Cobra Pro-Fisherman/Malibu Stealth 14

Has anyone seen/paddled one of these boats? I am going to but a second yak this spring, so I'm starting my homework now.

http://www.cobrakayaks.com/pro_fisherman.html

http://www.malibukayaks.com/kayak_stealth_14.asp

Check out these pics I found while doing a little more homework.

Wish I could have looked at the stealth - looks like a good yak for a minimally large angler like myself.

Wow, those pics!  I'll probably win the A##hat award for saying this but I think the pimped out boats look sort of ridiculous.  You know, with the x-wing console and everything. 

Wish I could have looked at the stealth - looks like a good yak for a minimally large angler like myself.

Wow, those pics!  I'll probably win the A##hat award for saying this but I think the pimped out boats look sort of ridiculous.  You know, with the x-wing console and everything. 

That won't even get the asshat police off the couch....unless they need another beer!!! 

Wish I could have looked at the stealth - looks like a good yak for a minimally large angler like myself.

Wow, those pics!  I'll probably win the A##hat award for saying this but I think the pimped out boats look sort of ridiculous.  You know, with the x-wing console and everything. 

No way, I totally agree. While I think the x-wing is a great concept it doesn't quite come through so cleanly in the real product. It seems it would make it difficult to right after a huli, make it difficult to access the front hatch, and most likely get ripped off in a bad surf landing. Just my corroded two cents. The stealth on the other hand looks like a nice hull. If I was a pure paddler that yak would definitely be in my top three.

Wish I could have looked at the stealth - looks like a good yak for a minimally large angler like myself.

Wow, those pics!  I'll probably win the A##hat award for saying this but I think the pimped out boats look sort of ridiculous.  You know, with the x-wing console and everything. 

That won't even get the asshat police off the couch....unless they need another beer!!! 

Jay, get me a beer please!!!

-Allen

Wish I could have looked at the stealth - looks like a good yak for a minimally large angler like myself.

Wow, those pics!  I'll probably win the A##hat award for saying this but I think the pimped out boats look sort of ridiculous.  You know, with the x-wing console and everything. 

That won't even get the asshat police off the couch....unless they need another beer!!! 

Jay, get me a beer please!!!

-Allen

Don't want anyone to mess up that dyno ass groove in the couch Allen?

I feel the same about the completely pimped out rig. I just found it hard to believe that people are adding polling/casting platforms to their yaks. I really like the idea of the X-wing, but I use my hatches and like Zee said it would make it virtually impossible to access the front hatch. However, from all I have seen and read the stealth 14 is top of my list.

  I'm thinking the stealth looks like a great boat. Sure looks like the hull has no problem with the weight of two people and a casting platform. Get rid of the platform and the excess guy that goes with it and you've got payload for you and LOTS of fish. And beer. And maybe a small deli that you can sell lunches from.

EM7b5.......... if he starts selling lunches  from his kayak you going to pulll out the intruments and play for us. 


SG

Get rid of the platform ............. And beer. And maybe a small deli that you can sell lunches from.....................

gawds,  that brought up memories of "Mr Lee" and his lunch mobile/ flying chinese junk from "The 5th Element"

Ha!
That's my old boss!  (the guy paddling in the 2nd pic, and standing in the 3rd pic)
And Andy "Iceman" Allen, who runs the OEX in Sunset Beach. (other guy in 2nd and 3rd pic)