NorCal Kayak Anglers
Kayak Zone => Kayaks => Stealth => Topic started by: wakeside on November 13, 2017, 03:19:23 PM
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Hey All,
Been around NCKA for some time now but sold my Hobie last year because the family moved to an apartment and I had no storage options. Since then, we recently bought a our first home and well.......after lots of honeydo's completed, here I am. After many months of research, comparisons, addressing my own concerns, and a lot a drooling, I've finally decided on a Stealth. Looked around for a while and luckily Headwaters in Lodi had a few in their warehouse. I was initially thinking about a 475 but after seeing them in person, I figured it was a little too twitchy for me so I decided on this sweet azz Fisha 460. Drove the 2+ hours from San Jose to Lodi and scooped her up! I think I lucked out with this one as it came with the updated hatch, and 2 additional rod holders. Also purchased a Stealth rash guard and the folks down in South Africa were kind enough to send me some updated grab handle plates after admitting that some Fishas came with a dodgy batch.
I recently flush mounted my FF and hooked it up to the NOQUA 10ah batter which is a significant improvement over my old battery in the Outback. Still mentally engineering how to mount the huge elite 5ti transducer but may end up bending some aluminum around the hull. I'm thinking about a maiden trip this saturday out of HMB, weather permitting.
Anyways, I just wanted to say cheers and hope to fish with some of you some day.
(https://preview.ibb.co/bTKxnb/20171027_121143.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jwrotG)
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Congrats, hope to see you out there. I am in the grey and red pro fisha 525.. Have a good maiden voyage, i paddled 10 mile son my maiden voyage this Sat.
Man i love these boats!
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Congrats, sweet A $$ boat!
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Nice, I like the style. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171114/33e3a36c941eeb1f4fedcfa5f929ea66.jpg)
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Oohhhhh .... the Stealth ppl are out in force!
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It's a beauty!!!
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Fisha 500.
I like mine.
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Thanks all. I'm super stoked to get her on the water this weekend with weather permitting. Looking pretty decent so far. Worst case, I may just paddle around the bay to get my bearings. Look forward to hooking up with you all at some point if possible. Yes....suby and a stealth is the way to go LOL. I saw that boat on CL a while ago but wasn't ready to pull the trigger on it. FYI, I will most likely be out in HMB on Saturday jigging for some RF. I'll be on 69 if anyone is out there and wants to give me a holler.
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Used Stealth I got was not perfect, been learning some fiberglass repair and detailing.
Next time probably going to buy new but was so close by and loved the way it looked so.... couldn't help myself.
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Love my stealth I have a 525 fastest sit on top I have padddled I usly fish out of Monterey but will be in HMB this week end crabbing out of my carbian I’ll be on 69
Bowmen
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All these Stealth posts makes me wanna test paddle one. I used to have the older WS T160 , which I considered the Ferrari of kayaks back then- it was fast. But the Stealth on its looks alone looks to be the true Ferrari...
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All these Stealth posts makes me wanna test paddle one. I used to have the older WS T160 , which I considered the Ferrari of kayaks back then- it was fast. But the Stealth on its looks alone looks to be the true Ferrari...
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Hi John,
You are welcome to test paddle my 495 Evolution if you want? Let me know Bro! :smt006
-Kiel
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All these Stealth posts makes me wanna test paddle one. I used to have the older WS T160 , which I considered the Ferrari of kayaks back then- it was fast. But the Stealth on its looks alone looks to be the true Ferrari...
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Hi John,
You are welcome to test paddle my 495 Evolution if you want? Let me know Bro! :smt006
-Kiel
Thx Bro. Appreciate that!
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I do not understand how back support works for the stealth kayak, comments...? By design are you forced to sit upright?
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I do not understand how back support works for the stealth kayak, comments...? By design are you forced to sit upright?
I was actually concerned about the same thing. Most videos I've seen are from crazy offshore cats in Australia, South Africa, and Hawaii. Most of them just sit upright and dangle their feet off the side and they make it look effortless. Having had 2 back surgeries in the last 6 years, I was a little put off. That being said, there is a few options from Stealth. Option 1 is a simple back rest that clips into the eyelets behind the rod holder and also up front on the two grab handles. Option 2 is a seat back with but pad in the cockpit. Option 3 is the seatback and a stick on pad for the cockpit. I chose to go with Option 1 and sitting in it, I felt quite comfortable. The cockpit is well designed and gets your COG down load and one with the boat. I have yet to paddle it but have not heard any comfort specific complaints. Obviously, its not as luxurious as my outback seat or some of the newer seats that come on yaks these days but I'm taking her out for a maiden tomorrow in HMB and will certainly let you know how it goes.
David
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I do not understand how back support works for the stealth kayak, comments...? By design are you forced to sit upright?
I was actually concerned about the same thing. Most videos I've seen are from crazy offshore cats in Australia, South Africa, and Hawaii. Most of them just sit upright and dangle their feet off the side and they make it look effortless. Having had 2 back surgeries in the last 6 years, I was a little put off. That being said, there is a few options from Stealth. Option 1 is a simple back rest that clips into the eyelets behind the rod holder and also up front on the two grab handles. Option 2 is a seat back with but pad in the cockpit. Option 3 is the seatback and a stick on pad for the cockpit. I chose to go with Option 1 and sitting in it, I felt quite comfortable. The cockpit is well designed and gets your COG down load and one with the boat. I have yet to paddle it but have not heard any comfort specific complaints. Obviously, its not as luxurious as my outback seat or some of the newer seats that come on yaks these days but I'm taking her out for a maiden tomorrow in HMB and will certainly let you know how it goes.
David
I hope it blows your mind with design and speed, thanks... :smt006
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Just a quick report on the 460 maiden out of HMB. (not the best review/blogger)
I was supposed to meet a couple guys at 0700 but....insert excuse here :(....sorry, totally my fault! Anyways, I ended up leaving Gilroy by 0700 and was on the water by 0900.
Unloaded the 460 off my WRX, and it was a breeze to put on the dolly. Loaded my two rods, tackle, and some extra gear in the hatch and parked the car. It was my first time using the C-Tug Trolley as well and that was a nice experience as the trolley assembles within a minute and breaks down small enough to fit in the hatch if I wanted. (ended up putting it in the car though).
I know there are a ton of reviews out there so I will try to write this from a complete noob point of view. As a "entry level" paddler/kayak fisherman, my input may or may not be valid but here it goes.
Transport ability - Super lightweight makes it easy to load and unload off my WRX.
Storage - I comfortably fit two 7' rods, a fish bag, and hog trough just fine with plenty of room to spare. Rear dry hatch had two waterproof tackle boxes, water bottle, and some food with plenty more room to store a jacket or other warm clothing.
Stability - not as stable as my apple bottom Outback but secondary stability kicks in and I felt quite confident.
Comfort - With the seat back installed and adjusted to my liking, I felt connected to the boat and the foot straps were also nice to have when getting tossed around in the swells and wake or boats passing by.
Speed - ludicrous!
Overall - I'm in love with this boat and can't wait to put more hours in and actually do some fishing.
Cheers!