Aquayak Bigfish

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Aquayak Bigfish

Post by sputnik »

hi there guys, i have been through all the bigfish reviews but none mention how they are out in the bay. Are they stable enough for westernport? How would they perform out there? :?:
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Should handle fine :thumbsup:
Have you looked at the wavedance kingfisher you can get a factory second for around the $650 mark and it comes with a seat and paddle.
Just ask cheater they can handle anything and are probley gunna be easier to paddle :up:
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as Bretty said I have a Kingfisher and it's been and is a fairly good yak there are quite a few of us with them and I dout If any that use them would say to much bad about them
they track pretty well I think they are farly fast on the water and stable enough to land most things - ask Whinchbitch I;ve seen him with a skate from hell up beside his yak it would have been close to 5 ft wide and it was man handled and un hooked with out him falling in

as for the bigfish I cant help you as I haven't seen many about
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Re: Aquayak Bigfish

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With the wave dance, do you find you sit very high up? I like the idea of a low sitting yak. Also what did one brand new set you back?
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sputnik wrote:With the wave dance, do you find you sit very high up? I like the idea of a low sitting yak. Also what did one brand new set you back?
I payed $ 800 brand new it came with a seat and paddle and no you dont sit high in the saddle

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as you can see you sit fairly low in them

if you look up the wavedance web page it will have the ph number it might be worth getting a price - they do have x demo yaks from time to time that go cheaper
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and no you dont sit high in the saddle
X2.....actually sits nice and low cause of the kingys profile. They really are a great yak, very stable, pretty quick and they track very nicely too.
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Thanks for that. Are there any threads on here with somones modifications to one?
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sputnik wrote:Thanks for that. Are there any threads on here with somones modifications to one?
http://www.vyak.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17
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Bretty wrote:
sputnik wrote:Thanks for that. Are there any threads on here with somones modifications to one?
http://www.vyak.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17
One of the best set ups around. Clean, neat and not over the top. I've said it before and I'll say it again....love what ya did with that Kingy Phil.
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Re: Aquayak Bigfish

Post by melbshayne »

One of my first Kayaks was a Aquayak Bigfish.

It was ok for a basic kayak, But i found it a little unstable. The way that the underpart of the kayak was cut out allowed for to much side to side rocking motion IMO.
I noticed this more when trying to get to the rear cargo area or up the front hatch. Also when there was a bit of chop.

I soon sold it after a few months and bought i second hand OUTBACK.

If i were you i would buy the Kingfisher. I'm actually thinking about getting one for up the murray river so i can get right in those snags without worrying about the mirage drive getting damaged.

Hope this helps.
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