Would you buy this Budget US Made fishing kayak? Wilderness System Recon 120
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- čas přidán 23. 03. 2021
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Aliex you read my mind, i been looking at this kayak online and now im pretty much sure its going to be my next kayak. Those guys from action watersports seem like very helpful people i would love to visit that shop in the near future.
Dude this thing is huge! Excited to see how it does with a drive.
The 2 small round indents near the stern that was questioned are intended for passages for your transducer cables. The grooves in the rear deck are also for the cable leading tot the Duce mounting location on the bottom.
Nice review Alex, I'm taking notes for when I'm ready to buy one.
I bought the Recon as soon as my local dealer got one in.I have got nothing but love for this thing since I bought it.I am a big guy, 300# and 6 feet tall.It is very stable even in rougher open water.I stand on it no problem.I did add the rudder kit,as I do offshore fishing on a large lake.Makes paddling on windy or high traffic days much easier.Also nice is that aside from the staging fir 4 rods,I can carry 4 3700 trays under the seat,wit 2 3600's on either side,plus another 5 3700's or tons of other gear in the front hatch tray.Awesome Yak for the price.
gracias... I hope to see your review of the drive
Very nice walkthrough
thank you so much dude amazing view and kayak , do they have free international shipping?
Love this. You should do a video on the Nucanoe Unlimited yak.
I def will hopefully before icast
Alex, you have to do a open water review, and see if you can flip it. Keep up the great video.
Yes I would buy have two lol. Great kayaks
At 10 minutes in, this looked like a super awkward gondola ride through a dollar tree canal 🤣
Lolll 😂
Nice looking kayak kind of reminds me of the bonafide.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Pretty cool little kayak man
That blue is relaxing
I see you are back to form good job!
@@AliexFolgueira You caught me in a good mood LOL
Hahahaha
Do you plan on reviewing any of the Jackson kayaks?
Helix drive $1149.99 Recon lists at $1099.00. Helix drive ratio is 6:1, PDL drive ratio is at 10.3 :1 . Looks like a side by side comparison to Recon and Top Water are in order. Which is faster, easier to pedal at same speed, flips easier. I just wanna see you falling in the water again. lol. Hull weight 95 pounds, weight capacity 450, length 12"-2" , hull height 15"' , width 38" .
I hope they remake the radar. i really like the overall concept and the hull design. There are just areas that need to be improved with the construction and layout that would put it among the best kayaks. Most of those improvements have been made with the recon so I'm hopeful they take some of that and apply it to the radar in a future remake.
Those round holes are for the Wilderness Through Hull Kit. You drill a 1 3/8 inch hole there and fit the kit to feed your fishfinder wires in the front. The back one is for your transducer wires. If you look, there is a small recessed spot in the back right before the round through hull spot where the wire lays, and there is built in recessed pad eye areas to hold the transducer wire down. Rear scuppers have transducer mounts.
Thanks 😃
Great review Aliex as always. I almost did purchase it but it’s really heavy. I love how wide it is tho and affordable. Another thing is I don’t like that it doesn’t have tracks in the back. And I like hobie pedals better cause you can lay them flat under the hull and with these pedal drives you can’t. It’s probably too heavy to paddle. And it sucks that they didn’t add the holes for the micro power pole like the shearwater and others. I don’t like the idea of having to drill holes for it or buy extra adapters. Other than that, amazing kayak and I might demo it in the future and make my decision. This kayak has potential
that pescador pro 120 is a fantastic boat. anything 38" wide is a barge.
Hi, I can't find a kayak roof rack for this model, I bought 2 recon 120 and I have a Hyundai Tucson. All kayak roof racks that I see on market are 36 inches and 75lbs and recon 120 is 38 inches and 94.6 lbs. Any suggestions?
I'd love to get this but I don't want to pedal. Is paddling in this boat good? I get it's 38" wide and will be slower, but is it terrible? And does being that high off the water cause issues paddling?
Nice looking kayak👊
Thanks
What place has all these nice kayaks? Everywhere around S. Texas is bare.
I’m getting one of these this year
We should race...
@@ChadHooverFishing Chad!!!! We should definitely make some epic videos together let’s go!
What’s that white skiff next to you when on the water
Can you add a Bixby electric motor set up?
This is awesome you two are exactly my weight lol that’s the one for me
It will be better for you since you will be in the middle
I have the recon 120 but I can only find the helix drive for the radar 115 and 135. Are they different? Looking to add the pedal drive. Thanks!
How hard would it be to make it like an e bike with pedal assistance?
Can you do another video of the kayak
Nice yak!
Aliex, how does this 120 in HD compare to the old town 120 pdl and 106 pdl? I have the old town's on order, but do like some of these features.
Keep your order bro, 120 pdl is a better boat
The lever for the seat is something I’ve been wondering why more manufacturers aren’t doing already. It’s about time.
I agree some seats you have loose the hand screws which get tied up, like they are hard to set loose on the water and then you move the seat to the front or back, tighten the screws but not enough and the seat move back lol 😂 hate that
@@AliexFolgueira hey Aliex what software do you use for editing
@@rondavid6328 premiere pro
Heck yea looks nice
Yo that solo skiff Aliex put his stuff on next to the pool was mine. I returned it around this same time. Lol
I did buy this kayak and I love it. I really like the fact that you can upgrade the drive in the future if wanted. The rod storage and stability is nice and tracks well for how large it is. Whoever else decides to get this will not be disappointed in it. I compared this with the Bonafide RS 117 or the Oldtown Sportsman 120 and chose the recon over those two.
Those are the ones I’m looking at too! 🤣
I'm stuck between the recon and rs117
Do you still like the Recon 120 after a few months of using it? Did you get the pedal drive system with it?
@@m1ndg4me09 I'm getting the Recon. Sat in both and the extra 4 inches of width really make it feel not so cramped for a big guy like me.
I really like the layout of this kayak actually. I wonder how good their pedal drive is. I would like that.
Pedal drive is good and bad, I will have a radar with that drive water demo soon! Stay tuned
I'm wondering the same thing about the Helix pedal drive
Aliex have you had the recon out on the water? I am going to buy a pedal kayak and was wondering if I should go with this or top water 120 pdl.
Yes at Icast check it out czcams.com/video/MGqO890YxcY/video.html
how long of a paddle would you need on a 38" wide boat! sounds tedious to paddle, no? probably gotta go with the pedal or power!
250cm minimum, depends on your height
Looks like a nice kayak. What does it weigh?
95# per their website but you know how that is who knows we need to weight those yaks
Where’s the link to buy this one?
not enough of the right accesories , but it is a nice kayak. but you can get a vibe or a hoodoo for cheaper with better accesories
Nice kayak.
Nice one for sure 😎 do you have open water already?
I actually like this kayak
What do you like about it ?
@@AliexFolgueira I have a thresher and like the big hatch, pedal option, stability also the price
I love the Rican 🇵🇷 120 !!!
🤣🤣🤣
What’s the price tag on it?
Nice
Yes any KAYAK made in America I'll buy😁
Boom
Nice will it be in south africa soon
Probably not
🤘🏻😎🤘🏻 DUDE!!!!! Is that yak $1100 with the drive,?inquiring Dudes wanna know
It is like $2300 with the drive
And he calls it a “budget “ kayak. Wtf
Does this boat applicable for deep sea fishing bro?
As long as you can put it thru sand haha
@@AliexFolgueira yeah 😂
Waiting for you to try that on the ocean, and counter the big waves bro 😃
Im torn between this one and the radar
How is it for us big guys (6'3" 260-300lbs)
Big wide boat! Should be fine
Kayaks have come along way when a budget kayak is $1,100 lol
Yup not a bad boat but add the drives goes up $1100 I think
@@AliexFolgueira you are right then it hits what the $2200
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Is it good in the ocean
I don’t see why not May not bet the fastest
Where is this action watersports
Auburdale, FL
the Recon is a paddle board not a kayak but it's trying to be a fishing kayak which means that it's neither because if you try to stand up in it you're going to trip if you try to sit down in it it's going to be like sitting on a paddle board except that you can't do anything everything is in your way
Salesperson: I can walk anywhere around this kayak
Aliex: say less
Stability in a scale of 1-10?
Say 8-9 ? You gonna have to buy OMG and test it
@@AliexFolgueira it is on my radar. Nobody down here has one for sale right now. Not even Mariner sails.
@@CyberYakerAdventures get the radar too?
@@AliexFolgueira absolutely not. My friend had that and hated it. It kept water in the cockpit. Was terrible at draining. He did have the larger radar.
I wonder how wide it is...?
38 I think
@@AliexFolgueira
Thanks for reply man, but I was being sarcastic. I was well informed on the width and other features of the kayak after your breakdown. Thank you for the video!
Looks like a ss127 look alike
Yes and I think there is a reason for that
American made? In a heartbeat
Boom
I like this kayak, but it looks like a Perception Outlaw. And, it’s too pricey to be called a budget kayak. An Outlaw brings 750$.
Don't buy a motor, get a slave in the back XD
Lol 😂
Budget....not exactly though Hobies are waaaay overpriced
Any Native kayaks 😳🤷🏾♂️
Only had the titan 13.5 which I covered before
What you B smoking my friend when you call this Kayak "Budget"?
Over $2149 with the pedal drive system... there are plenty of models in the $1999 price tag.... BUDGET it is not.
$1100! Way less than bonafide ss127
I only buy cheap Chinese knockoff.