What SOT will suit my needs?

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#1

What SOT will suit my needs?



I’ve been wet testing these kayaks: rotomod mambo, rotomod ocean duo and cobra explorer.

I need the kayak for spearfishing, fishing and to take the kid for a short spin in calm water.

I’ve been mostly impressed with the cobra explorer but it’s material seems a little thiner that the other kayaks.

Am I right about this?

Any problems known about the Cobra? are they repairable?



Thanks in advance for any help.:slight_smile:

#2

Look at WS Tarpon. A perfect fit for
everything you want except the kid, unless it is a short trip.

#3

Thanks…
I think I’ll go with the explorer, here we don’t yet have the tarpons only the viper…

#4

I’m not selling Tarpons , but I know
people who have paddled both, which I would recommend before you buy. I’ll bet there is a p.netter near you with a Tarpon you can try.

#5

Well actualy not…
Here in Israel, there is one importer for the entire country for these kayaks, I was at his shop 3 days ago, he said that the tarpon 100 will arrive at April, he did not have a price tag.

I’m not willing to wait that long.

The explorer has better spec, only 18 kilo(40lb) and takes 181kilo (400lb) of payload, the tarpon does not beat that.

#6

go with the Cobra Explorer
My husband and I started paddling with the Wilderness Ripper SOTs, but wanted something longer, but not heavier. We have been extremely pleased with the Explorer. It glides along effortlessly in a steady track; has tons of storage space. My husband recently acquired a few scratches on bottom of hull as a result of running up on some oyster beds in salt marsh. He check Cobra website and plans to order stuff from them to fill in/smooth over scratches in same color as his kayak. Have fun.

#7

Thanks! very helpfull :slight_smile:

#8

The Tarpon 13 Is a Tandem
The Tarpon 13 can be used tandem or single. Any other tandem boats are generally huge and heavy.

#9

Chek this out.
http://www.kayakfishingstuff.com/choosing_a_fishing_kayak.asp This link should help you out. It’s from a kayak fishing group that favors SOT and reviews them. FishHawk