I’ve broken a wedge almost every year on the river. On the advice of a guide, I’m on year three of the kipawa.

To make a valid comparison you need to look at the voltage and amperage to see how many watts you are drawing. I suspect the Kipawa draws more watts.

Will this work with the Lowrance triple shot transducer?

Are these good for winter kayaking?!

I like the wedge 2 because I fish in pads along the wedge cut thru thick pads no problem

Two years later this motor is going strong kzbin.infoUgkxBZWgzfpS2Jj7JqIHyaSZjyVHNUgCKCBf Just uploaded a video of it after 2 years. We use it probably a dozen days each year on our small raft.-original review- We got this motor the other day and tested it out. I don't have anything to compare it to, but it seems good to me. It has all the features advertised - the motor housing is metal. We will see how it performs longer term and I will revise this review if needed. Some initial observations:- Good thrust, moves our boat around really well- It comes with a circuit breaker but no switch - so there's no way to kill the motor other than yanking the connection off the battery. I installed an inline switch.- The mount bracket is plastic and I worry it might break- There are a number of plastic parts that I worry about, but the most important ones are metal or some kind of composite

Heat shrink tubing works just as well, way stronger.

Hate to be a killjoy. But, I've heard the use of a Kipawa will nullify your Minn Kota warranty. Besides weedless vs non-weedless, prop design also takes into account the load on the electric trolling motor. As it is, trolling motors were not designed as primary propupulsion or to run a long time. They overheat. Also, they are not meant for speed. They're designed for torque, similar concept to a farm tractor. Also, they don't run at the RPMs or with the required prop pitch to get to speed. Where extra torque would be useful is if the wind should come up. I wish you would test some of these ducted thruster trolling motors. I can send you a link but would rather not post it here on this thread. They are of an open design where you can replace the thruster motor with whatever you want, the casing for the motor is a standard size, The speed control (potentiamoter) and the Electronic Motor Controller are all exposed outside the motor. Please provide me with a way to send you that link. They make some that are very powerful: 3500RPM, 3300W 160a at 24v or a 48v version at 2600W and only 55amps all for less than $500 (shipping extra).

Caustic having emotional damage The person playing "you such a falier"

very ignorant and arrogant advice ive ever heard

Have had the Kip on my 40lb thrust for 7 years until it fell off? Put the stock blade back on and noticed a big difference in lack of speed and almost no power at all in reverse with the stock 2 blade. I don't run the motor in the weeds but otherwise highly recommend the Kipawa for maneuverability over the stock 2 blade!

Super helpful! Thank you!!

I like the Wedge in the weeds, don't need speed. Fish lots of weed lake up north hear in Wisconsin.

It's really hard to find a video of this so thank you even 5 years later. I would love to see video of how it helps you find fish using the side scan. There's a lot on big boats, but not for the kayak.

Lesgggggooooo!!

Just use heat shrink. Badabing! Two seconds

Thanks a lot for showing us how to catch those big yellow perch

3 all day

Thanks to make it so simple 😀

Hahaha,that isn't a Shad Dart......just a plain old roundhead jig. Hopefully is the last almost 6 yrs you've learned what a real Shad Dart looks like.

I use UHS 3 cards and have had no problems (on a Hero 7 Black). GoPros can also play up if the firmware needs updating. Sometimes a reset can help. Sometimes removing then refitting the battery can help. Sometimes non oem batteries can cause problems.

Badass man. My 12 foot riveted vhull That I converted to a bass boat is leaking horribly. This will be my next purchase and project 🤙🏽

I love the NRS Boundary boots but you are gonna need some sort of insulation. I fish tournaments during the winter and my feet still get numb from the cold...especially if windy. I have worn morino wool socks and even cotton socks with morino wool socks over those. I am going to try some Bama sokkets with sealskins socks to see if that does the trick. I don't necessarily want an arctic boot...too big, heavy, and stiff for working my pedal steering in the yak.

Theres a lake i like to fish, full of perch but I’m interested in targeting the bigger ones. I usually use a drop shot double rig with crawlers and it works great but ya get a lotta shorties. I’m gonna try this. Use a bobber to jump a jig off the bottom

I replaced my 12 ALL STAR fishing rods with DUCKETT fishing rods because they are so light. In 15 years, I have never had an ALL STAR fishing rod or guide break. Today I have 9 guides and 4 broken Duckett rods in 3 years. The worst thing is that I am from Puerto Rico and getting the guides is a challenge.

What kind of shoes do your with them??

I run two 40lb minn kotas. This might be something I will try. I fish a lake that is electric only. And we go about a mile or so up the lake. If I could get a couple of mph extra it would be worth it to me. Great video and thanks for the tip!

yes and now cheap ones are 300_450 and the field and stream 700_800.. like you go to buy a chevy truck and 2 years later not 50k its now 110k lol crazy

WOW Amazing Great review Super gadget Big thumbs _up Thank you for sharing

I have a MK 30c2 on a 15 ft canoe. Ran some tests. At full speed the factory blade ran at 4.1mph. Kipawa 3 blade ran at 3.8. Rpms were noticeably less with the 3 blade.

interesting I have 2 blade all ways wondered .maybe I ll get A 3 blade.

Have kipawa on 18.8 champion,stock Minn kota is a dog PU!

Did you reinforce anything under the deck after the pedal tray install? There is a cross beam that I noticed you’d have to cut in half and was curious if that affected the deck rigidity and stability?

WD40 is not a good lubricant for this IMO

This helped me huge!! Thx bro :)

ALL Minn Kota's are rated for approx. 3mph when they are matched with the proper boat size vs LB rating... meaning a 30lb thrust is rated for smaller crafts like canoes, dinghies, small rowboats, etc. and will push them at a max. of 3mph, approx., depending on load, current, and wind.

that is some nasty ass irritating sound you have playing... do you call that pleasant music?

I'm 60 250 lbs. and paid $324.99 (I guess that would be considered cheap) for a Lifetime Stealth 110 with a 300 lb. float capacity from a Discount Store. I first tested it out getting into open water into boat wakes from the lake then went into a Cove to test my movement limitation on it and had zero problems. Loaded it with a Soft Pack Fish Carrier to use as an ice chest for drinks, food and fruit on the front, put a milk crate on the back to keep an anchor and rope in so that if I ever do turn over the anchor will drop out and keep the boat from drifting off, on the back deck I also have a 30L Unigear Dry bag with extra clothes, U.S.M.C improved bivy bag, sleeping bag, tarp, paracord, towel and some dry food. I keep my Lure bait box and a knife in the Hull Well and two fishing poles one in one of the back pole rod holders and the other in the front middle pole holder as I split the Paddles when fishing keeping one half in the other back pole rod holder and to Paddle with the other half. I haven't had one trip that I've felt concerned with tipping or flooding and I float big lakes and Rivers.

If you know what you are doing and not obese they work great. You will probably delete this. But I don't care.

best video on this!

Your buddy is 260 lbs. No shit he shouldn’t be using a kayak that holds up to 275lbs. Mind blowing stuff here. Sams sells great budget kayaks that work perfectly for most. If you have a beer belly and weigh over 250, buy a bigger kayak.

Not looking to dip my rod in the pond. No fishing/ Want to get out there w/ The Orcas n Dolphins. BJ's got a green one for like $250- I'll take my chances. Maybe my Tiger Shark missions....

Nicely done 👍

What type lubricant?

Any kayak can flip. For a couple outings a year a cheap one is fine. Wear a life jacket, learn to swim, and use your common sense as far as water and weather conditions. All gear should be secured to the kayak unless you are willing to lose it. That's what bungee cords and rope are for. Sounds like you have no outdoor experience or sense. This video was a waste of time.

Dang once he mentions Sam's club kayak my heart dropped. Lol Have not yet used it yet still in the garage but looks like I would be struggling a lot.

I got the same one I use it in Rapids Daily not for fishing😅

Go Steelers! 😄 do you like the chest mount vs the hat mount for fishing?

Someone told me to spend $3000 on a kayak. I spent that on a used Jeep Cherokee and have been enjoying the hell out of it the last 6 years. How in the hell is a kayak as much as an entire vehicle? That’s ridiculous.

How's the bag holding up? I got my eye on it, may pull the trigger soon.