Need advice: Trident13 vs. Malibu X-13

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by chuckt

A friend of mine wants to get into kayak fishing and been deciding between OK Trident13 and Malibu X-13. I got Prowler 15 (pre trident) and not sure how shorter (13') perform. Looked side by side comparison and they are almost the same spec.wise. So, wondering if anyone here has experience on these two kayaks and willing to share pros/cons.
Thanks

I had a Malibu X-13 and I currently own a Prowler 15, pre trident kayak. My personal feelings are I like the Prowler 15 better, only thing different from the 15 and 13 would be length, weight, and speed of the kayaks. I liked that stability of the Malibu but I didn't like how slow it was. I have also noticed that a buddy of mine who owns a Trident 13, he is slower when paddling side by side, than the Prowler 15.

If he's wanting to stay with the 13' length kayaks I personally would go with the Prowler/Trident 13. Malibu x-13 are nice don't get me wrong, but if I had the choice of the two, I would take the Prowler.