NorCal Kayak Anglers
Kayak Fishing Zone => KayakFishingMagazine.net => Topic started by: Bushy on December 27, 2016, 10:16:14 AM
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The Ocean Kayak Trident may not be everyone's favorite boat, but it is mine. Let's take a look at the revamped designs for 2017.
http://www.kayakfishingmagazine.net/gear-guide/91-new-kayak-gear/2995-t-t-t-tridents.html
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Damn....91lbs?!?!
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The 2017 Trident 15 is 91 pounds but I easily carried it over my shoulders, something I couldn't do with my Predator 13. For whatever it's worth.
Paddled it yesterday and it was awesome.
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It's easier to load up than my outback, a lot easier.
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Wish I wouldnt have sold mine! but RBark is one happy dude now!
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Love my Trident 4.7,
If I didn't already have two, this would be my next.
Great boat from a great manufacturer
;0)
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Wish I wouldnt have sold mine! but RBark is one happy dude now!
When I went to Shadow Cliffs, I tried to launch. I was alarmed that I had a hard time staying stable in my kayak in perfectly flat conditions (albeit a little windy). I finally pushed myself out and capsized right off the bat. I was so confused that I had such a hard time. Then I stood up and realized my fishing rod was stuck under a chain link fence, so I was struggling the whole time against a rod being pulled down by the fence :smt005 :smt005
Not my brightest moment but once I dislodged the rod it was smooth paddling. I may sell the Trident 13 2014. It was that nice.
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Wish I wouldnt have sold mine! but RBark is one happy dude now!
When I went to Shadow Cliffs, I tried to launch. I was alarmed that I had a hard time staying stable in my kayak in perfectly flat conditions (albeit a little windy). I finally pushed myself out and capsized right off the bat. I was so confused that I had such a hard time. Then I stood up and realized my fishing rod was stuck under a chain link fence, so I was struggling the whole time against a rod being pulled down by the fence :smt005 :smt005
Not my brightest moment but once I dislodged the rod it was smooth paddling. I may sell the Trident 13 2014. It was that nice.
That is an awesome tale. I can't wait for my new Trident 15 (with rudder). I dig the 4.7 Ultra but it still doesn't have the smooth line of Trident 15.
Bushy
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91 lbs is right there with comparative models in this class of fishing kayaks. That's why I have two brand new 13's in the garage already. Well one now. I gave one to Abdiver. Lol
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wow. are kayaks getting heavier over time? the thresher 155 is only 80lbs. and i cant see what would make this kayak 11lbs heavier.....
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These hulls are very sexy the way they appear to slip through the water, even when they are on land. I have an older one, a 2008, and I marvel at the sleek pin tail form :smt007. It is a heavy beast however :smt013 Wish I could add a rudder but need to store the boat vertically standing on it's tail. I'd git a newer one, but I can't afford it in terms of storage space?
Questions;
- Will the new ACS2 seat work on my '08 OK Trident?
- Can I adapt the new hatch cover to my boat?
I Zod Out
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Sorry to say it won't. Easily anyway. The hull of the new trident is the same as the old one save a new larger transducer scupper in the middle. The old puck style transducer hole is the same. The top deck was completely reworked. The 15 has a hatch in the rear which is pretty cool as that area was unavailable for stronger unless you installed a 4 in deck plate on the flat round surface to the rear of the tank well. The older 15 trident weighs 72 lbs.