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@andreasspyrou7688

10 ай бұрын

What is a good speed for a kayak to go upto ?

I'd gone away from watching you some time ago but your recent content feels much more in line with the content I original came to enjoy from you. Glad to see you back in the saddle, so to speak, and fishing for fishing's sake.

@jermvp514

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, they are killin it!

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I had a rough patch for a while. Not gonna lie and it came through in my content

Great video!! Explains stability in a way I can understand! Standability is difficult for some of us for other reason. Too many times the seat is just too low for those who have issues with bad knees, etc. Thank you for helping us understand better.

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

I agree and I’m going to address that in the next videos COMFORT

I love the way you explain things so the average person can understand and relate to what you are saying. I had a time learning that it is ok for that initial stability to be a little wobbly as long as the secondary stability sticks. As an older guy relatively new to kayaks, I was concerned about balance while standing. I found that most of that concern disappears with just spending more time standing up. I do however regularly use a balance board to help bolster confidence in standing on a surface that rocks back and forth. Thanks Chad!

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry. I appreciate it and can’t wait until we get to fish in Florida this fall/winter

I laughed at the Captain Morgan reference but you make a great point about loading the back side first. Then you’re ready 👍

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. 😜

@JohnLong02245

Жыл бұрын

@@ChadHooverFishing Hey man! I heard you had a little scare the other day. I hope all is good on you brother👍👊 Do what’s right and don’t take unnecessary chances. 🤙

Man, there are so many Kayaks I'm getting overwhelmed at which one to get.

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Just narrow it down to the features you are looking for and try to demo a couple if you can

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Feel free to ask specific questions and I will do what I can to help you out

Chad - thanks for explaining and demonstrating kayak stability in a way I’ve not quite seen or heard before. I’d never quite had the nerve to stand and fish in my OT Autopilot 120 before now. I tried it yesterday afternoon by loading the side and achieving secondary stability as you suggested. This opens up a whole new dimension for me. Thanks for the excellent video.

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. That was the primary purpose of this video.

Love your vids, bought a SS127 several years ago after owning others with a more rounded wider bottom and had fits casting all day while standing. The Bonafide solved all those issues. I've gone floated/paddled 17 miles in the upper potomac with rapids after smallies,chased snakeheads on MD's rivers, fished the sounds of Avon NC for bull reds and specks and spent 15 hour days casting for musky ripping big heavy rubber baits and I can attest for its stability. Love mine and I feel safe always. Keep the content coming. 8:51

@ChadHooverFishing

10 ай бұрын

Thanks John and thanks for watching

When I purchased the P127 last year, at first, I thought this boat is very unstable. I was very wrong. This video makes so much sense. Great video Chad!👍

This is such a helpful video! Thank you

@ChadHooverFishing

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great tip. Never knew about preloading one side. Can't wait to try it.

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped. Let me know how it works next time you give it a try

Thanks Chad. So much valuable information in this video.

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Great info you dropped in this video, appreciate ya👍🏽

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great information. Thanks!

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching

Great video chad made a lot of practical sense

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Thanks for this video! I have a Jackson Cuda 12, and I was thinking about looking into a different kayak. Sounds like I may be my problem, and I can save some money. 😊

Great explanation!

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

awesome video sir! i know for me it has a lot to do with the boat, but a lot to do with me as well. i started working with a balance training tool and it made a huge difference in me being confident to stand and fish, throw a cast net or shoot a bow off the kayak. i have a video over on my channel of that board. i'd recommend stability practice to anyone who doesn't trust themselves standing up!

Good video Chad!!!

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great tips! Already loading the boat would’ve saved me from my last flip!

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Great video. I would say the SS127 has good initial stability but better secondary stability. My kid has a Topwater 120 and that has better initial stability and it’s close in secondary but what I like better is it is much less rickety so I don’t feel like I’m going to lose my balance and go over as I do in my SS127

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

The Topwater is a great little boat and you are right about the initial stability and that’s also what makes that kayak much slower. But it’s all about trade offs and what you are comfortable with. When you have greater initial stability is also makes you feel like you have good secondary stability because your boat is already engaged. If I had to guess based on volume and what I know about hull design, I would say that the SS127 probably has 30-35% greater secondary stability than the topwater even though they may “feel” the same or close. That said, the other thing to really consider is does it matter if the Topwater has plenty of secondary stability for your son and how he fishes and if so, then the added comfort you feel when the better initial stability is worth it for him to feel more comfortable on the water.

@shred5

Жыл бұрын

@@ChadHooverFishing I can paddle his topwater at least 5.5mph and probably faster where I can only paddle my SS17 about 4.4mph for a split second, so I'd say the speed isn't too bad.

Great explanation/demonstration. 👍🏻👍🏻

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Old Town for life nothing personal. They have good speed and stability to stand in with lifetime warranties on the hull.

This makes perfect sense, thanks Chad for the video! It's encouraging to see a fellow big fella maneuver so well in a kayak. I'm new to kayak fishing, and kayaks in general, and I always feel pretty nervous about flipping, but never knew the difference between the two types of stability until now. Hopefully I'm able to be a lot more comfortable the next time out on the water. How would you rate the secondary stability of a Hobie PA 14?

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

The Hobie PA is actually one of the best examples of very good initial stability with not that great secondary stability for the size and width of the boat. There are a couple of factors that contribute to that. The PA has one of the highest (and most comfortable) seats on the market and because it has such great initial stability combined with such a high seat, it tends to create a false sense of security for some anglers. That said, I don’t think it necessarily has “poor secondary stability” I just think that because it has such great initial stability and the width doesn’t carry through to the stern, it can lead to some inadvertently exceeding the capabilities of the boat. Hope that makes sense.

@conorschaub3134

Жыл бұрын

@@ChadHooverFishing Oh no, that makes me nervous! After watching your video, I was thinking that my feelings of instability were possibly due to low primary stability, but I have a PA 14, so maybe my concerns are warranted. Nevertheless, thanks for taking the time to reply, and I really enjoy your videos!

I recently purchased a old town sportsman 106 and am guilty of trying to keep myself centered while standing which is a balance act for sure especially in moving water, going to try out the other method for sure!

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Let us know how it works.

@thatfishingnoob

Жыл бұрын

I’m looking at a 106 as well. Glad to have come across this - I know the 106 is a stable platform based on videos but I have yet to sit or stand in one.

@icebergfishing

Жыл бұрын

@thatfishingnoob it's a great kayak, don't regret buying it at all. You can definitely stand comfortably in it but I'm still pretty new to that style of kayak fishing so I stood on it more like a paddle board rather than put weight on one side which feels wobbly but definitely not tippy if that makes sense. You can stand pretty close to the nose as well and still be stable not that I'd fish like that but you'd definitely have to flip on purpose to get wet.

@icebergfishing

Жыл бұрын

​@@ChadHooverFishingnight and day difference trying it the way you explained

What's up Chad. I'm new to kayak fishing and haven't seen alot of content on how to store fish after the catch. Think you could shed some light on the subject?

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

Yessir, I can do that in an upcoming video

Nice!

What kayak would you recommend for someone of the same size as yourself for fishing the Gulf of Mexico or inshore /near shore fishing?

@ChadHooverFishing

Ай бұрын

The BONAFIDE PWR 129, Old Town Autopilot 136, Native Titan X or the Hobie Pro Angler 14

That spot looks real familiar!!😂 ole Geneva will humble you or feed you a 20 lb bag , it’s a rod up

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

😜

This is why I love my SS127

@ChadHooverFishing

Жыл бұрын

AMEN!!

New to kayaks. And don't know who this guy is, but when he says "we designed", oh, no wonder you think the bonafide is the best. This isn't about stability. It's a sales pitch.

@ChadHooverFishing

3 ай бұрын

NOPE. I wasn’t talking about this specific boat. In every boat or product review I declare when I’m biased and put it out very clearly. You ain’t gotta read between the lines with me hoss. If I’m selling you something, you will know it. But thanks for the comment and thinking you were sharing some revelation that you figured out all by yourself.

@ChadHooverFishing

3 ай бұрын

Here is just ONE example. But there are tons of them. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqaAlJZpod3HoNI.htmlsi=VEBvghqtL4rcqdNi