Pedal Kayak reviews from Reddit

"The Hobie Mirage Sport, made for kids. My gf is 4’11” and could not reach the pedals."

"Bad back. Love out hobie pedal kayaks."

"Also love my hobie. It's ancient and still works like a top."

"I love my Hobie outback. Handles rough waters and comfortable to fish out of."

"For me, the Hobie Passport 12.5 was the choice."

"Hobie compass has been a game changer for me, stability is fantastic."

"Hobie Lynx, hand down"

"I would go with Hobie Outback. I agree with a prior post that the older models with seat on hill is SLIGHTLY more stable than the newer seats."

"I bought a 2021 Hobie outback 2021 in the fall of 2022. Came with a 800 fish finder and a Dakota battery for $2300."

"I have one also and it is awesome.I take it in very deep water."

"I fish off an oldtown 120pdl. feels super stable to me."

"The seats are super adjustable on the old towns. I had the PDL 120 and at 5’11” I had maybe two more notches back."

"Old Town Salty PDL is a very fast Kayak made to eat waves and spray."

"Old Town, all day. Absolutely love mine."

"I just bought an Oldtown Pdl 106 from eco fishing shop for $2470 best kayak I’ve been on hands down."

"I just got the old town pdl 106. Took it out for the first time today."

"I have the PDL 106 and love it."

"I would pick up an old town big water pdl."

"I have a predator PDL 13 which is the old name for the 13 foot sportsman."

"I've taken my OT 120 PDL out at Dana Point."

"Old town but I do love my native slayer propel 10 Best 2grand ever spent"

"Native slayer propel ten 👍"

"Native makes insanely good boats."

"I would also consider Native TitanX. Their drive is one of the better ones as well."

"I decided on a Native Slayer Max 10, a big selling point for me being the weight, at 75 lbs unrigged."

"You should be able to find a used Native Slayer Max 10 or a Hobie Compass for that price."

"The native slayer max 10 is currently my top pick!"

"With that budget a Native Slayer or Titan would be a great buy."

"Jackson Cruise FD and bite FD are pretty well rounded, but also relatively expensive."

"Jackson Cruise FD and bite FD are pretty well rounded, but also relatively expensive."

"Jackson bite FD or cruise FD can get pretty short for leg length but is a premium brand."

"Jackson Bite FD is my favorite. Old Town and Native are both good."

"I just picked up a Jackson Coosa FD for under 2k. The drive system will flip up if you hit a submerged log or rocks."

"Take a look at the Jackson Bite FD."

"Plenty of Leg room and can stand comfortably while fishing."

"Vibe Makana for fin style, 10ft, 55lb."

"Vibe Makana 100?"

"I would suggest the vibe shearwater 125."

"Vibe Makana with the Hobie 180 drive (have to buy separately, feel free moken 10 PDL. I wish there are more premium options that aren’t just bland I’m not too sure about the Hobie passport 10.5 hulls, I had a few customers with leaks/holes but if you warranty it and land on a good one then you’re set!"

"I purchased a Perception Crank 10 at this price range and it has performed really well for me over the past year."

"Perception Pescador Pilot 12."

"Love my Perception Pilot 12."

"I have a Perception Pescador Pilot 12."

"I have fished out of a Perception Pescador Pilot for the last three seasons."

"Wound up buying a Seastream Angler 120pdl on clearance, and can pedal for days."

"Wife and I have the Seastream Angler 120 PDL and we love them."

"Pedal all the way. But keep in mind the kind of water you fish... Love my Seastream Angler 120PD."

"Wife and I have the Seastream Angler 120 PDs."

"I bought a hoodoo voyager 100p for 1600 after a cart tax and shipping and honestly don't regret a thing about it"

"Was looking at the new Texas made hoodoo, feel free, etc."

"I'm zeroing in on Hoodoo, specifically this: Hoodoo Tempest 120P."

"The kaku Zulu is a good option if you want to put a trolling motor on it in the future."

"The kaku zulu is a peddle yak with a huge deck platform."

"The kaku zulu has pedals as an option and is the only new design of a boat that i know of."

"Oldtown has adjustable seat."

"I have an old town salty I car top on a van."

"I have on old town and weeds do get wrapped up occasionally."

"I got my Top Water 120 PDL for about $2,000 from Sportsmans Warehouse."

"I have a Topwater 120 PDL and live everything about it."

"My pelican getaway was $1000 when i bought it last year."

"I got a Pelican Getaway 110 end of season last year."

"Bought a pelican catch 120 and pretty disappointed. It’s big enough that it’s a pain to load but small enough that it’s not as stable as you’d hope for a 6’ 220lb man to stand."

"Check out shearwater 125 for a fin style pedal system."

"I got my one year old shearwater 125 with pedal drive for 1500 used."

"100% a Nucanoe Unlimited."

"The only kayak I’m aware of that that meets all those requirements, and is designed to accept a gas motor, are Nucanoe’s Unlimited."

"I got a Malibu 120 PDL which is a rebranded sportsman salty pdl. The bigwater is just too heavy for my application and the salty seems to do just fine in ocean waters. Plus the pdl system looks awesome."

"I ended up ordering the new Ocean Kayak malibu 120pdl. It is basically the old town sportsman salty just rebranded. I found a sweet deal on the kayak and went for it."

"I've had a 108 for a year now. Love the thing."

"Seems like a good value for the money."

"I have a big fish 103 coming next week."

"The new Big Fish 103 is a 10 foot boat and $1700."

"I'm loving mine, super stable and unreal amount of room, has an adjustable seat from low to high as well"

"I have a showdown and I would 100% buy it again and I recommend it to everyone I know. It isn't popular for some reason but it's a great kayak."

"Honor Sport, Revo 11 or 13, compass, all work fine for shorter people or kids."

"Lynx will be your best bet. It's going to be way faster and more nimble for a smaller person."

"Save for a few more months or get the extra money for something more substantial like a Jackson Knarr."

"Check out Vanhunks, love mine."

"The only pedal drive I've owned is a WS Recon 120. She's heavy, but stable and the pedal drive works quite well!"

"Theres a wilderness radar fully outfitted with pedal drive and WS cart and everything else youd need."

"The Pescador Pilot is great, that's what I ended up with as the old towns weren't available in aus."

"I bought a feel free lure 13.5 without the overdrive because of the ease of upgrading it to a pedal drive and even a motor drive."

"Look into Viking or Stealth Kayaks."

"Hobie, Native, and Old Town are the top 3, I'd say. The market is as competitive as it's ever been though, so there are good options available from a number of manufacturers these days."

"Feel free lure 2 can be optioned with the pedal drive, that can also have a plug and play electric motor."

"Recon 120 has a sliding seat. I can get close enough that my knees are in my chest."

"I know it's not the same kayak, but in the Slayer Propel I have my seat back where it's comfortable to fish."

"California Canoe and Kayak in Oakland probably has a Passport you can try out in the estuary."

"Born Salty is the maker, peddle drive similar to Hobie."

"I’m really interested in the Feelfree Moken 10pdl."

"Bonafide just announced a pedal drive today."

"Wilderness Systems Recon 120HD. 12’ long, 38” wide, pedal drive, and super stable."

"Coming from someone that bought a Riot. The cheaper ones just are not worth the headaches."

"Go the peddle kayak route. Peddle kayaks are expensive as hell in comparison"