It’s either /or with regards to the bait bucket. It does not hold a Plano AND a small bait bucket as advertised.
That weird little pre-molded hole behind the seat: It fits the Plano 3600 box perfectly, has a bungee installed to hold it in place AND holds a container of gulp underneath.
EAGLE TALON HOW TO
Feel Free has a video which shows you how to properly install the seat on YouTube, it’s worth the three minutes of your life. I felt I made the right one by dropping an extra $120 at ack.com for the Feel Free Kingfisher seat. How valuable is your comfort for the day? That is a personal decision. I splurged on an expensive seat but it was worth it. It does not make your hatch greasy, keeps it from drying out and it actually smells quite nice.Īs far as the seat goes, like I said. Apply each time before your trip for easy access and the added protection against the water. It absorbs into the rubber hatch cover leaving it soft and supple and very easy to lift off and put on. Rub it on the hatch cover, both sides and under the lip. The front hatch: Having detailed expensive cars in South Florida in my youth, I knew a little trick to soften black rubber and moisten it while not leaving the rubber shiny and greasy. It fits perfectly and was easily accessible. I did find a great alternative that needs no modification (but I did anyway.) At Lowes I picked up the Brute Double Bucket by Rubbermaid for around $11 (came in red only) so I painted it, added some rod holders and canopy ties which fasten it directly to the bungee grommets that are already installed for the cargo net. The crate problem: If you've read reviews by now then you know a typical milk crate doesn't just slide in behind the seat. I just think that marketing believes fishermen want to see nothing less than 30 inches for a beam width. The good news is that while it is slightly thinner and longer than reported, it is still a quite stable yet efficient SOT hull design. I can barely measure out the beam at 29 inches using straight 90 degree reference points pressed to the hull for accuracy, 30 inches is simply not true. Also, the Talon is not 30 inches wide but an honest 29" at its widest point. The reason it is not as slow as you would assume is probably because it is not 12 feet long, it is 12' 6" which makes a difference. Take a few minutes to learn your paddling strokes. With the proper strokes I can 360 this yak just as easily as the Pungo. This Kayak is not slow nor is it a wide turning boat. I list these to let you know that I have been getting to know this boat well. I fished Lake Weir as well as some more Gulf Coast trips to Yankeetown, ft. The boat was comfy and stable, I wish I brought extra sandwiches. I've fished Rodman reservoir (Lake Ocklawaha) and the barge canal bass fishing.
I've been out to the Gulf 6 times this month already (Dad is fine and he stays in the flats now lol.) I have used it to tow my kids when they need assistance or just tethered for safety (line in hand) he wasn't a strong enough paddler to come back in on his own. I had to go out and tow my Dad ( 70 yrs old) back into the harbor who was in my Pungo 120 when he got sucked out between the sandbars far out to sea from the low tide currents. It handles choppy water fine although I did get a bit wet from the sea spray and small waves. Not just the flats but out in the fast currents, open water and some island hopping. I've used it in open water fishing several miles of the Gulf off crystal river Florida. Here are the trials I have put it through so far: I am 6'3, 240 lbs and I stood up in it with no problem (in my pool) I doubt I will try this on the water because I'd probably go swimming but it wasn't hard to stand. There are too many reviews that say things like "this would be a great kayak if. After reading tons of reviews I installed scupper plugs under the seat, Changed the seat to a really nice Feel Free kingfisher, and removed the standard scotty mount in the front and installed a Scotty flush mount with a rubber stopper. I love this kayak but I never tried it "out of the box" without some slight modifying. I bought a blue camo Eagle Talon on Sept 9th 2014 from Dick's.
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