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 Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: The Ninja]
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02/06/14 01:57 PM
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skeeteroneal
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I'm looking at the Nucanoe for a tandem option for taking my kids. I'm just looking for something with a rudder that handles wind better for bigger/open water that I can stand and fish. I like my Coosa but the wind is my complaint with it.
David O'Neal Skeeterless for now  1998 Xpress H56 Hobie Outback Jackson Kayak Coosa Elite
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: The Ninja]
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02/06/14 02:19 PM
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BKT
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Why the 12 and not the 14? More convenient?
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: BKT]
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02/06/14 02:34 PM
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Txwhitacre
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Why the 12 and not the 14? More convenient? Between the 12 and 14 is a matter of preference. Some like the 14 more and others the 12. I have had both. I like the easier turning of the 12. The 14 was hard to turn for me. The 12 still tracks well and paddles pretty good. I can fit just as much [censored] in my 12 as my 14. So I'm happy! I have 2 12's and a Kilroy.
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: The Ninja]
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02/06/14 03:15 PM
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Brady S
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Swiss Army knife, I like it!!
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: Txwhitacre]
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02/06/14 03:21 PM
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The Ninja
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Why the 12 and not the 14? More convenient? Between the 12 and 14 is a matter of preference. Some like the 14 more and others the 12. I have had both. I like the easier turning of the 12. The 14 was hard to turn for me. The 12 still tracks well and paddles pretty good. I can fit just as much [censored] in my 12 as my 14. So I'm happy! I have 2 12's and a Kilroy. Mike is right. and I also have had both and feel the same as Mike. It's all In preference it's just important paddle what you like
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: The Ninja]
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02/06/14 04:08 PM
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BasserDrew
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Congrats Ninja! We at Jackson hope you enjoy your Cuda 12 as much as we all enjoy ours! The new improvements are nice! Hey Skeeter, I'd give the Big Tuna a shot if you need a good kayak for tandem or solo. http://youtu.be/Ws1ton6ynGYAlso, I look forward to hopefully seeing a bunch of you guys on the River Bassin Trail; I'll be at the Regional Stop in Waco (at Waco Outdoors) on April 12 and can't wait! Yee Haw! riverbassintrail.com I have a feeling you guys from TX (where I was born BTW - Ft Worth - but have family in Beaumont) may very well have a good shot at winning the national championship...who knows, may be Ninja out of his Cuda 12!! :-)
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: The Ninja]
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02/06/14 04:16 PM
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skeeteroneal
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Yall read my mind. My next question was going to be the 12 vs 14. Im def looking at the big tuna as well Drew. I got my eye on one as we speak.
David O'Neal Skeeterless for now 1998 Xpress H56 Hobie Outback Jackson Kayak Coosa Elite
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: The Ninja]
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02/06/14 04:32 PM
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Lusca
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Put a built-in livewell in a Cuda and I'd be all over it! It could always double as a cooler/tackle storage. The big tuna is just too big for me to haul and drag around the rivers.
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: BasserDrew]
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02/06/14 06:09 PM
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The Ninja
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I have a feeling you guys from TX (where I was born BTW - Ft Worth - but have family in Beaumont) may very well have a good shot at winning the national championship...who knows, may be Ninja out of his Cuda 12!! :-)
I like how your thinking! 
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: The Ninja]
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02/06/14 06:15 PM
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BKT
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Thanks. I guess I'm weird and just was curious how other come about choosing what they bought. For me if I was to go longer than 12' I'm pretty sure I'd need a bed extension or the like to haul it around. Like I said I'm weird and curious.
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: Txwhitacre]
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02/06/14 06:48 PM
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Nathan "Bull" Montgomery
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Why the 12 and not the 14? More convenient? Between the 12 and 14 is a matter of preference. Some like the 14 more and others the 12. I have had both. I like the easier turning of the 12. The 14 was hard to turn for me. The 12 still tracks well and paddles pretty good. I can fit just as much [censored] in my 12 as my 14. So I'm happy! I have 2 12's and a Kilroy. How do you like your Kilroy? That one is still on my serious consideration list.
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: Nathan "Bull" Montgomery]
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02/06/14 08:31 PM
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Txwhitacre
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How do you like your Kilroy? That one is still on my serious consideration list. It has a bit of "nose wobble" when you paddle it. I don't have a rudder on it and am considering adding one (this is a preference for rudders not for the wobble). I use it for fly fishing and for smaller lakes. Heres what I like about it. Its wide open tons of space. Its a good bit lighter than my cuda's. It has a nice flat floor. I like the plastic cover, I put my ice chest under it and keep it out of the sun. I haven't used on a large lake yet. I'm gun shy of using a sink on big water. For what I use it for its great.
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: The Ninja]
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02/07/14 01:33 AM
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John Stockman
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Very nice  love my Cuda 12 as well
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: BasserDrew]
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02/07/14 06:36 AM
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readtrio
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Hey Drew! Try to get in touch with Wendell Bond about getting a Cuda 12 or 14. He is looking at the PA14 but I think it would be too much for him to handle. I offered one of my Cudas to him to take for a paddle, maybe when it warms up I will get him out in one of them. PM me if you want his number. He would get a kick out of you calling him and talking about a fishing kayak with him. Congrats Ninja! We at Jackson hope you enjoy your Cuda 12 as much as we all enjoy ours! The new improvements are nice! Hey Skeeter, I'd give the Big Tuna a shot if you need a good kayak for tandem or solo. http://youtu.be/Ws1ton6ynGYAlso, I look forward to hopefully seeing a bunch of you guys on the River Bassin Trail; I'll be at the Regional Stop in Waco (at Waco Outdoors) on April 12 and can't wait! Yee Haw! riverbassintrail.com I have a feeling you guys from TX (where I was born BTW - Ft Worth - but have family in Beaumont) may very well have a good shot at winning the national championship...who knows, may be Ninja out of his Cuda 12!! :-)
Last edited by readtrio; 02/07/14 06:54 AM.
 
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Re: New Cuda 12- Swiss Army knife of kayaks
[Re: The Ninja]
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02/07/14 06:33 PM
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soje
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Man, those are nice upgrades. Owning a kayak is frustrating. Every year, I want a new one. Where are the geartracks? I don't see them.
 like the man says...if you're swimming in the ocean and get bitten by a shark, its not a shark attack. You're in THEIR neighborhood. If you're at home in your shower, turn around and a shark is in there with you...THAT'S a shark attack
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