Thread: Peddle power

I have a Native Titan 10.5 and I think with drive it’s like 125 lbs or so. I don’t think that is with any fishing gear. Definitely need a trailer or landing gear. It is heavy but I can lift into my truck bed. I imagine as I get older it’s going to be more of a struggle lifting it. Any kayak you’re thinking about should list the weight of the kayak for you to help you decide. To me it’s worth it because on the water it is super stable and rated to hold 500 lbs.

Good evening, I have a Hobie Compass and it is a bit heavier than my paddle yak. Prior to it I had a Revo 13 and it was not too bad weight wise. If you haul in the back of a truck you only have to lift half the weight at a time! That's how I look at is as I'm getting older. The pedal drive is a life saver for long trips.

Watched to folks working tree tops with Hobie Mirage Drives. Those things would flat out move

Peddle drives are pretty easily removable so that helps with loading/unloading weight.
My Old Town 106MK weighs 138 plus a deep cycle battery. I can failry easily load it in my truck by standing in the bed and pulling up on a dog leash attached to the front carry handle then lifting half the weight from behind as stated above (re: Harry And The Henderson's, if you're old enough to knw that one). Loaded with the back tires in the water it's even easier.

I have the Old Town Topwater pedal kayak and it's 100 Ib plus. I'm converting a 4x8 Northern Tool aluminum trailer; going to put two 4 inch PVC pipe tracks on it. Should slide into place for tie down. Attachment 446584

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I have the FeelFree Lure ll tandem and yes it’s quite heavy. It’s not a problem in the water and moves easily but on land is kinda a pain. It has a wheel in the keel and I think it would be easier with a 2 wheeled cart as it is easy to tip it to one side or the other on land. I have a trailer that I haul it on and I should try backing into the water to load and unload but haven’t.


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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

Watched to folks working tree tops with Hobie Mirage Drives. Those things would flat out move

They can move much faster than some realize. Ive gotten to casually know a couple of guys who fish the same lake i do occaissionaly.
Recently one of them was in front of me headed in the same direction i was. I was moving at about 1.2 mph and he was pulling away from me at a pretty good clip. He was trolling with 2 rods. A couple hours later he paddled over to me to ask how i was doing. He hadnt caught a fish,
and i mentioned that he might be going a bit too fast. But he was also using spinners with the hope of catching a bass as well as a crappie.

Originally Posted by yobuck

They can move much faster than some realize. Ive gotten to casually know a couple of guys who fish the same lake i do occaissionaly.
Recently one of them was in front of me headed in the same direction i was. I was moving at about 1.2 mph and he was pulling away from me at a pretty good clip. He was trolling with 2 rods. A couple hours later he paddled over to me to ask how i was doing. He hadnt caught a fish,
and i mentioned that he might be going a bit too fast. But he was also using spinners with the hope of catching a bass as well as a crappie.

I try to keep my 106MK at 1.0 +/- when I'm trolling. Road Runers are my favorite when they're tight lipped.