Are kayak design trends going the right direction?

There in lies the problem. Most guys have to go through many to find the right one. The process of finding the right one can be both painful and expensive. I reccomend taking a lot of test rides first.

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....words of wisdom Jack

Now thats funny Jack! Want to buy a slightly used, kind of scratched up, older model? With delux rod holders I might add.

Does half your house and money come with it 

I wish the kayak manufacturers would focus more on improving the hydrodynamics and hull designs and less on the cupholders and bricabrack.

Exactly. 

I wish the kayak manufacturers would focus more on improving the hydrodynamics and hull designs and less on the cupholders and bricabrack.

Exactly. 

Kind of full circle here.  A few years back, most of us paddled P15's and all we wanted was a cleaner deck, and perhaps a drier ride.

-Allen