06-23-2010, 02:24 AM
Hi All,
I went with the Bass Pro Shops Ascend FS12T Kayak for my first one. At 12 feet long and 31" wide it fits me pretty well, 6'3" 240 pounds. It is stable as all get out and being a sit on top is easy to get back aboard your board should you come off of it for some reason. For motive power, I picked up a Carlisle Day Tripper 230 Cm two piece paddle. If they had a 240 Cm version, I probably would like it better.
I had no trouble in keeping it going in a straight line until the end of the day when I was starting to get tired out a bit. I went from Boulder Harbor all the way up to the Las Vegas Wash entrance area where the creek feeds in and back for my break in ride.
![[Image: EmFS12T020.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/treadhead1952/EmFS12T020.jpg)
I did drill out the seat scupper holes so that it would drain out there, that and the far forward mounting of the rod holder would seem to be the two biggest gripes about the Ascend FS12T. I am planning on moving the rod holder back to the first tray area ahead of the cup holder and adding a fish finder/depth gauge in the rod holders' original mounting position as I add a few fisherman friendly items to it on down the road a ways.
Jay
treadhead1952
Las Vegas, NV
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I went with the Bass Pro Shops Ascend FS12T Kayak for my first one. At 12 feet long and 31" wide it fits me pretty well, 6'3" 240 pounds. It is stable as all get out and being a sit on top is easy to get back aboard your board should you come off of it for some reason. For motive power, I picked up a Carlisle Day Tripper 230 Cm two piece paddle. If they had a 240 Cm version, I probably would like it better.
I had no trouble in keeping it going in a straight line until the end of the day when I was starting to get tired out a bit. I went from Boulder Harbor all the way up to the Las Vegas Wash entrance area where the creek feeds in and back for my break in ride.
I did drill out the seat scupper holes so that it would drain out there, that and the far forward mounting of the rod holder would seem to be the two biggest gripes about the Ascend FS12T. I am planning on moving the rod holder back to the first tray area ahead of the cup holder and adding a fish finder/depth gauge in the rod holders' original mounting position as I add a few fisherman friendly items to it on down the road a ways.
Jay
treadhead1952
Las Vegas, NV
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