Nucanoe - Thoughts - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

5-20 · 08-11-2016, 11:50 AM

I'm pretty intrigued by the Nucanoe Frontier 12 model. Those things have a number of features I really like: elevated lawn chair that rotates 360, 650 lb pay load, it's a super stable rig that's easy to stand up in. And best of all, best of all, you can strap a 2.5 hp motor to that baby.

I know... kind of heresy to talk about using a motor on a yak site, but I'm thinking about how awesome it could be chasing BFT out of one of those things with a little motor. Seems like I would have a ton of launch points to choose from up and down the coast and that I might be able to break through some of the riskier areas that most people generally avoid with peddle or paddle yaks just because they can't clear the big sets quickly enough before getting hammered. With that motor, it almost seems like I could just wait for a lull in the waves and then scoot right through.

I'm hoping this doesn't escalate into an argument about whether it's really a yak or not or how using a motor "takes away from the fun of using a yak" or any of that silly stuff.

I haven't seen one of those things up close yet but hope to soon. Just curious about if you guys have any thoughts about nucanoes at all.

Sdspeed · 08-11-2016, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 5-20

I'm pretty intrigued by the Nucanoe Frontier 12 model. Those things have a number of features I really like: elevated lawn chair that rotates 360, 650 lb pay load, it's a super stable rig that's easy to stand up in. And best of all, best of all, you can strap a 2.5 hp motor to that baby.

I know... kind of heresy to talk about using a motor on a yak site, but I'm thinking about how awesome it could be chasing BFT out of one of those things with a little motor. Seems like I would have a ton of launch points to choose from up and down the coast and that I might be able to break through some of the riskier areas that most people generally avoid with peddle or paddle yaks just because they can't clear the big sets quickly enough before getting hammered. With that motor, it almost seems like I could just wait for a lull in the waves and then scoot right through.

I'm hoping this doesn't escalate into an argument about whether it's really a yak or not or how using a motor "takes away from the fun of using a yak" or any of that silly stuff.

I haven't seen one of those things up close yet but hope to soon. Just curious about if you guys have any thoughts about nucanoes at all.

Looks like it would be easy to swamp?

5-20 · 08-13-2016, 11:13 AM

Possibly. I have no idea. There's a dealer in Santa Ana/Irvine and he said that the Pursuit 12 is the model I should be interested in for ocean fishing because the frontier (even though it's wider) was designed for lake fishing and the pursuit handles swells better and is also faster.

Hoping to go up sometime when I have a bit of free time to see one firsthand and maybe even do a demo if I can.

Daiwadude · 08-14-2016, 09:01 AM

Nucanoe sucks! It's really tippy in open water, my uncle bought it and tried LJ with horrible results. The seat is to high which will makes u flip and it flipped many times that day. He returned that pc of junk the next day...not worth the money. Probably good for flat lake water, but still bad design.

Dave Legacy · 08-14-2016, 10:00 AM

I browsed around the NuCanoe website a bit and I think you can get just about all of the perks you seek (minus the 360 seat) with many other more seaworthy kayaks.

08-11-2016, 11:50 AM	#1
5-20 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 241	Nucanoe - Thoughts I'm pretty intrigued by the Nucanoe Frontier 12 model. Those things have a number of features I really like: elevated lawn chair that rotates 360, 650 lb pay load, it's a super stable rig that's easy to stand up in. And best of all, best of all, you can strap a 2.5 hp motor to that baby. I know... kind of heresy to talk about using a motor on a yak site, but I'm thinking about how awesome it could be chasing BFT out of one of those things with a little motor. Seems like I would have a ton of launch points to choose from up and down the coast and that I might be able to break through some of the riskier areas that most people generally avoid with peddle or paddle yaks just because they can't clear the big sets quickly enough before getting hammered. With that motor, it almost seems like I could just wait for a lull in the waves and then scoot right through. I'm hoping this doesn't escalate into an argument about whether it's really a yak or not or how using a motor "takes away from the fun of using a yak" or any of that silly stuff. I haven't seen one of those things up close yet but hope to soon. Just curious about if you guys have any thoughts about nucanoes at all.

08-13-2016, 11:13 AM	#3
5-20 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 241	Possibly. I have no idea. There's a dealer in Santa Ana/Irvine and he said that the Pursuit 12 is the model I should be interested in for ocean fishing because the frontier (even though it's wider) was designed for lake fishing and the pursuit handles swells better and is also faster. Hoping to go up sometime when I have a bit of free time to see one firsthand and maybe even do a demo if I can.

08-14-2016, 09:01 AM	#4
Daiwadude Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 63	Nucanoe sucks! It's really tippy in open water, my uncle bought it and tried LJ with horrible results. The seat is to high which will makes u flip and it flipped many times that day. He returned that pc of junk the next day...not worth the money. Probably good for flat lake water, but still bad design.

08-14-2016, 10:00 AM	#5
Dave Legacy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Hacienda Heights, CA Posts: 427	I browsed around the NuCanoe website a bit and I think you can get just about all of the perks you seek (minus the 360 seat) with many other more seaworthy kayaks.