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After years of wishing and researching and months of scouring the web for deals, I finally purchased my first kayak!
I got the 12' Field and Stream Eagle Talon from Dick's Sporting Goods which was on sale for $400 from $550. After giftcards and a coupon it cost me under $300. Personally, I thought it beat anything that had been turning up on craigslist (some people are out of their minds when it comes to asking price) and was just about the most yak I could get for my buck. It seems a little on the heavy side and I'll probably upgrade the seat at some point, but the quality of the boat itself and the features included with it seemed pretty sound.
Big thanks to Gremlinsrus for letting me know about the sale ahead of time!
I still need to get some accessories (a paddle might be helpful..) and experiment with transporting it (Saturn Ions aren't too big..), but hopefully I'll be on the water soon! I'll probably get comfortable with it on smaller ponds and lakes first, but hopefully I can do some floats this summer.
For those interested, Dick's is having a huge sale on most of their boats, including another field and stream, sit inside equivalent to this one. Features on the Eagle Talon included two flush mounts and a scotty type mount, anchor and anchor trolly, and plenty of storage space. Similar to the Pescador I believe, but probably not as nice a seat or hull (I believe it's substantially heavier.) Sorry for the poor quality photo.
Tight lines!
I got the 12' Field and Stream Eagle Talon from Dick's Sporting Goods which was on sale for $400 from $550. After giftcards and a coupon it cost me under $300. Personally, I thought it beat anything that had been turning up on craigslist (some people are out of their minds when it comes to asking price) and was just about the most yak I could get for my buck. It seems a little on the heavy side and I'll probably upgrade the seat at some point, but the quality of the boat itself and the features included with it seemed pretty sound.
Big thanks to Gremlinsrus for letting me know about the sale ahead of time!
I still need to get some accessories (a paddle might be helpful..) and experiment with transporting it (Saturn Ions aren't too big..), but hopefully I'll be on the water soon! I'll probably get comfortable with it on smaller ponds and lakes first, but hopefully I can do some floats this summer.
For those interested, Dick's is having a huge sale on most of their boats, including another field and stream, sit inside equivalent to this one. Features on the Eagle Talon included two flush mounts and a scotty type mount, anchor and anchor trolly, and plenty of storage space. Similar to the Pescador I believe, but probably not as nice a seat or hull (I believe it's substantially heavier.) Sorry for the poor quality photo.
Tight lines!
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