SuperDuty

Thanks H2J. Yeah definitely need to be safe out there and visibility can be an issue on large lakes. I will be fishing an 11k acre lake quite often and at times it's congested with college students. Being ran over is a concern. But, I also doubt I make it out into the busy area much because the no idle zone is probably half the lake and has gobs of fishing areas. I'm even starting to reconsider a peddle kayak because I think I may fish streams more than the lake. The kaku wahoo is really pulling at me. I'm seriously thinking it may be the one. I do like the Hobie Outback, it's one of my favorites. I'll have to look at the slayer because I've paid no attention to them. I am a great swimmer and have water survival training from when I was in the Navy. Also plan to run a flag on my yak when I'm in traffic areas. Great advice none the less. Dude I completely understand that. A few years ago I was in Ocala Florida visiting my mom and both my uncles took me out kayaking. We went to this stream and went out and the water was so brown that it looked black. I couldn't get it out of my mind a large gator surfacing beside me and dragging me down. It was extremely nerve wracking. But I had an extremely close call one night on Lake Weir in Ocala where I was swimming through a lagoon out to a boat late at night. I've had nightmares for 20 years because of it. But honestly, lots of yak users around gators with no problems at all. I'm sure you'd be just fine . Imagine those crazy guys that run yaks in great white territory!!!

Looks like you've got it set up real nice. Which yak is that?

I get it man, it's all cool. My experience is just different than yours. When I had my brother in laws yak this fall, I could literally back up to the garage and slide it in and off I went. It all took maybe 60 seconds and it don't get any easier than that. My boats were a lot more complicated than that and I'm just done with it all. Now my wife's sister has a Pavati ski boat that we go out on occasionally when were at her house, but the wifey hates it, it scares her she says.

The seat on the Zulu is what intrigues me as well as that huge cockpit layout. Just a ton of space! I wonder how it would handle in fast flowing streams, not whitewater stuff, just quick smallmouth streams with some fast ripples. I'm a good 7 hours from Pittsburg but I certainly appreciate that offer. I know there is a store a couple hours away that carries kaku and they supposedly have an indoor pool for people to test out yaks on. I may try to make it down there soon. I'd really like to try out a few yaks before I make my final decision. I love the paddling part of kayaking but also appreciate having my hands free for fishing which is the reason I'm looking at peddle kayaks. Although, I've seen several guys putting trolling motors through the removable pod which seems appealing as well. I've got a couple of months to decide what'll fit me and my style the best. Thanks for your feedback man! Thanks man! Yeah it's definitely a money saver for sure. Most importantly for me, it's just so much less hassle. No maintenance, no hassles of waiting it lines, worrying about stuff going wrong, and it opens up a world of new fishing spots. lots of places I will be able to go that the boats aren't gonna get but I can go anywhere they do. Also, it's just a whole whole WHOLE lot more relaxing experience.

Does your boat not take gas? What about maintenance? But heck no brother, I can load a yak way faster than backing up to a boat and hooking on. Not to mention all the other work boats take to maintain.

Nope no use for a boat anymore, the wifey and kids would rather play around the pool at home and I would too instead of being on the lake. I can fish anywhere and more with a kayak over a boat. And yaks are a world easier to take out. Takes flrev6to get a boat ready to fish but a yak can be thrown in the truck in two minutes and off I go. Done with boats!

Hey brother. I have been looking at the kaku Zulu or the wahoo myself. They look like nice outfits but can't find any around me to check out in person. How's the build quality?

Anyone here own one of these kayaks? I'm interested in hearing your thoughts of it.

Congrats on the new boat, Alex. I'm sure you'll enjoy the heck out of it and the wifey too. We need pics once you get the new ride!

Having owned multiple boats over the years, from ski boats, cruisers, bassboats, and fish/ski, I've decided I'm done with them. Enter into the world of kayaks!! It's a completely different experience fishing from a kayak. Everything is so quiet and peaceful, you're so close to the water that you feel so intune with it. Things slow down and allows you to really concentrate. And nothing like hooking a large fish and it dragging you around as you fight it. Since you're so stealthy, you see so many more things that you just wouldn't on a boat. And the fish don't even know youre6coming. I've truly never experienced anything like kayak fishing! I'm absolutely hooked on it now and hopefully will enjoy it until I'm just too dang old to care. So, I've owned my last power boat and honestly, that makes me smile from ear to ear! So who else here shares the passion of kayaking?

Hey, new guy here from Indiana. I've been fishing for 40 years now, was real serious about it when I was a youngster but since then, it's just been a casual hobby enjoyed with the wifey and kids. Last summer we took the kids on a few kayak trips down various streams in the state where we rented kayaks. I always took a pole and now I'm absolutely hooked on smallmouth fishing and kayaking. So now, I've decided that this spring I'll be buying a nice kayak, still trying to decide on which model but have it narrower down to a hand full. I've also decided to get back into bass fishing in general. I haven't owned a baitcaster since I spent like $200 on a high end Shimano back in the 80's. I hated it due to the constant backlash but I was a kid who didn't know any better. I'm gonna invest in some good gear this spring, a couple of baitcasters and rods, probably limit my funds to $500 to outfit two rod/reels. And I plan to start doing a lot of SM & LM fishing on the lakes and streams. I'm sure my youngest son will have to have all the same gear as I do as he's 14 and fishing is his biggest passion. So in reality, it'll be two kayaks, and 4 rods/reels. I've been reading a lot about the new Vibe Shearwater 125 that's due to be released this spring. I'm thinking that may be the kayaks for us. Otherwise, I'm also considering the Bonafide ss127 and also the Moken 12 version 2. Anyways, glad to be here and brush up on all the new stuff.

You should really check out the new Vibe Shearwater 125. It's due out this spring and has a ton of versatility. You can preorder it for $1200. What's nice about this kayak is it's very modular, you can buy just the basic kayak now and then later buy the peddle kit for it which is the older hobie drive system, or you can buy the Bixby motor kit. Both are designed to fit right into the motor slot in front of the seat. It also has a removable pod in front of the motor slot so you can add a fish finder or whatever. I think this kayak is gonna be the new hottest one out there. I've spent the last year researching kayaks and had my mind made up on the bonafide ss127 and then this one came out and I GOTTA have it.