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Topic: My new kayak's maiden voyage...  (Read 2450 times)

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xiaolu

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  • Date Registered: Sep 2017
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Picked up a new Native Watercraft Slayer Propel 10 MAX, a pedal-drive kayak before last winter (in Nov 2021) replacing my old Wilderness Systems Tarpon 100. Had to wait for the whole damn cold winter to come to end. This past weekend finally had a chance to lay her down for a real test run. Was fishing deep (100 to 120 feet deep) for lake trout and whitefish. Though there were no fish marked nor hooked, had a great time with (and happy with) the new yak:-)


xiaolu

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and a video screenshot:


xiaolu

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and car topping the yak:


xiaolu

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one last pic:


SD2OR

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Wow, looks like ya had a beautiful day on the water, at least!
Can I ask what lake?
A day without fishing probably wouldn't kill me,
but why risk it?

2nd Place AOTY 2024

Tied for largest fish, and 5th place overall SBAOTD 2024

3rd Place AOTY 2023
3rd Place ORC 2023
1st Place Team Event BCS 2023
12th Place Individual BCS 2023

2nd Place AOTY 2022
1st Place Tiny Fish Slam 2022



2007 Red Hobie Outback "Serenity"
2021 Camo Hobie Outback "Lagertha"


Captain Redbeard

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Not catching any fish your first time out on a new kayak is a tradition for me.


Mojo Jojo

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Not catching any fish your first time out on a new kayak is a tradition for me.
Only the first time out for no fish captain ?!?!?!  >:D



Shannon
2013 Jackson Big Tuna "Aircraft Carrier"
2011 Native Mariner Propel "My pickup truck"
2015 Native Slayer Propel "TLW's ride"
20?? Cobra Fish-N-Dive “10yo grandson’s”
20?? Emotion Sparky “5 yr old granddaughter’s”


Mojo Jojo

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If you find your knees needing to come too high on the back stroke of the peddle, you can swap out the crank arms with unicycle crank arms that are shorter. Hard to tell from the pictures but TLW and I are both on the shorter side and I put a set on her slayer propel, likely will down the road with the Mariner as well.



Shannon
2013 Jackson Big Tuna "Aircraft Carrier"
2011 Native Mariner Propel "My pickup truck"
2015 Native Slayer Propel "TLW's ride"
20?? Cobra Fish-N-Dive “10yo grandson’s”
20?? Emotion Sparky “5 yr old granddaughter’s”


xiaolu

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Wow, looks like ya had a beautiful day on the water, at least!
Can I ask what lake?
Thanks. This was on my "home" lake, Lake Simcoe, north of Toronto, Canada


xiaolu

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If you find your knees needing to come too high on the back stroke of the peddle, you can swap out the crank arms with unicycle crank arms that are shorter. Hard to tell from the pictures but TLW and I are both on the shorter side and I put a set on her slayer propel, likely will down the road with the Mariner as well.
Thank you for the info


Captain Redbeard

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Not catching any fish your first time out on a new kayak is a tradition for me.
Only the first time out for no fish captain ?!?!?!  >:D

hahaha - I wish!


xiaolu

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And on water yesterday (Sunday May 29th):


 

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