Update on how the bigtuna is going. Its big and long ,it grabs the wind on open water (you can almost sail and troll
)
The live tank is great. I have drilled holes in it to let water in to keep the fish alive but it works so well its hard to catch the little buggers (very alive squid are very active)
I found the first neg with it ....if you find a smaller tree under the water you can get stuck. It pushes the tank out of the way and that's it your stuck
the first time it happened, I had to get off the yak and lift it off. The second I sat on the nose and reversed off it and stayed there and paddled over backwards to the guys i was fishing with for a laugh
The third, I just lifted the tank and used my foot to push off the tree thru the hole in the floor. Simple when you clue on. ( I was in a really wooded area where I would never get my V Nose boat so i was pushing my luck)
Stability, well what can i say it fool proof, even I can stand up and walk to the nose and sit down to get off the log i was stuck on
Cool things I've found are
1: you can remove the tank and hang your feet in the water while paddling (not sure if it as fun in salt water) it was nice on the 40 deg day when some one pointed it out to me the way I was sitting side saddle
2: storage room on the yak is huge. I have setup an esky behind me but couldn't work out what to put in there as your fish can be stored in the live tank so i carried my tackle bag there leaving the front of the boat empty
3:The yak doesn't sit low in the water at all. You can float over stuff others get stuck on (until you push your luck) with 2 ppl in the yak its still stable and the back person can control the yak leaving the front person to cast even standing up it needed
4: its easy to paddle holds straight , holds a good pace and you only need the rudder when the wind really picks up even then as a new paddler i was still able to keep course with out it.
5: the seat is awesome it keeps you out of the water and no numb butt but i will say my back still got sore after 5 hours in the seat intill i moved it too the high position then it was all good
6: this yak is really setup for fishing
all the fittings are pure fishing ,rod staggers ,clips to hold gear ,even places to hold tackle .... they say it was built by a fisherman I believe them
Bad points ive found
1:The weight.......... its not has heavy as the PA bit its still 38 KG with out gear im lucky im quite big so i can man handle it around but it's right on my limit
it is a duel setup yak I guess
2: The wind ............I know its a comprise yak but it was turning me a lot until I worked out if a sat-up and evened the weight more forward it was hard to stay on track ( will say when I kneeled just off the seat closer to the middle and paddled this yak really moved even sitting up off the back rest got it flying ) with 2 full sized paddlers this think will really get moving
3: Its setup to solo or tandem fishing so being at the back you need 2 sets of rod holders and in tandem you lose a lot of storage area (I know get over it)
4: Lack of access to the inside of the hull ....you cant get to the inside of the front so getting things like batteries or sounder senders are hard to place ,I tried to place one in the scupper but it was broken after 3 trips so now I'm back to working out a spot to place it in the hull
5: price !!!! this is a really upper price yak at $2300 its a upper end paddle yak (very well made but still)
Over all im happy with the yak..... i can take my kids with me and still solo paddle as well as have them facing me so they can just have fun and i can see their face when they catch the fish or lose one
and i can head out on my own with all my gear if a want too
Its alittle big to get on my car but i can do it solo
...tho it fits in my van with out a problem
The quality is great ,nice thick walls, the fittings are well thought out and even the rudder controls are setup so you just turn them around to make them usable solo or tandem.
I added a anchor trolley ...some rod holders and was ready to fish
Kris
so i will save up brownie points for a better one after Xmas i guess 
and very comfy its like sitting on a camp chair 
40kgs empty
