only thing i didnt like about pescoder was my feet were in water at scuppers.had to plug them then it was fine. plus a little more tippy than i liked at 28 inches wide. go 30 or more for beginners in my opinion

ALso the Durability of the Pescador's plastic is not good IMO. They are very thin on the bottom and around the scuppers. My buddy and I bought our kayaks at the same time about 3 yrs ago. I bought the ascend FS10 sit in and he bought the Pescador. About a year into us owning them he developed a leak around the scupper under the seat. Mine is still going store. You have to take into account though that first year we dragging through and over everything. My kayak survived, his didnt. They are still good yaks just don't expect them to hold up for very long if you do alot of shallow water fishing, dragging.

buy a bass pro ascend fs 12 and resale it next year for 450 if u dont like it. greaaat deal right there

I just looked at the sale ad again, and although the pic shows the FS12T SOT kayak, the ad plainly says "FS12 Sit In Kayak". BIG DIFFERENCE. Not sure what the deal is there, but Bass Pro doesn't typically let errors in copy make it to the print version.

Yeah, its a print error.

The sale is for the FS12 sit-on-top kayaks (regularly $499 on sale for $100 off).

Lots of folks buy kayaks that are not suitable for their weight. More folks should be looking at 13 foot and up length kayaks unless they prefer super wide.

This. I hadn't seen a single other person mention this before buying mine, and my first time out was cold and footwell was ankle deep the entire time, literally as soon as it touched the water. I wouldn't consider it tippy at all though personally... I horsed around on it quite a bit and didn't flip it, in heavy winds with a few good sized boats blasting by putting me in brutal wakes my first outing in it. The wet feet thing isn't a major issue but was certainly a mildly unpleasant surprise... I'm not some 300+lb heavyweight so didn't expect that. I've been on dinky SOT's in the Bahamas with my wife and had no such issues. It did make me immediately regret not getting the scout somewhat honestly, as it was another I had been shopping closely with the pescador



http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/perception-sport-scout-12-kayak/pid-678803?color=Green%2fBrown&N=670787849


That's the Perception Sport Scout 12 I am referencing as the other I was considering. It too is a retired higher end design mold, and is a favorable reviewed craft most everywhere I looked for reviews. Literally the ONLY negative I ever saw mentioned was the need to carry a sponge for emergency bailing/removing excess overspray, but that most never had to use theirs.

Would simple scupper plugs not solve the wet foot problem?

on the Pescador

yes it would help for sure but I don't worry about the ones by my feet cause my legs aren't long enough to let my feet get in the water. lol

I do plug the ones by the hatch between the legs and under the seat.

They sure do, but to me... at that point the scout is the better boat. Thats like $30 in plugs for a boat thats already $50 more than the one without scuppers. Make sense?

Update, found Pescadors for $399 new! Dang! Sold under different name, but a rose by any other name...

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/sto...;classNum=50621

Note on the west marine pescador/pompano: Looks like they are not including any seat - either bottom or back with this. OTOH, I am not saying the plastic may not be as comfortable as the standard seat.

Looks like West Marine has some drastic markdowns on kayak seats also.....the pompano with an aftermarket seat may end up being a better boat and still cheaper than the standard. Those old WS tarpon molds sure have earned their keep.

Sure have!