Dagger Code "Detailed Walkthrough"
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Dagger Kayaks Code M "Detailed Walkthrough"
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Got a large on Friday and hit a familiar run. Took me a minute to adjust, but another paddle today confirms I'm "unlocking" the code. Digging it. Been in a Phantom for years now as my creeker. Code feels like a more nimble, slightly more aggressive edged and bigger boofing machine than the Phantom. I will say the Phantom locks into a line like a champ and always felt nimble until I got in the Code. I can already tell that I'm really going to like this boat and the Phantom may get some cobwebs on it.......
Good feedback Jon I appreciate that I agree with everything your saying buddy
Very keen to see the on water review. I had to leave my Mamba behind in North America when I moved back to Australia, looking for a good fun overnighter. Was going to get the Phantom, but I'm very interested in the code.
Oh this would be a better choice for over nighters trust me
"3,000 years now." Haha. Love the review.
well it has been awhile lol thanks for watching buddy
My Mamba has served me well over the years but the Code looks interesting especially the high Bow rocker. I think Dagger's new color offerings really SUCK! The folks at Dagger must have never had an Art class. I'd like to see Dagger bring back solid colors like Orange or Lime or yellow or mix colors that compliment each other! I agree that Dagger outfitting is some of the best in the industry. I'd probably buy a Code if it came in a Lime color!! I want to be seen on the river!
Completely agree about Dagger colors.
yeah I'm a fan of solid colors also but I get the mix colors but still would rather see more solid colors
Agreed on the colors. At least there’s a solid red one now. Even though that’s not my favorite color, it’s the only one I’d get since I have a strong preference for solid color boats. Literally any of those colors on the cosmos would look nice as a solid color boat. But yeah, lime and orange would be ideal for me.
Great video Wade. Good looking design. I just wish they'd bring dagger blue and lime back..
Hey I agree the solids are the way to go I have been preaching that for years with them and get shot down everytime I love the old solid colors my idea was blue yellow orange lime red and pink or purple and maybe do like a promotion type multiple color here and there
@@WadeHarrison wonder who's telling them that these colors are good? Would love to have a couple more solid options or at least a more attractive mix like my blue and red RPM
@@WadeHarrison I, for one, would have looked a lot harder at the Rewind and this boat if they had more attractive colors. I'd love a solid blue...or a mottled blue. I'd even take the Aurora colors but with the blue and white as the primary colors instead of pink. I think my Pyranha Ripper is my favorite color of any boat I've owned though... Blue primary with Green and Magenta highlights. I don't usually hate on colors too bad...but there isn't a single one of those colors I like.
@@Hakudog5 blue and white are nice combinations
Do not like the Cosmos color scheme, the yellow makes it better but it's still too dark for me. Bring back "Rain" (Blue & White on a Lime base) !
Dude yes the rain color also
Great walkthrough Wade just what I’ve been waiting for! Looking forward to the on water review, I’m 82kg so would be interested to hear what you think of the sizing between the medium and large. Great content as always!
Yeah I did laps in both
Awesome, looking forward to it 👍
Seems huge for a medium. I was gunning for a Waka Billy Goat, which is 85 gallons, but I was sketched out by the build and footblocks of the OG I had, I think this is going to be a way better built and safer boat. My main worry is that the stern is going to be big, and maybe more volume than I really want
It’s not as big as it looks in video mast things never are
Wade could you tell us how the hull is holding up with regards to plastic and oil canning?
Really good Daggers Plastic is some of the best in the industry Did you ever see my testing video? Check the link below
czcams.com/video/kdZVPjTUMxM/video.html
@@WadeHarrison thanks for the reply Wade much appreciated.
really hard to see these boats when your buddy swims and it's upside down, it almost floated right by us before we saw it. The other colors are better for sure. but I would want the red track in the red boat too.
oh who swam?
Daaaaaaaaaamn!! Can’t wait for the on water review!!!
Yeah will pit something together soon
I'm debating the code versus the phantom. I'm thinking I'd like the edge on the code better. Some concern with the edge might be more grabby and pushy water
If you get a chance I brought the designer of both on my podcast and we go over the comparison in detail
czcams.com/video/WwI1t0jTr3Q/video.html
Since your phantom review I had a hard time finding one , think your favorable review jacked the market. So I bit the paddle and bought a Code at NOC. That’s a wild color scheme on your boat .
My review might have helped slightly but that’s a proven boat that was very underrated also I wanted to put some stuff out on it
Thanks for the feedback Pop
Was considering a Scorch , after your review I decided I wasn’t the correct paddler for that type boat, you do a great job with these reviews, your candidness is appreciated
@@pop4725 thanks I appreciate that
No problem
The code looks amazing! I’m quite new to whitewater kayaking so this is probably a stupid question but what are the differences between the dagger code and the rewind?
A lot the rewind is made to be like a down river running play the tail is thin and made to play in spots the code is like a down river runner that will take care of you think of it and a code would be like a off road truck and the rewind would be like a sports car
Ah that makes sense now thanks. the code would probably be the better opinion for me then.
That's a nice looking boat.
It’s been really fun paddling it
Of course these released like 2 weeks after I bought my mamba 8.1. Had it shipped to SC from CT bc it was only one I could find in the country. Had 3 different retailers tell me they didn't know when the Code was going to be available and they weren't just trying to sell me a mamba because they didn't have one to sell me. I am happy with my mamba as it was my favorite boat I demo'd but interested to see what the code is like on water.
oh wow well the mamba still is great boat..
@@WadeHarrison Don't regret the purchase. I liked the Mamba when I tested it and not disappointed. May just have to add a Code to the line up. Right now I have a Pyranha Varun (not the best first boat) and a Mamba.
@@WVsnowboarder gotcha buddy
Yet again, another great video. Keep em' coming!
Thanks buddy
I dont understand why Dagger made it so extremly wide. The M Code is 69cm wide the S still 66 cm wide that is more then the small Alpha with 65cm. For small people this is bad. It is more difficult to get in rolling positon and to roll and you also have a wider paddling style otherwise you would hit the edge. And the additional first stability will not help you much i white water. Zet Five for smaller people is 65cm and the Cross for bigger people is 67cm but 69cm that make sense for me. 69 cm is for XL boat not for M boats. Waka had the same problem but with the Billy goat they got smaller.
So true dagger went very wide with this one that’s what gives it such great stability and floats highly out the water i also agree that the ZET five is narrow and quick it’s a totally different boat good to have choices
Same stern rocker as M Scorch, and almost as much bow rocker as Scorch X!! (That’s according to measurements from your videos). As you said, that’s a lot of bow rocker for a boat well under 9’. Also a ton of stern volume in this thing. Maybe too much? 🤔 Looking forward to On Water video. Thx.
Should have it out this week
The stern looks very different to the scorch tho, so I doubt that rocker will make them feel similar
@@jamesshort6856 I agree for sure. I didn’t mean to imply they would paddle similarly, only pointing out that the M Code has a crazy amount of bow rocker any way you slice it. As Wade said in the Scorch X video, that boat may have the most bow rocker of any boat ever made. It’s wild to me that this boat has almost the same and is much shorter. Clearly this is no 3rd gen Mamba! 🤯😁
Seems like many places are already sold out. Looks like mine won’t show up in time to take it out this weekend, but I’m still hoping.
yeah the first ones were probably already purchased and was waiting I heard dagger was pumping them out so sure it will be soon
Deposit paid on a Borealis this morning, should be here next couple of months!
Oh yeah let me know what you think when you get it always curious to get feedback on boats I review
@@WadeHarrison will do, cheers for the review, helped me decide!!!
Wade, you might be able to answer this my mate has a mamba with creek outfit, he wants a code but not the same colour as mine the Borialis on order and doesn’t like the other two, could he take his ergo creek seat full outfit and put that into the code action which comes with a contour lite? Does contour lite come with step out pillar in the code action? He wants a green one. It would be medium for medium Cheers Tom. You got any vids on the contour lite?
@@tomg2577 I do not I do know Palm offers a different outfitting set up I would like to see one I think it’s without the leg lifter but still has everything else the same so don’t have a real answer for you on how palm outfitting is in the code
Finally got me Code today! Only ordered it in Feb 😂
I just got a rewind lg in these exact colors. It took one hit and a hole punched in bow. Hoping plastic isn't weak sauce
Hoping daggers gonna help me out
oh dam how bad was it
@@WadeHarrison bad enough to get the whole way through. Freak thing. Seemed like it should have taken a harder hit. I haven't even had it on anything above class 1
@@elliottbarletta5220 yeah did you contact the dealer you got it from usually dagger go through the dealers
@@WadeHarrison boat guys working on it. But I have little faith
Hey Wade, great vid. What kayak would you reccomend to a 13 year old? I run class 2/3, starting on class 4 now. I need it to be an overnight kayak so not a half slice. 160 cm and 48 kg. Thanks for help!
at your weight 48kg as far as dagger boats the small code will be prefect are you in USA
Nice review, thanks again man!
Thanks for watching
Thanks for another informative video. Thank you for all your great content. Do you think this is closer to a Machno or Scorch? I'm looking to upgrade from a Large WS Recon.
Definitely a upgrade from that beast Recon but very different paddling boat then the scorch and machno
@@WadeHarrison , Thanks. Does it sit more on the displacement or flat hull side of the equation? I've heard you and Alex talk about the benefits of a displacement hull for certain Eastern Area situations.
Looks awesome! You mention that Code and Phantom are two totally different styles. When would you pick one vs the other?
yeah the phantom is fast down river and racing style boat like fast between rapids without much time to think and the code slows everything down and makes it easier to pick and choose your line they both complement each other well
Super nice Walkthrough, tough to get these boats and see them up here in Canada, I'm hesitating between the M and L? For a 200lbs guy what would you recommend? I already own a Rewind M, and I'm pretty low on the water, really playful (WOUHOU) , and the Code would be my creeker, what do you think?
Dam that a tough call your in that in-between weight I'm saying LG but I highly recommend you demo both if you can if not I would say LG
Thanks for all your videos!
How does the new Code compare to the Mamba? I am a beginner/intermediate paddler in class 2/3 and my Mamba 8.1 is starting to feel a little clunky and like it gets thrown around a lot and I don’t have as much control as I would like. Any thoughts on switching to the Code?
The code has way better bow rocker for getting up and over holes and eddylines it’s got a edge but it’s lifted up higher then the mambas and the sizes are better the sizes on the mambas were to big or to small for mid range paddlers
I love it 👍🏼
Yeah buddy
@Wade, I’m 6ft and 195 lbs. What size would you recommend would you recommend? I was leaning towards a medium. I’d love to demo 1 but have nowhere nearby to try 1 out.
Tough call your at that in between of the large and medium but the code does fit slightly larger so you will be ok in the medium but totally fine in the large
Great video as all ways
Thanks buddy
Hey Wade. Really loving your channel. Got a question, what boat would you recommend to somebody paddling for 2 years, comfortable on WW III, learning to roll? I am from Czech Republic and the rivers here have decent flow only in spring, so most of my kayaking is on the artificial WW channels with occasional trip to the Alps. Looking for something that would be forgiving and not so hard to roll, but in the same time i like a boat that surfs well and have some edges to carve in and out of eddies so i can have some fun on the artificial ww. 6"4' and around 185 lbs. Currently in Wavesport Diesel 75, but its pretty slow with no rocker. Liked the Waka Steeze, i can get Zet Toro cheap here, the Code looks also quite nice, but opened to your suggestions 🙂 Thank you for advice!
Hey Jan from what you told me your looking for?
I'm thinking the Code is NOT It...
I'm suggesting the Pyranha Scorch M I have a video coming comparing the 2 side by side I have the on water review below..
Also might want to check out the WAKA OG
czcams.com/video/ZRDrzH0OuBE/video.html Scorch
czcams.com/video/h9onTx67hGA/video.html Waka OG
Hi Wade. Thanks for the advice! Interesting, the Scorch looks like an amazing boat, but judging by the reviews, i would be a bit worried that its probably not very forgiving and perhaps a bit too sporty. Am i thinking right that the OG would take care of me more, but its probably harder to roll? And what do you think like OG vs Steeze/Puffy steeze? Will the slicy tail make problems in harder whitewater? I can get used Waka for like half the price of the Scorch, which is a strong deciding factor. Thanks for all. Keep up the great videos! ✌
@@jankubista3335 I’m a big fan of the steeze and as far as rolling it’s always tough to answer because with proper technique they are roll back up fairly well your looking for surfing and cravings River running but want easy to roll and forgiving that’s a very difficult thing to have in one package I really like the scorch and is the best choice out of these I really like the code but no where close to as craving and zippy feel of the others but seriously you can’t go wrong on any of these if price is a factor I would go with the puff steeze that design seems to do everything really good but not a boat to take care of you as much and as far as the slice tail goes it’s not really a HalfSlice it’s more of a creeker with a low volume tail
@@WadeHarrison Cheers Wade, appreciate your comments!
Does the logo remind anyone else of Star Wars?
I cant think of anything what are you thinking?
the empire logo
@@joshhughes1319 just looked it up and dam your right dude
my first thought
That's the first thing I thought of when I saw it!
My first whitewater boat was a Mamba 7.5. I loved that boat, however I got a small crack in it and bought a Mamba 7.6. The 7.6 handles differently than the 7.5. I am interested in comparing the small Code to the Mamba. Do you have any thoughts on the differences? FYI, I love the Dagger outfitting!
Nice you held out long time then
@@WadeHarrison Not really ...... I bought an Axiom, then a Rewind. The Rewind is my absolute favorite !!!
@@riverviking5125 rewind another great design
How would the code do on malt stuff? Stuff like the west prong in the smokies
Oh it feels like that’s what it needs some Smokys acting
@@WadeHarrison Alright looks like some boats are getting sold for the code
@Elijah Evans. Whatcha got?
@@kellydoyle7833 Large Newmad, already sold the Verus hellbender...
@@elijahevans124 Large is a tad too large for me. Sorry. Wish it was a med.
Try to keep the camera steady. I was getting nauseous from the wild swing of the camera. You obviously talk wth your hands, try not to with your hand that is holding the camera. otherwise i wish i could have seen inside the stern space.
Dude I totally agree with you and thank you for the constructive opinion I was editing that video and was so disappointed how much I did that I’m a one man show and just wing all these so after this
I upgraded my GoPro to the newer one with way better stability and mic set up and have been very mindful now of how I filming and this video was over a year ago I want to feel like I got better at these walkthroughs? Do me a favor and watch this one below that I made a few weeks ago and see if you think I have improved on my editing and overall filming and i made a note to show inside stern storage on creekers going forth
czcams.com/video/kS_b6Q_bSpg/video.html
@@WadeHarrison no worries. Didn't realize until after you are buddies with Pete, whom I also watch. On the code, is it worth it? I'm 6'3" 230 so I lwas looking at the code large when I get moved out of southern Nevada to somewhere I can hit some moving water
LOL. #extrarocker
Oh yeah!!
@@WadeHarrison Saw that vid. Was crazy.
How about a bad stupid idea, and tieing a whitewaterkayak up to a motorboat ....🤔
It’s been done a lot actually pretty common
FIRST
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Why is it so ugly? It looks like someone was testing spray paint colors.
So true not a fan of this color
dog vomit is better looking
Guess more depends on what been feedback him 🤮