The Advanced Elements Straight edge sea angler
kayak
This is my review of the new Advanced Elements Straight edge sea
angler kayak A specially designed inflatable kayak for the kayak
angler.
Firstly the official Specifications on the kayak.
• Length: 295cm.
• Width: 90cm.
• Weight: 18kg.
• Max capacity: 136kg.
• Shipping weight: 21kg.
• Shipping dimensions: 102cm x 50cm x 29cm.
• Colour: yellow/grey/black
The first thing you notice is the quality of the materials a multi
layer materiel that it’s extremely strong and durable.
The design keeps the air bladders covered in protected heavy duty
zipped pouches.
All the high wear areas have extra layers of material for
protection
Inflating took me just 4 minutes from start to finish and it was
ready to go
This kayak has some really great features which we have never seen
before like the new accessory bar which can be used to mount all
kinds of fishing kit and the multiple attached anchor points For
equipment.
The kayak has 5 main inflation points both gunnels floor and 2 airbags the accessory bar is then attached and you are ready to go
Once inflated you have a very robust and stylish looking kayak bursting with new features
The supplied seat comes complete with 2 rod holders and
a clever inflating system which can be used from a seated position
via a small inflation tube which allows the user to adjust the
level of comfort while out fishing with ease.
The seat has a 2 point easy fit anchoring system which is very
secure and gives great rigidity to the seat this is something we
have never seen before in an inflatable kayak
seat
The new accessory bar was easy to fit to the attached
rubber mounts it just slides in and feels very secure once
fitted.
This is a great new feature which will allow us anglers to fit rod
rests fish finders gps systems ect .
Once the accessory bar is fitted it forms part of the kayaks
rigidity helping to keep the whole kayak
solid
The kayak has a pair of Velcro paddle keepers on each side these were very secure when attaching the paddle and worked really well we did find that occasionally when paddling we tended to catch the front ones with the hand this could be attributed to the paddle length we used mostly a 215cm paddle but I think a longer paddle would eliminate this perhaps a 230cm would be better suited.
We found the seating position fantastic with a very high level of support and comfort with lots of leg room and plenty of room for the kit
Every where you look in this kayak you see innovative ideas incorporated like the fish measuring tape on the cockpit floor section
behind the seat is the floor inflation valve and some really solid built in anchor points 2 each side for things like a crate or fishing box this is a very handy feature
The straight edge technology is a superb and very
innovative feature.
The kayak has small shaped aluminium bars built in to the keel and
stern
This helps in the overall handling of the craft by keeping a solid
stern and keel the tracking and overall handling of this kayak is
superb
The hull has some great features also with 2 hard plastic ridges both at keel and stern which serve 2 points firstly they are positioned at high wear areas so offer a degree of protection while its on dry land secondly they extend the straight edge technology another thing to point out is the 2 rows of scupper holes 12 on each side these can be used open or closed or in any desired combination of open and closed each scupper hole has a rubber cap easily accessed from the seating position in the cockpit
The Advanced Elements Straight edge sea angler kayak
really impressed me and changed my views completely of inflatable
kayaks it has so many innovative features
The straight edge technology makes a massive difference to the
handling of the craft It paddles superbly more like a ridged kayak
than an inflatable.
when we did our review the wind was gusting to 24mph it did effect
the kayak but no more than the sit on tops that accompanied me on
the day I cant wait to get it out on the sea.
The full UK retail of the kayak is £759.00 I feel this is good
value for the amount of technology involved in this superb
kayak.
