KC, you are a special person to be creating such wonderful videos. I am pushing 80 and still get out on the water and must admit your Florida Gulf Coast videos keep the fires lit. Wife and I launch two hardshells off of Thule Hullavators on a Tundra, but your move to inflatables has me rethinking our strategy. Having a hard time picking the best Sea Eagle model for our future life on the water, but your videos have been invaluable.
Thanks for watching and commenting John!! If you want fast and high performance like a 25-28’’ wide touring kayak, then choose the RazorLite. If you want the performance of a wider, sit on top fishing kayak, then choose the FastTrack. Hope this helps!!! Handy reference links below: 393RL Razorlite Kayak - Slow rivers & flat / open water, high performance: Sea Eagle website RazorLite page - bit.ly/3Enpq1z My review of the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/wCpz9gl_8Nc/видео.html Adventure videos in the RazorLite: Earth Day Caddo Lake - ruclips.net/video/ceOGrVkOyzU/видео.html Weedon Island Mangrove Trails - ruclips.net/video/9lNst39pZsk/видео.html Ft Worth Nature Center - ruclips.net/video/30iakMQHkaI/видео.html Trinity River Elm Fork - ruclips.net/video/o6LbEkF7Vrc/видео.html Silver Springs Florida - ruclips.net/video/T8MZjjmxM9Y/видео.html How to fold the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/Dfbp_lm3jGY/видео.html FastTrack Kayak Rivers & Flatwater: Sea Eagle website FastTrack page - bit.ly/3ecBQ1V My review of the FastTrack - ruclips.net/video/Nw5ZhcsM8vg/видео.html
I plan on buying one now that I'm here in florida and visiting there. SeaEagle is in the county where I lived in NY. Planned on buying one before , now that I've seen your video, it seals the deal for me. Thanks.
Wow, thanks for watching and commenting Randy! You are going to have a blast living down in Florida. So many areas to paddle in both salt and fresh water. Make it a goal to visit all the spring fed rivers! When you do decide to purchase, consider using my affiliate links. It doesn’t cost you any more, it just links your purchase to my channel and gets me a little back to help me fund these videos and adventures! Stay safe and thanks so much for watching again! Sea Eagle inflatables: 393RL Razorlite Kayak - Slow rivers & flat / open water, high performance: bit.ly/3Enpq1z FastTrack Kayak Rivers & Flatwater: bit.ly/3ecBQ1V Explorer Kayak - River & Whitewater: bit.ly/3phWOTp PaddleSki Boat / Kayak / SUP - The “Do Everything” boat! bit.ly/33PbnFH PFD / Lifejacket: bit.ly/3mi9JTm Scotty Deck Mount: bit.ly/3LCQX45 Scotty Mounting Pad with Glue: bit.ly/3GVqtau Scotty gear head swing arm mount kit bit.ly/3gUd3AS Scotty camera mounting bit.ly/3oR4qvd
Another great video Cliff!! Makes me want to move to Florida even more now!! Hope you get an opportunity to come up to Arkansas and enjoy the Natural Star sometime!!
Been there paddle boarding in the tunnels! Great video hope it turns a bunch of folks on to this adventure. Nothing like a little creation therapy. God bless!
This is just awesome, Cliff! Definitely going to check out Weedon next time I visit family in the area. Also intrigued by the Razorlite kayak as a good all around rec craft for bringing my dog along…going to watch your other vids with this boat next 👍🏻
Thank you so much for watching and commenting Scot! Here are more of my videos on the razorlight and the fasttrack. 393RL Razorlite Kayak - Slow rivers & flat / open water, high performance: Sea Eagle website RazorLite page - bit.ly/3Enpq1z My review of the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/wCpz9gl_8Nc/видео.html Adventure videos in the RazorLite: Earth Day Caddo Lake - ruclips.net/video/ceOGrVkOyzU/видео.html Weedon Island Mangrove Trails - ruclips.net/video/9lNst39pZsk/видео.html Ft Worth Nature Center - ruclips.net/video/30iakMQHkaI/видео.html Trinity River Elm Fork - ruclips.net/video/o6LbEkF7Vrc/видео.html Silver Springs Florida - ruclips.net/video/T8MZjjmxM9Y/видео.html How to fold the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/Dfbp_lm3jGY/видео.html FastTrack Kayak Rivers & Flatwater: Sea Eagle website FastTrack page - bit.ly/3ecBQ1V My review of the FastTrack - ruclips.net/video/Nw5ZhcsM8vg/видео.html
Thanks Cliff. I never knew you could use/apply the electronic GPS like that for kayaking too. Very cool. Those of us w/o Florida experience are clueless. Also, I would have to write down my turns :) Would not want to meet a sizable gator back in there :) Those SUPers are brave...
Hi LJ - Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Yep, I love the ability to look at the satellite maps on my iPhone. It has gotten me out of being lost on more than one occasion! Safe adventuring out there!
Great video, Cliff! It's clear I'm going to have to take a trip to FL with my Razorlite in the near future. So many places to paddle there. I always enjoy your 393RL videos. Potentially dumb question: you mentioned taking a canoe paddle in the mangroves...couldn't you just separate your Aquabound and use one half of it? Maybe wrap a cloth around the open end to avoid any discomfort to the hand gripping it? Or is that a very bad idea? Also, just FYI: I think you meant the early part of the 20th century, not 19th century when you were talking about the airport (19th century would have been 1800's). Thank you for taking us with you to the mangroves! P.S. Meant to ask: were you using your skeg in this video?
Lol, What’s a 100 years . . . ? I hate it when I do that, oh well . . . Enjoy your adventures in that RazorLite, hopefully you’ll get down to Florida soon. I’m getting ready to review the FastTrack and the Explorer Sea Eagles as well. You’ll probably see them in some of my adventures too coming up. Take care!
Hi 👋 Eli - I launch from the boat ramp within the Weedon Island preserve. Just enter through the main gate and follow all the way down to the end of the road and you’ll find the boat ramp easily. Great place to launch 🚀
Hi 👋 James - All I ever get is some paddle drip that accumulates after a couple hours of paddling. No big deal though, it only adds up to about a quart. The accumulated water doesn’t slosh around and get you wet, because it sits below the floor of the boat and out of the way. I don’t usually have problems with water coming over the bow in choppy conditions, because the RazorLite is so buoyant which keeps the bow up when large boat wakes / swells come up. The bow just seems to lift up naturally, due to the inflation and the high load carrying capability of the boat. If you are doing major sea kayaking in large open ocean / water with wind and big waves, yes, you will probably want an enclosed cockpit kayak that is sealed shut with a skirt. Hope this helps, safe adventuring out there!
Hi Kayak Cliff. I am going to be purchasing a seaeagle boat soon. I know you have made a few videos on the new 437PS PaddleSki. Would the PaddleSki have done well with or without a motor on this adventure? Thanks in advance and keep the great videos coming!
Hi there Brad! Thanks for watching and commenting! While the PaddleSki is a do-everything boat, I don’t think it’s 48’’ width would be able to squeeze through the tight mangroves that occur on some stretches of this paddle. I hope this helps, stay safe out there!!!
Hi 👋 Jesse! Ha! Sounds like you are speaking from experience, Lol. We all have been caught in places at the wrong time with mosquitos. I’m like you, once I get caught, I don’t do that again!
Great videos Cliff! I just recently came across you and have been looking at your videos. I subscribed and I’m giving them well-earned Likes. I also have a 393RL and wanted to ask you about your camera set up in the front of the kayak. I’m assuming that is where you are placing your GoPro. Would you mind telling me what the mount setup is and how you attached it to the floor of the kayak? Also, how are you recording the great sound quality? Do you have a separate mic or is that just through the GoPro? I don’t have any experience with a GoPro yet. Thanks again for the great videos!
Hi Dave - Thanks for watching and your kind comments! I’m going to post a few links of everything I use to record via the gopro out of my SeaEagle boats. It would be nice if you could just screw down a camera mount, but that won’t work Lol! Here is everything you need from Sea Eagle to mount a camera to your RazorLite: Scotty Deck Mount: bit.ly/3LCQX45 Scotty Mounting Pad with Glue: bit.ly/3GVqtau Scotty gear head swing arm mount kit bit.ly/3gUd3AS Scotty camera mounting bit.ly/3oR4qvd My camera is the GoPro Hero 10 and I use that for most everything I do, when I’m not using a drone. Just bought the GoPro Max, but still learning 360 video / photography. The most important thing to mount to your GoPro is a micro wind jammer, which will block out all but the worst winds. Here’s the amazon link for the wind jammer. Sony RX100MVII - for zoom footage or depth of field: amzn.to/3nJ0M6c I hope this helps Dave! Safe adventuring out there!
@@drsearles Hey Dave - I forgot to attach one of the most important camera accessories. That's the Rycote Micro Windjammer (wind buffs) for your camera. These are essential for capturing good audio. Rycote Micro Windjammer amzn.to/3LzDRVc
Thanks for the video Cliff. The more I watch your video, the more I’m considering on selling my hard kayak for the 473rl. How does the hull handle nosing this kayak on a rocky, or sandy beach? Or how will this handle any stray protruding roots of the mangroves? I want to explore the mangroves in the Keys with my wife.
Hi Arvin - Sorry for the delay. I “nose” the kayak into sandy beaches all the time. If it’s rocky, I just pull up along the shoreline, parallel to it, and get out. Even when I had boats, I was always careful not to pull up on areas that could damage / scratch my boat. The hard plastic V shaped feature at the bow, cuts through water like a knife and does well up on sandy shorelines too. If the extremely durable black 1000 denier material behind the plastic bow gets scuffed, I just smear a little black flex seal paste on it to protect it. Hope this helps, below are other adventure videos in my RazorLite: 393RL Razorlite Kayak - Slow rivers & flat / open water, high performance: Sea Eagle website RazorLite page - bit.ly/3Enpq1z My review of the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/wCpz9gl_8Nc/видео.html Adventure videos in the RazorLite: Paddling & Diving sunken airplane - ruclips.net/video/gFZ9gjnO1r8/видео.html Earth Day Caddo Lake - ruclips.net/video/ceOGrVkOyzU/видео.html Weedon Island Mangrove Trails - ruclips.net/video/9lNst39pZsk/видео.html Ft Worth Nature Center - ruclips.net/video/30iakMQHkaI/видео.html Trinity River Elm Fork - ruclips.net/video/o6LbEkF7Vrc/видео.html Silver Springs Florida - ruclips.net/video/T8MZjjmxM9Y/видео.html How to fold the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/Dfbp_lm3jGY/видео.html
Hi K9! If you don’t have a paddle and you want something decent. Their carbon fiber shaft with resin blades is a nice paddle. That is what I’m using in that video. The aluminum four part paddle is nice, but it is heavier and ultimately you will be looking for something a little bit lighter if you cover a lot of miles.
Hi LJ - I was not using the skeg on this paddle. I like the kayak to be responsive when I need to turn. I find it tracks extremely well without the skeg when I am paddling, but I’m an experienced paddler that can compensate my strokes when needed. When I stop paddling, it tends to drift. Now that’s just me, with this kayak you have options. If you would rather have the skeg for rock steady tracking, it is there for you to use. I use mine when I’m in open water windy conditions or when expecting swift cross currents. Take care and have a great week!
When I'm paddling the mangroves in my kayak, I bring a telescoping "emergency" paddle used for boating. Ranges from 20" to 40". You can pick them up on Amazon for ~$15.
Cliff, love your videos. Went ahead and bought a couple inflatable BOTE kayaks to go out and adventure. Do you have an opinion on the lono aero? I'm in central FL too. Hope to catch you out there
Hi there, I have seen those BOTE inflatable kayaks. They look very interesting indeed! Looks like you will have the ability to either kayak paddle or stand up paddleboard. I would be interested in knowing how you feel they perform in windy conditions. Have a great weekend and safe adventuring!
This is a really cool paddle spot! I will have to plan a voyage there next time I'm in Tampa visiting family. Good tip on the shorter paddle. Thanks for the video!
Nice finally put the 393rl in the water with skeg, like a razor
Hi 👋 James - So, you liked it?
KC, you are a special person to be creating such wonderful videos. I am pushing 80 and still get out on the water and must admit your Florida Gulf Coast videos keep the fires lit. Wife and I launch two hardshells off of Thule Hullavators on a Tundra, but your move to inflatables has me rethinking our strategy. Having a hard time picking the best Sea Eagle model for our future life on the water, but your videos have been invaluable.
Thanks for watching and commenting John!! If you want fast and high performance like a 25-28’’ wide touring kayak, then choose the RazorLite. If you want the performance of a wider, sit on top fishing kayak, then choose the FastTrack. Hope this helps!!!
Handy reference links below:
393RL Razorlite Kayak - Slow rivers & flat / open water, high performance:
Sea Eagle website RazorLite page - bit.ly/3Enpq1z
My review of the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/wCpz9gl_8Nc/видео.html
Adventure videos in the RazorLite:
Earth Day Caddo Lake - ruclips.net/video/ceOGrVkOyzU/видео.html
Weedon Island Mangrove Trails - ruclips.net/video/9lNst39pZsk/видео.html
Ft Worth Nature Center - ruclips.net/video/30iakMQHkaI/видео.html
Trinity River Elm Fork - ruclips.net/video/o6LbEkF7Vrc/видео.html
Silver Springs Florida - ruclips.net/video/T8MZjjmxM9Y/видео.html
How to fold the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/Dfbp_lm3jGY/видео.html
FastTrack Kayak Rivers & Flatwater:
Sea Eagle website FastTrack page - bit.ly/3ecBQ1V
My review of the FastTrack - ruclips.net/video/Nw5ZhcsM8vg/видео.html
I plan on buying one now that I'm here in florida and visiting there. SeaEagle is in the county where I lived in NY. Planned on buying one before , now that I've seen your video, it seals the deal for me. Thanks.
Wow, thanks for watching and commenting Randy! You are going to have a blast living down in Florida. So many areas to paddle in both salt and fresh water. Make it a goal to visit all the spring fed rivers! When you do decide to purchase, consider using my affiliate links. It doesn’t cost you any more, it just links your purchase to my channel and gets me a little back to help me fund these videos and adventures! Stay safe and thanks so much for watching again!
Sea Eagle inflatables:
393RL Razorlite Kayak - Slow rivers & flat / open water, high performance:
bit.ly/3Enpq1z
FastTrack Kayak Rivers & Flatwater:
bit.ly/3ecBQ1V
Explorer Kayak - River & Whitewater:
bit.ly/3phWOTp
PaddleSki Boat / Kayak / SUP - The “Do Everything” boat!
bit.ly/33PbnFH
PFD / Lifejacket:
bit.ly/3mi9JTm
Scotty Deck Mount:
bit.ly/3LCQX45
Scotty Mounting Pad with Glue:
bit.ly/3GVqtau
Scotty gear head swing arm mount kit
bit.ly/3gUd3AS
Scotty camera mounting
bit.ly/3oR4qvd
Another great video Cliff!! Makes me want to move to Florida even more now!! Hope you get an opportunity to come up to Arkansas and enjoy the Natural Star sometime!!
Thank you so much Terry! What type of white water is on the buffalo and the natural star? Have a great week!
I take my paddle apart and use only half like an oar when I paddle the mangrove tunnels
👍 i’m definitely trying that next time!
Those mangroves are awesome! Cool video. Thanks, KC!
Thanks Mighty Lore! 🙏 Have a great weekend!
Been there paddle boarding in the tunnels! Great video hope it turns a bunch of folks on to this adventure. Nothing like a little creation therapy. God bless!
Thanks so much for watching and your kind comments. God Bless as well!
Awesome video as always. The wife and I love doing that kayak trail.
Brad, That’s great to hear! Safe adventuring to you and your wife!!!
This is just awesome, Cliff! Definitely going to check out Weedon next time I visit family in the area. Also intrigued by the Razorlite kayak as a good all around rec craft for bringing my dog along…going to watch your other vids with this boat next 👍🏻
Thank you so much for watching and commenting Scot!
Here are more of my videos on the razorlight and the fasttrack.
393RL Razorlite Kayak - Slow rivers & flat / open water, high performance:
Sea Eagle website RazorLite page - bit.ly/3Enpq1z
My review of the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/wCpz9gl_8Nc/видео.html
Adventure videos in the RazorLite:
Earth Day Caddo Lake - ruclips.net/video/ceOGrVkOyzU/видео.html
Weedon Island Mangrove Trails - ruclips.net/video/9lNst39pZsk/видео.html
Ft Worth Nature Center - ruclips.net/video/30iakMQHkaI/видео.html
Trinity River Elm Fork - ruclips.net/video/o6LbEkF7Vrc/видео.html
Silver Springs Florida - ruclips.net/video/T8MZjjmxM9Y/видео.html
How to fold the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/Dfbp_lm3jGY/видео.html
FastTrack Kayak Rivers & Flatwater:
Sea Eagle website FastTrack page - bit.ly/3ecBQ1V
My review of the FastTrack - ruclips.net/video/Nw5ZhcsM8vg/видео.html
Thanks Cliff. I never knew you could use/apply the electronic GPS like that for kayaking too. Very cool. Those of us w/o Florida experience are clueless. Also, I would have to write down my turns :) Would not want to meet a sizable gator back in there :) Those SUPers are brave...
Hi LJ - Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Yep, I love the ability to look at the satellite maps on my iPhone. It has gotten me out of being lost on more than one occasion! Safe adventuring out there!
Thanks Cliff for taking us along on this paddle trip! We definitely want to check this place out! What is the length of that SeaEagle kayak?
Hi there Ed, the kayak is 12‘10“ long. Really good performer! Thanks for watching and commenting and safe adventuring out there!
Great video, Cliff! It's clear I'm going to have to take a trip to FL with my Razorlite in the near future. So many places to paddle there. I always enjoy your 393RL videos. Potentially dumb question: you mentioned taking a canoe paddle in the mangroves...couldn't you just separate your Aquabound and use one half of it? Maybe wrap a cloth around the open end to avoid any discomfort to the hand gripping it? Or is that a very bad idea? Also, just FYI: I think you meant the early part of the 20th century, not 19th century when you were talking about the airport (19th century would have been 1800's). Thank you for taking us with you to the mangroves! P.S. Meant to ask: were you using your skeg in this video?
Lol, What’s a 100 years . . . ? I hate it when I do that, oh well . . . Enjoy your adventures in that RazorLite, hopefully you’ll get down to Florida soon. I’m getting ready to review the FastTrack and the Explorer Sea Eagles as well. You’ll probably see them in some of my adventures too coming up. Take care!
Time for a bixy motor...
Those Bixby motors are pretty cool! `
Great vid. Where did you launch from?
Hi 👋 Eli - I launch from the boat ramp within the Weedon Island preserve. Just enter through the main gate and follow all the way down to the end of the road and you’ll find the boat ramp easily. Great place to launch 🚀
Need a cover to keep water out
Thinking of pvc glue and a cover with a long zipper like the kpak kayak I don't use anymore.
Hi 👋 James - All I ever get is some paddle drip that accumulates after a couple hours of paddling. No big deal though, it only adds up to about a
quart. The accumulated water doesn’t slosh around and get you wet, because it sits below the floor of the boat and out of the way. I don’t usually have
problems with water coming over the bow in choppy conditions, because the RazorLite is so buoyant which keeps the bow up when large boat wakes / swells
come up. The bow just seems to lift up naturally, due to the inflation and the high load carrying capability of the boat. If you are doing major sea kayaking
in large open ocean / water with wind and big waves, yes, you will probably want an enclosed cockpit kayak that is sealed shut with a skirt. Hope this helps,
safe adventuring out there!
Hi Kayak Cliff. I am going to be purchasing a seaeagle boat soon. I know you have made a few videos on the new 437PS PaddleSki. Would the PaddleSki have done well with or without a motor on this adventure? Thanks in advance and keep the great videos coming!
Hi there Brad! Thanks for watching and commenting! While the PaddleSki is a do-everything boat, I don’t think it’s 48’’ width would be able to squeeze through the tight mangroves that occur on some stretches of this paddle. I hope this helps, stay safe out there!!!
Warning! Do not go in these in the summer unless you like mosquitos alot.
Hi 👋 Jesse! Ha! Sounds like you are speaking from experience, Lol. We all have been caught in places at the wrong time with mosquitos. I’m like you,
once I get caught, I don’t do that again!
Great videos Cliff! I just recently came across you and have been looking at your videos. I subscribed and I’m giving them well-earned Likes.
I also have a 393RL and wanted to ask you about your camera set up in the front of the kayak. I’m assuming that is where you are placing your GoPro. Would you mind telling me what the mount setup is and how you attached it to the floor of the kayak?
Also, how are you recording the great sound quality? Do you have a separate mic or is that just through the GoPro? I don’t have any experience with a GoPro yet.
Thanks again for the great videos!
Hi Dave - Thanks for watching and your kind comments! I’m going to post a few links of everything I use to record via the gopro out of my SeaEagle boats. It would be nice if you could just screw down a camera mount, but that won’t work Lol! Here is everything you need from Sea Eagle to mount a camera to your RazorLite:
Scotty Deck Mount:
bit.ly/3LCQX45
Scotty Mounting Pad with Glue:
bit.ly/3GVqtau
Scotty gear head swing arm mount kit
bit.ly/3gUd3AS
Scotty camera mounting
bit.ly/3oR4qvd
My camera is the GoPro Hero 10 and I use that for most everything I do, when I’m not using a drone. Just bought the GoPro Max, but still learning 360 video / photography. The most important thing to mount to your GoPro is a micro wind jammer, which will block out all but the worst winds. Here’s the amazon link for the wind jammer.
Sony RX100MVII - for zoom footage or depth of field:
amzn.to/3nJ0M6c
I hope this helps Dave! Safe adventuring out there!
@@KayakCliff Thanks Cliff!!
@@drsearles Hey Dave - I forgot to attach one of the most important camera accessories. That's the Rycote Micro Windjammer (wind buffs) for your camera. These are essential for capturing good audio. Rycote Micro Windjammer
amzn.to/3LzDRVc
@@KayakCliff Thanks Cliff!
Thanks for the video Cliff. The more I watch your video, the more I’m considering on selling my hard kayak for the 473rl. How does the hull handle nosing this kayak on a rocky, or sandy beach? Or how will this handle any stray protruding roots of the mangroves? I want to explore the mangroves in the Keys with my wife.
Hi Arvin - Sorry for the delay. I “nose” the kayak into sandy beaches all the time. If it’s rocky, I just pull up along the shoreline, parallel to it, and get out.
Even when I had boats, I was always careful not to pull up on areas that could damage / scratch my boat. The hard plastic V shaped feature at the bow,
cuts through water like a knife and does well up on sandy shorelines too. If the extremely durable black 1000 denier material behind the plastic bow gets
scuffed, I just smear a little black flex seal paste on it to protect it. Hope this helps, below are other adventure videos in my RazorLite:
393RL Razorlite Kayak - Slow rivers & flat / open water, high performance:
Sea Eagle website RazorLite page - bit.ly/3Enpq1z
My review of the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/wCpz9gl_8Nc/видео.html
Adventure videos in the RazorLite:
Paddling & Diving sunken airplane - ruclips.net/video/gFZ9gjnO1r8/видео.html
Earth Day Caddo Lake - ruclips.net/video/ceOGrVkOyzU/видео.html
Weedon Island Mangrove Trails - ruclips.net/video/9lNst39pZsk/видео.html
Ft Worth Nature Center - ruclips.net/video/30iakMQHkaI/видео.html
Trinity River Elm Fork - ruclips.net/video/o6LbEkF7Vrc/видео.html
Silver Springs Florida - ruclips.net/video/T8MZjjmxM9Y/видео.html
How to fold the RazorLite - ruclips.net/video/Dfbp_lm3jGY/видео.html
How do you like the paddles that come with the Sea Eagle Razorlites?
Hi K9! If you don’t have a paddle and you want something decent. Their carbon fiber shaft with resin blades is a nice paddle. That is what I’m using in that video. The aluminum four part paddle is nice, but it is heavier and ultimately you will be looking for something a little bit lighter if you cover a lot of miles.
No alligators?
Hi there - I did not see any there. It’s in saltwater, and it is pretty uncommon to see alligators out in saltwater.
Hey Cliff: Forgot to ask. I know you do not always use the skeg. (Rudder insert thing.) Were you you using the skeg on this paddle ?
Hi LJ - I was not using the skeg on this paddle. I like the kayak to be responsive when I need to turn. I find it tracks extremely well without the skeg when I am paddling, but I’m an experienced paddler that can compensate my strokes when needed. When I stop paddling, it tends to drift. Now that’s just me, with this kayak you have options. If you would rather have the skeg for rock steady tracking, it is there for you to use. I use mine when I’m in open water windy conditions or when expecting swift cross currents. Take care and have a great week!
@@KayakCliff Thank you ClIff !
Did you see any Alligators?
No, definitely no alligators out there that I saw.
Another bit of trivia, several films were made on Weedon Island back in the '30s, including Olive Borden's last film Chloe, Love Is Calling You
That’s really great to know! Thanks for sharing. I wish I knew that before shooting / editing. Take care!!!
@@KayakCliff m no
When I'm paddling the mangroves in my kayak, I bring a telescoping "emergency" paddle used for boating. Ranges from 20" to 40". You can pick them up on Amazon for ~$15.
Boom!!! Great idea Ralph. I’m adding it to my mangrove paddling gear list!
So cool
It was, I love paddling the mangrove trails!
I cant believe how close I was to this 2 years ago. I kayaked around old Tampa Bay. Will definitely put this on my bucket list!
I really love when I have a chance to paddle through mangrove tunnels down in Florida. It’s a pretty cool experience!
Cliff, love your videos. Went ahead and bought a couple inflatable BOTE kayaks to go out and adventure. Do you have an opinion on the lono aero? I'm in central FL too. Hope to catch you out there
Hi there, I have seen those BOTE inflatable kayaks. They look very interesting indeed! Looks like you will have the ability to either kayak paddle or stand up paddleboard. I would be interested in knowing how you feel they perform in windy conditions. Have a great weekend and safe adventuring!
Thanks for this video, I had no idea that there were places like that to kayak.
You are welcome Terry! Thank you for watching and commenting!
This is a really cool paddle spot! I will have to plan a voyage there next time I'm in Tampa visiting family. Good tip on the shorter paddle. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for watching and commenting Erica! I hope you get a chance to paddle there sometime soon. Have a good one!