretty interesting. I like that they're taking the market needs seriously. I have seen the massive improvements they've made to the Tarpon 120 over the years (I have an old one, and let me tell you, they've made some huge improvements!) and I'm glad they're continuing their trend of innovation.
I am curious about what looks like a giant front hatch - that could be really useful or really cumbersome depending on how they implement it. I like what I am seeing in the back area - looks like a very large area for a crate or cooler. This must be like 13 or 14 feet?
Ray Borbon:
It looks like there is a spot in the bottom of the hull near the foot rests which is hollow or depressed. I wonder if they plan to accommodate the wide range of transducer models and if that was why it looked different in that section of the hull. In the end it's just a kayak. I like to see change, a market with a lot of options and new ideas but with this model I can't see anything earth shattering so far. That goes for the new Jackson kayak coming out too. The front hatch looks it was designed to be a platform of some sort since it's raised up and flat. I don't see myself running out to buy one but glad to see the developments for those that require the latest gizmos :-)
Captain Redbeard:
--- Quote from: Ray Borbon on December 16, 2013, 11:42:31 AM ---It looks like there is a spot in the bottom of the hull near the foot rests which is hollow or depressed. I wonder if they plan to accommodate the wide range of transducer models and if that was why it looked different in that section of the hull. In the end it's just a kayak. I like to see change, a market with a lot of options and new ideas but with this model I can't see anything earth shattering so far. That goes for the new Jackson kayak coming out too. The front hatch looks it was designed to be a platform of some sort since it's raised up and flat. I don't see myself running out to buy one but glad to see the developments for those that require the latest gizmos :-)
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Yeah, I agree. "Cool, but..." it's not like I'm going to go sell something and buy this. It just seems to be an interesting time in kayak fishing, so it's fun seeing what the various brands try to do to grab market share.