OK this might get me into a kayak...some key features I saw: 1) flexible battery system, you can use a 12v-60v battery and the jetdrive adapts the power, and they don't require a proprietary battery. 2) 88lbs unrigged. 3) $2,900!!! 4) serviceable jetdrive, weighs 5lbs.

If I were a kayak fisherman this boat would get my attention for sure.

If you think this is a good idea you have never owned a boat with a jet.

25 minutes ago, Susky River Rat said:

If you think this is a good idea you have never owned a boat with a jet.

I would still add a spotlock TM. MK just added a 36” shaft Terrova, but I imagine the jet to get from point A to B wouldn’t be too squirmy.

@Junger jets are extremely inefficient and handle  terrible at slow speed. I can’t see the battery lasting as long as advertised with wind and current. I could be wrong though. At 5mph you won’t be going fast enough to not suck up all kinds of debris. Going down stream you’ll have very little control going 5mph. 

20 hours ago, Junger said:

I would still add a spotlock TM. MK just added a 36” shaft Terrova, but I imagine the jet to get from point A to B wouldn’t be too squirmy.

And that would make it illegal for tournament fishing. All of the major circuits have one motor rules.

 

This is why the new Garmin motor is so appealing.

Cool tech but it’s unfortunate it looks like kayak you can buy from Big5 sporting goods. 
 

 

kayak

36/48v battery 

trolling motor & battery

 

I’d buy a boat

As a boat owner, I think the current trajectory of kayak fishing and technology is putting more anglers of various ages and skill levels on the water. I think this is a good example and I believe that’s great for them and for fishing in general. However, I’d be inclined to stay with a motor with a propeller over the jet drive unless fishing debris-free open water.

 

*In my opinion, the storage space savings, insurance, maintenance and fuel costs not to mention taxes (I just got my yearly luxury tax bill) are some things where kayak fishing has an advantage. 

I’ve seen mokai out on the river, think they have a 9.9 hp jet. They can shoot up thru shoals. At 5 mph you way end up with a stalemate trying to go upstream 

i think the same thing. it may be fine on slow water but i wonder on a big river like the susquehanna i wonder if its gonna have enough power to get up those shoots and rapids. maybe  im wrong i obviously havent seen it.

@Don Preller I can’t see it having the power. I also think it’s going to suck way too much off the bottom of the river.  If you can be in 6” or less of water but aren’t going fast enough the just is nothing more than a vacuum for the river bed. 

On 7/20/2025 at 9:33 AM, Kayak Koz said:

This is why the new Garmin motor is so appealing.

 I just wish it had the power of the Torqueedo 1103 or even the Newport 180.  Insert wistful sigh. I wonder if having the new Garmin motor on the back in spot lock mode would position the kayak with the transom end into the wind?

FM

5 hours ago, Fishingmickey said:

 I just wish it had the power of the Torqueedo 1103 or even the Newport 180.  Insert wistful sigh. I wonder if having the new Garmin motor on the back in spot lock mode would position the kayak with the transom end into the wind?

FM

I’m waiting for someone else to spend their own money so that I can find out!

I think it would be a safe bet that eventually and inevitably the bow would swing with the current (wind or otherwise) rotating on a fixed axis. Not a bad thing on calm waters but quite frustrating on a river system.