The old Revos are in! the old Revos are in!

Thanks for all the kind words, I was afraid I'd be drummed out of NWKA with my oversize sail-yak. Since it comfortably fishes two, I'm always up for a "joint venture" or following another yaker to meet new friends and learn more about the game.

The GoPro is on a very long (12') paint roller extension pole I got at Lowe's. I tried PVC but it's too wobbly. I added a roller handle and have a GoPro handlebar mount. For shots from the bow I attached some 1/2" PVC "risers" to my amas.





It fits in a large Scotty Rod Holder for shots from the stern. It's a bit heavy but not difficult to just hold it for various high and low angle shots. I just take videos and then take screen shots on my Mac to pick out my favorite images.

The Revo is actually a 9 stable to the Outback's 10.  It's the Adventure that's a 7+ (I've had the Revo, now have  the Addy, and have put miles on the Outback. Experience, not opinion!

That said, I still think the Revo is the best compromise boat, but layout is important.  I wish the Adventure had the Revo front hatch.

The Revo is actually a 9 stable to the Outback's 10.  It's the Adventure that's a 7+ (I've had the Revo, now have  the Addy, and have put miles on the Outback. Experience, not opinion!

That said, I still think the Revo is the best compromise boat, but layout is important.  I wish the Adventure had the Revo front hatch.

The thing about stability is that there is a large qualitative aspect to it. I am new to kayaking and I test paddled the revo and the outback on a windy, wake-y day on the Willamette. I think that in terms of tipping over into the water that the revo was about a 7 or 8 compared to a 10. Now I am tall so my center of mass is quite high and thus as I started to tip my mass moved outside the gunnel of the revo more quickly as compared to the outback. However, for me the big thing was that in the outback I did not need to pay attention to my stability. I sat side saddle and made fishing motions as wakes and waves came through and I did not need to shift any of my focus towards stability in the outback. In the revo I did - I kept feeling like I was going to tip and thus I could not stop looking over my shoulder. Probably experienced kayakers balance without thinking but for me there was going to be a big difference in my ability to concentrate on my fishing due to this distraction. I think the point is that the feel of stability of any kayak is very subjective and there is no kayak that is best for everyone.

There are two kinds of stability, initial and secondary/final.  Initial stability is the boat's tendency to tip from the upright position, not tip over, but simply how easily it moves from the upright.  Secondary/final stability is the tendency to actually flip over.  A kayak can be tippy, have a relatively low initial stability, but have a high secondary/final stability.  That is, it will easily rock back and forth from the upright position, but the point it will actually tip is very far over.  I've noticed in my both my T13 and Revo that I tend to fall out well before the boat flips over.  I've fallen out of each once.  Out of the T13 by accident, out of the Revo on purpose.   I am a relative newbie, this being only my third season fishing from the kayak.  I do remember thinking my OK T13 was tippy when I first got it, and it took a few trips to get over it.  By the time I transitioned to the Revo I had the muscle understanding of initial and secondary/final stability.