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Review Detail
(Updated: January 21, 2008)
Overall rating
5.0
Design
5.0
Perfomance
5.0
Quality
5.0
Value / Money
5.0
Fantastic Beginner Boat
About myself
I have always been an avid fisherman who thought kayakers were nuts. Then last summer my wife bought me a mad river canoe in hopes of calming my middle age crissis. Wrong. I skipped the rec kayaks completely, took a demo in a creeker on the middle yough which was way too squirlly for this beginner. Did some homework and bought a mamba 8.5About the test environment
Started with roll classes at the Y and tried lower Shavers Fork. Then upper Laurel Creek and lower Dry Fork. Class 1&2+'s used to learn eddy turns and what not.Review
Being as I only had canoe exp on water including Class 3, I can not compair this boat to other kayaks. But I can tell you this; It is easy to roll, feels very solid on turbulent lines and in eddy turns. It is a very comfortable fit with tons of room.Conclusion
I am now riding down the streams mentioned with lots of volume to include Middle Laurel, Three Forks, most of the Tygart through Arden, Buckhannon, Buffalo and more in a great boat. I would highly reccomend this boat to beginners and have to friends who now own Mamba's. Two more conclusions; Us kayakers are nuts, and my wife (who has no interest in whitewater) should have bought me a harley.Happy Kakin !
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About Me
Location: North Central WV
Age: 42
Weight: 95.3 kgs
Age: 42
Weight: 95.3 kgs
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