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Originally Posted by MidTNKayakAngler
There are several guys in the area with Jackson Kayaks. My wife and I each had Coosa's and they were sold a few months ago. The only kayaks we currently own are the Hobie Pro Angler, Hobie Revolution, and Tarpon 120. We have possession of a Commander 120 to see how we like it. I have made up my mind to not buy another kayak until I have researched it extensively, and paddled it in several different bodies of water, in different conditions.
Remember there is no "perfect, do it all kayak" you can make a kayak do about anything but it won't perform at it's best if it wasn't designed to do that.
Example: I can stand in a Tarpon 120, but it wasn't designed for that, I can stand and fish from a Ride 115, or 135, and those boats were designed for that in mind. I can fish a large lake on a Jackson Coosa, but if I want to do it do it more successfully then I would use a Cuda. Most manufacturers have boats that are better suited or designed for particular type of fishing.
Jeremy
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Jeremy is giving some great info. I wish I had known him before I bought my kayaks. My son and I each have a Coosa....great boats...for a river. It just does not do well in the wind on a lake. While we are keeping those boats as we both do fish rivers....we do more fishing on lakes. The Jackson boats are very comfortable and I can tell you they can take a beating. But there are other companies that make boats just as rugged and comfortable. I will have a flat water boat by spring....waiting to hear more from Jeremy and see what boats he has demoed before I start trying a new one out.
Regards