KingFisher Boats Flex Sport 1925 Owner Review and Opinion

[@donpope5524]

Great review! I bought one last year in May @ Tompkins Hardware in Emo, Ontario...had to wait till August to pick it up...(Covid)...(I live in Kansas)...It came with a Yamaha 175 w/power assisted cable steering...(wich I replaced with hydraulic & added a battery iso cable)...Long story short, I have about 30 more days work before it goes in the water! Your review was very helpful in making my decision ... Thanks!.. PS have many work pics if you are interested.

[@greendrake100]

She’s a beaut! Totally agree dealer should’ve helped you out with the trailer mishap.

[@jacobguptill65]

I know this guy pretty well, if he says a product is worth buying, I'd buy it. I love how the drivers area has enough room to swivel the seat and jig without the windshield being too in the way. That's a way better design than many boats. I'd love a KingFisher some day.

[@After5Outdoors]

Appreciate you JG

[@ThatShinerGuy]

I can see why you were so excited to get your boat back!! Nice setup!! Definitely set up for big water!! Those air ride seats look awesome!! Crazy that your bunk fell off on your second trip!! I can't believe they gave you a hard time about replacing them!!

[@After5Outdoors]

Shiner I wasn't happy when the bunk incident happened! It was a real pain. Yes this boat is kind off my pride and joy!

[@ThatShinerGuy]

@@After5Outdoors duck tape fixes everything!

[@After5Outdoors]

It sure saved my bacon that day!!!!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

A very thorough review!! Air ride seat are the cats meow! Thanks for taking the time to put this together! I just found and joined your channel 👍

[@After5Outdoors]

I wouldn't be without air ride seats! Thank you for stopping by and checking us out

[@SwampDonkey530]

I like the diamond plated rails for sure. The nav lights on the harbour craft are below the rails so they don’t mess with your night vision 👍 Amen for full spray skirts. Not crazy for those external rod holders, gear is too expensive to leave hanging outside the boat 😉

[@After5Outdoors]

I'm surprised how well the rods stay put in there!

[@cooperbrown1]

Awesome video and great information. Im in the market for a king fisher so thanks for doing the video.

[@After5Outdoors]

You won't be disappointed!

[@shanehorvath7670]

Great, honest review. And hey... I LOVE the boat!

[@After5Outdoors]

It is an awesome boat, very rugged and well built. I highly recommend it! Thank You for watching and taking the time to leave a comment!

[@GeorgiaTrappingandFishing]

Man that kingfisher is awesome!! I like the way you have it set up! Seems like the dealership would have helped ya out but that’s the way most of them are these days. I enjoyed it 😊👍👍👍👏

[@After5Outdoors]

I appreciate you taking time out of your day to watch! I appreciate it. I enjoy your channel as well Sir!

[@georgeturcu5537]

Honest voice. Honest attitude. Great boat. Great review. Great setup. Cant ask for more. You need way more subscribers now. Lets work on that. I will be the first

[@After5Outdoors]

I really appreciate that. If the boat was junk I would say so. It's well built and worth every penny I paid for it. Again thanks for the input

[@georgeturcu5537]

@@After5Outdoors just bought last week my first boat. 40 tears old alumna craft 12 ft jon boat with a much newer trailer in great condition and a like new condition yamaha 4 strike 4hp outboard. Boat is in good condition too. I will paint it just to change the look of it and ad some seat cushions and build a small platform by the bow. The only real upgrade it could be either a on the fly jack plate or some float pods attached to transom. Being new to this sport, I am not even sure which way to go. Any thoughts? Keep in mind that this boat might just be around for top 2-3 years. I will probably upgrade to a 16ft by then. Kids getting big enough to fish by themselves in top 3 years. Thank you again.

[@After5Outdoors]

I guess I probably wouldn't invest a whole lot into a small boat you won't be using for very long. My best advice is to set aside a little money each month if possible to upgrade. 12 ft is pretty small, I've got a 1436 alumacraft Jon, I wouldn't want to think about trying to fish out of it. It is my duck hunting boat. With that said, I don't know what kind of water that you fish with it. Most water I fish is pretty large and would sink my 1436 most days.

[@georgeturcu5537]

@@After5Outdoors just lakes for me. Illinois and wisconsin area. No big water. No rivers.

[@After5Outdoors]

You should be able to make that boat work but stability will be an issue It would be a little difficult to cast out of. I don't know that I would go with pods or not on that size of boat.

[@ImBoones]

😮 my dream boat 🥰 Beautiful salmon boat, dealers are the worst to deal with. Amazing review and video production

[@After5Outdoors]

I appreciate that sir! This is the best made boat I've ever owned. It's definitely quality craftsmanship. Thank You for stopping in and checking out my channel!

[@section8outdoors]

Very informative. I will be looking at one of these for my next boat.

[@After5Outdoors]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kevinglenister6520]

Good review, I have the exact same boat with a 150 Yamaha and I was that thinking of up grading to a 200 but after your review I don’t think so.. I get 46-47 mph fully loaded to go fishing with two of us in the boat.. for 2 mph I don’t think so 😀

[@After5Outdoors]

Nice, I bet with a 200 Yamaha you'd be mid 50s, which prop are you using by chance?

[@kevinglenister6520]

@@After5Outdoors I’m using a 19 tempest from mercury

[@kevinglenister6520]

Getting 5500-600 Rpm

[@WildMan307Outdoors]

I learned about you form Boxie Outdoors. 👍 Nice channel.

[@After5Outdoors]

Hey buddy I sure appreciate you stopping by!!!!!

[@nathanolstad679]

Great video 👍 Any issues with spot lock and your puck at the rear of your boat?

[@After5Outdoors]

I don't really have any issues with the Ulterra, I do notice that the motor has a little difficulty in slack water, but not enough that it causes issues. I have had one stowing issue in 4 years and that was self induced. I have had very good luck with my Ulterra

[@FargoNDRoland]

Thanks for the video any chance you can tell me the distance from the floor to the top of the windshield on the driver side?

[@After5Outdoors]

46 5/8 inches

[@FargoNDRoland]

@@After5Outdoors thanks

[@After5Outdoors]

@@FargoNDRoland yes sir

[@unpavedexplorer338]

Nice boat review. Take Care and Keep Catching Biggies.

[@After5Outdoors]

Thank You. I need to start catching something here pretty shortly!

[@tomkeltescheverythingoutdo2379]

Very good review! Like Casey said, great editing.

[@After5Outdoors]

Much appreciated!

[@donpope5524]

PS Have you gotten a support for your Ultera for when it's stowed? (fits near the head to eliminate bounce)

[@After5Outdoors]

No I haven't. Is it worth it? Not really sure...... Hasn't effected mine whatsoever

[@donpope5524]

@@After5Outdoors Absolutely worth it...!

[@After5Outdoors]

@@donpope5524 Ive seen alot of guys with it, but just haven't done it yet... Thanks for the tip

[@DaddyDuck365]

Great job brother.....you are killin it

[@After5Outdoors]

I'm working as hard as I can!

[@drich6816]

Nice boat I just wish they would not use a cheap production trailer and put a custom built one under it. I hate the bolt together ones

[@After5Outdoors]

I would never recommend the trailer to anyone, it has been nothing but trouble

[@drich6816]

@@After5Outdoors Sorry to hear that. I did own a Harbor craft which is the same boat. I think they changed the name to king fisher a little while back. It was the best boat I have ever owned. Mine was a 17 footer with a 150 Optimax and it was a fast boat at 50 MPH GPS. It had a stepped transom so it just popped out of the water. Really miss that boat.

[@After5Outdoors]

I believe Hewescraft and Kingfisher are the same company, not sure about Harbourcraft however I have heard of them. This Kingfisher has been a really good boat. Thank you for your input! I appreciate it

[@brandon1097]

Honestly man, great review

[@After5Outdoors]

Appreciate it. It's a solid boat. I did however just have to replace the fuel pump

[@mattuf22]

nice review! showed every inch

[@After5Outdoors]

of course right after i watched i thought of some things i could have done differently

[@CoffeyOutdoors]

Nice boat and great review

[@After5Outdoors]

Appreciate you checking it out!

[@kevinleverenz5772]

How does that Ulterra trolling motor hold up to the big waves when it is stored?

[@After5Outdoors]

The Ulterra handles anything I've thrown at it. I've had zero issues. It will pull the boat about 3 miles an hour

[@kevinleverenz5772]

After 5 Outdoors - specifically, how does the Ulterra stand up to the constant jarring when you are running in big waves?

[@After5Outdoors]

I just came off Lake Superior in 5 ft swells. I have no support mount for the shift. It deploys every time and stows every time. It doesn't bounce excessively. Its sturdy.

[@donpope5524]

So, correct me if I'm wrong, that would mean that the puck (Port/Aft) is your heading sensor.

[@After5Outdoors]

Sorry let me clarify. The speedometer GPS is at the windshield port side. At the port side rear is the GPS puck for the Helix 10. At the starboard rear is the puck for the Ulterra. Honestly I couldn't tell you if it works for a hill of beans,

[@donpope5524]

@@After5Outdoors OK - Thanks

[@After5Outdoors]

Sorry for the confusion

[@donpope5524]

@@After5Outdoors Looks like port side rear is ultera puck...Can u spot lock etc.?

[@After5Outdoors]

@@donpope5524 yup

[@donpope5524]

Is that your heading sensor by the starboard windshield? If so, is it giving you good service?

[@After5Outdoors]

It is the GPS for the speedometer

[@donpope5524]

@@After5Outdoors By 'speedometer', do you mean it's hooked to the Helix?

[@After5Outdoors]

No it’s hooked to the digital gauges for the outboard motors

[@donpope5524]

@@After5Outdoors Thanks

[@After5Outdoors]

👍

[@omieyouknowme]

Nice walk thru, if mfg could do it like this they get more customers

[@After5Outdoors]

But if they did I would have to look elsewhere to make videos! LOL

[@omieyouknowme]

@@After5Outdoors I will have to give KF a serious look next time, they had them in floor when I picked up my hull. Just could not beat the price in my winter hull purchase. Curious if you have any scuppers up front, as it's multi species if take a wave over the bow.

[@After5Outdoors]

@@omieyouknowme Ive never heard of a scupper, Ive been on Lake Superior in some pretty nasty stuff with it, as I have on Lake of the Woods, Ive taken a little water over the nose, but ive always been able to manuever the boat so the water intake was minimal.

[@fishingfool2644]

Agreed, boat manufacturers will give you a video of someone steering the boat on the water. We expect the boat to float and steer in a straight line. They need to do bow to stern videos and open every hatch.

[@After5Outdoors]

But that would put me out of business 😂😂😂

[@caseycleveland397]

You are mastering B roll and your editing skills are growing bud!

[@tomkeltescheverythingoutdo2379]

I totally agree. I need to learn the B roll and voice overs on the B rolls.

[@After5Outdoors]

Casey, Thank You. Means a lot coming from you!

[@After5Outdoors]

Just keep on experimenting!

[@scottsimpson7996]

Very nice! Roughly how many rolls of toilet paper can you store in there?😜

[@After5Outdoors]

Just enough!

[@Halfdead211]

Nice boat but 80k is just not reality for the average fisherman

[@After5Outdoors]

It was 60k back in 2017, that was with all the electronics, batteries and trolling motor, I mounted all the accessories myself, but yes they have increased in price dramatically.

[@donpope5524]

@@After5Outdoors Mine was 53k 2021 bare.

[@donpope5524]

(with a 175 Yamaha & power assisted cable steering)

[@After5Outdoors]

The 22's went up quite a bit. They are close to 70k now with a 200 hp.

[@obscur156]

Easy loader trailers are cheap,I don't like them either. Would not get another one from them. The wiring is like its been made in china with cheap connectors,wire exposed to sharp edge everywhere. Loose bolts everywhere etc.

[@After5Outdoors]

Yup they aren't very good