Lifetime Tamarack Angler 100 10' Sit on Top Kayak Review
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I bought this kayak for $278 at my local walmart with paddle. I looked around for a while and couldn't find a used one for under $300. I had been looking at an almost identical one for $450 at Academy when I stumbled upon this. I couldn't find any reviews for it so I made this video to help out anyone else considering this kayak. I was very happy with it. I took it against the current with ease as long as it wasn't too swift or shallow. It floated very well downstream, only need 4 to 5 inches of water with me in it. I am 6'2, 240 lbs, and with all my gear was close to the weight limit. I never felt tippy, I did plug the scupper holes in the seat and rear but left the leg ones open and didn't have any issues with water getting in. Has tons of below deck storage. Fantastic kayak for the price, leaves you plenty of money left to make upgrades if you want. Very light and easy to transport compared to other kayaks I looked at. Could really build up some speed when I wanted. I rate it a 10/10 considering it's price range!
https://youtu.be/hooZcMYwrK0
https://youtu.be/EdCSE_8Jap4
stock at Walmart. Glad I ordered it when I did!
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I just purchased the same kayak - Walmart charges $50 for shipping - they no
longer have store pickup on this kayak nor do they keep it in stock in the store.
Still it's half the price of the same kayak at Cabela's.
But I want to thank you for making the video - your video was very helpful
in my decision to purchase it. Hope to do some fishing soon!
Waders can only get you so far!
Walmart has it for $250 now but it's $50 for shipping.
my lake and pond fishing. Has enough leg room. I saw other videos on you tube where guys would place foam practice golf balls in the scupper holes.
Fits perfect and a lot cheaper than the plugs. I plugged the two scupper
holes by the seat with the foam golf balls. No problems - have dry seat. Great kayak - got one for my wife too! Thanks again for your review.
Edit, I just saw the end of the video. I’m glad you got the seat back figured out.
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30. comment for Lifetime Tamarack Angler 100 10' Sit on Top Kayak Review
Also, never kayaked in my life, and I just ran 7 miles down a river that had some very minor rapids, and didn't flip it, despite a few couple foot drops. Definitely not prone to flipping. If it was, I'da flipped it. Must have been the drops where the nose went under, but there was probably a half gallon of water in the dry storage by the end of the trip. Maybe the lid wasn't turned tight...but I think it was.
TONS of storage. The one thing I don't like is the holes for the storage are small relative to how much storage there is. The storage is basically the whole hull of the boat. In fact, I couldn't reach back far enough to access it all...so careful how you pack, otherwise you'll be tipping the kayak up to get your items to slide to where you can get it. And again, since the storage access holes are so small, you can't exactly peek in there to see where an item is if you can't reach it. That was my only qualm....but for the amount of storage it has, I'll take it. Great kayak, though honestly, I have nothing to compare it to. But I really like it.
And BTW, the ability to adjust the back support so easily was awesome. Really comfy back support. Butt hurt just a tad by the end of the trip. Not much of a pad there, but easily enough remedied if I want to with an extra/different pad