06-08-2007, 11:20 PM
I continue to be impressed by my newTarpon. It's the first SOT I"ve ever paddled. When I was considering the purchase I was wondering how I was going to afford the extra money for a rudder. After paddling in pretty well all conditons (upriver/downriver, into a very strong headwind today etc.) I can't say that I would ever need a rudder. Before I owned the kayak i assumed that since it wasn't quite as sleek as my regular kayak that it would need the rudder in order to handle well. Well let me say as a guy who has camped and fished in regular kayaks for years that this kayak is no slouch in the paddling department. The SOT's are far superior as fishing kayaks. My flyfishing partner bought a pontoon and there's no way he can keep up with me. Upriver and against a strong wind show the inadequcies of a pontoon. I'm glad I resisted the urge to get one and opted for the kayak.
Any other Tarpon owners on site?
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Any other Tarpon owners on site?
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