I'm about a week out from investing in a new kayak. I looked at some feel frees today. The feel free lure 13.5. Has anyone paddled one of these before? Are they extremely slow? If anyone has any info on them that would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I've not paddled them, but I think they're great 

yaks based on a lot of reviews I've read.

 

A few folks on the forum have one, so they're

best to answer.

 

Personally, I would put a motor on the back of 

a Lure if I were to own one, as I've done with my

Native Ultimate 12.

 

Needless to say, I think the Lure yaks are a great

deal. Got a friend with a Moken, he loves it. Lure

has the better seat and slightly different layout.

I have not been in one....but its a sexy yak. I have heard nothing but good reviews on it, and the few that are owned by members of my club are well talked about.

I'd get one if I could. That or a native slayer.

they look awesome and well thought out design.  i wouldn't mind havign a second yak myself.  i have a ride 135, but it can be a little tough on the river sometimes.  i would kind of like to look at a lure 11.5 as a second yak for some tighter waters and the river.  i've heard the seat is great, but so is the one on my ride.

I want an 11.5 so bad it hurts my teeth when I think about it.

I have the 11.5, and it's great. The seat is awesome. It's not the fastest kayak from what I've heard, I can't really compare it to a fast kayak because I never sat in one and paddled it. To me it paddles great. I think it also depends on what type of paddle u you use, and what it's designed for. I have the Adventure Technology Angler Search which supposedly is designed for this type of kayak. The stability is awesome, stood up plenty of times yesterday. It is even stable enough to stand in the chop. The wheel in the keel works great had no problem dragging it thru the grass and gravel, but works the best on the pavement, and this was fully loaded. It is a tad heavy, and it's a little work for me to get it on the roof of my Explorer because of the keel wheel it tends to want to slide back when you lean the bow up against the rear of the truck. I think I have a fix for that. You shouldn't have a problem loading it in truck bed though with a bed extender. The 13.5 will be much heavier, but with a trailer that should make it easier. If you have any questions let me know.

I tell you, when I showed up at the yak/ canoe acces ramp you would of thought I pulled up in a Lamborghini. People kept on coming up to me asking all types of questions about the thing. How much it cost, and how nice it looked, and they all dug the seat especially when I told them that it raises up 10". It started cutting into my fishing time.