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Posted by Calfarmli on 18:09:51 11/16/03
Haven't been out on the eX since beginning of Sept.I'm truly not a kayak fisherman.I'm a surfcaster that bought a kayak to fish from.Well the good news is today I finally had the oppertunity to catch 8 stripers from the kayak.I have to say I truly enjoyed myself ,in the 8 caught 2 fish were keepers.I was watching the boats in the area and didn't see them take any fish.Well I'd like to give a review on the eX.
People always talk SPEED& STABILITY .Today I was able to check the speed on the boat since I bought a new E Trex by Garmin.This is how the boat performed .Paddling against the incoming tide in Fire Island Inlet the boat moved at 2.7 to 3 mph,water was calm with a slight wind.Looked at the tide chart when I got home and found the tide was also coming in at 2.7 mph now I know why I didn't seem to move to far.At slack high again no wind calm I was able to attain a speed of 5.8 mph but could not sustain that for very long periods maybe 100 to 200 yds.The eX cruised comfortably at 4.3 to 4.7 mph.Paddling was with my new Onno full tour which was a real pleasure to paddle with.Stability uncomprised the great part of the eX is,I'm not limited to sit in one spot you can move with confidence to either side of the boat without any fear of going over.What I really like is you can lean over to grab the fish and know that you will not tip the boat.I figured I'd and this bit of info on the boat since people like to know speed of kayaks.Cal
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