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 is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/09/13 09:37 PM
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I tried allot of different kayaks at demos and decided a cuda 14 was the one for me so now im saving for one and I wondered if it would be good for btb?
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/09/13 10:42 PM
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14 could be a little long if you are doing a front facing re-entry.It might telephone pole you. Also it'll be harder to right yourself between sets when you get pushed off perpendicular. Maybe a Cuda12 would work better for that. Or get a 14 and a BTB kayak for just that. Very few kayaks will do all applications (if any of them). I would look at a 12ft kayak with a high rocker. Might start here: http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49998&highlight=btb
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 12:18 AM
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Excuse my ignorance but what is btb?
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 12:28 AM
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Excuse my ignorance but what is btb? X 1...What does it stand for?
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 12:56 AM
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14 could be a little long if you are doing a front facing re-entry.It might telephone pole you. Also it'll be harder to right yourself between sets when you get pushed off perpendicular. Maybe a Cuda12 would work better for that. Or get a 14 and a BTB kayak for just that. Very few kayaks will do all applications (if any of them). I would look at a 12ft kayak with a high rocker. Might start here: http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49998&highlight=btb thanks,some people tell me its good and some people tell me its not lol,if it doesnt work i will get another for just btb (theres nothing wrong with just one more right 
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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Excuse my ignorance but what is btb? X 1...What does it stand for? btb means beyond the breakers,its when you go out past the waves in the ocean.
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 02:11 AM
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I'd want a kayak with more rocker than the Cuda offers.
"Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water." -Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." - Heraclitus
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 02:20 AM
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I'd want a kayak with more rocker than the Cuda offers. what would you recomend for a tall guy 6.4 275 pounds?
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 02:22 AM
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Use a drift sock to keep you straight during re entry
Last edited by readtrio; 05/10/13 06:31 AM.
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 02:29 AM
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what would you recomend for a tall guy 6.4 275 pounds?
for BTB? I would look seriously at the 2013 Malibu XFactor. 33" wide and 600lb capacity, great rocker and under deck storage.
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 02:36 AM
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Excuse my ignorance but what is btb? X 1...What does it stand for? btb means beyond the breakers,its when you go out past the waves in the ocean. Thank you...Us east Texas boys don't have to worry about that...LOL
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 02:38 AM
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BTB for Galvestion area I'd want the Cobra Fish-n-Dive.
A neat trick when returning to shore if the breakers are bad is to paddle in backwards. That way you keep an eye out for what's coming and it's easier to keep straight.
"Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water." -Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 02:39 AM
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what would you recomend for a tall guy 6.4 275 pounds?
for BTB? I would look seriously at the 2013 Malibu XFactor. 33" wide and 600lb capacity, great rocker and under deck storage. i'll check them out,i havent tried any malibus yet,they werent at the demos i went to.
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 02:43 AM
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Excuse my ignorance but what is btb? X 1...What does it stand for? btb means beyond the breakers,its when you go out past the waves in the ocean. Thank you...Us east Texas boys don't have to worry about that...LOL  yeah now waves up there
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Re: is the cuda 14 a good btb kayak?
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05/10/13 02:45 AM
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BTB for Galvestion area I'd want the Cobra Fish-n-Dive.
A neat trick when returning to shore if the breakers are bad is to paddle in backwards. That way you keep an eye out for what's coming and it's easier to keep straight. thanks,i wouldnt have thought of that
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