I guess it was my fault for using it too hard, so I'm removing my negative comments.

I wouldnt have ever expected a pelican to last 2 years of kayaking in texas..

Ah yes...

The Pelican Throwaway.

Sorry for your troubles. Buy a OK Scrambler XT Angler Edition next time.

YaknYota, that's the exact kayak I was going for if Academy let me exchange it

Dude by a Hobie!

Kudos to Academy...they are taking care of me, and I have a Scrambler XT on the way!!!

+1

Scrambler xt angler...Great Kayak. I love mine

Buy a Native Ultimate!

Have a Scrambler xt, it's a good boat for the $$$.

+1

Anyway, that's my story, and I'll try to get pics of both kayaks up so you can see how much wear these show and judge for yourself.

Sorry but I guess I don't see where your going with this... You used the kayak for 2 YEARS if I'm reading correctly.. I wouldnt take it back either if I was Academy..

The point of all of this is to just let folks know. Apparently Pelicans aren't made for someone who fishes the rivers of texas on a regular basis.

Maybe I am just completely unreasonable for the use I put my kayak thru, and for expecting some sort of repair/replacement service for a kayak that is technically still under warranty. (and i mean that sincerely, not sarcastically).

Here are some pics: Rear of my kayak (the 2 year old)


The front of the boat (notice the 3 inch hole where the plastic is black)



And for reference here's a front and back of my wife's kayak which has been used less than 10 times.

I hope you get a cart for the Mini X.
Dragging a plastic boat will wear a hole in it.

I'm sorry that you feel that way toward pelican. I've had my castaway for going on 2 years now and haven't had a single problem with it. It's got a few scratches on the bottom but nothing like that. And until this summer, I was using it almost every weekend. It's funny how most of the people on this forum will bash Pelican in a heartbeat though. The kayak is what it is. A low priced entry level kayak. I bought it because I didn't have the funds to purchase one of the much more expensive ones.

thanks for the replies...

I probably shouldn't have purchased this boat for the same reason I don't need to fish with graphite framed reels...I just fish too hard.

Lesson learned, and fwiw, I did enjoy how the Castaway fished, no issues whatsoever there.

I apologize for wasting anyones time with reading this. I see that most of the fault is on my end...

I recently sold a Heritage kayak that I used more than a dozen times and it still looked new, with only normal beaching scuffs on the bottom.

I've got an ocean kayak scrambler that looks a little like the one up above but I bought it that way from a guy that fished the coast and drug it accross oyster reefs, but it doesn't have any holes yet.

Just seems with that kind of use it wouldn't matter if it's a Pelican or not, it will get a hole worn into it, and they haven't made a plastic yet that can take that kind of abuse!