Nucanoe U10 Unlimited - Game Changer or Bust?

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Nucanoe U10 Unlimited review! I got the chance to demo the U10 and break down the 3 types of fishing that I think this kayak will be great for and the 3 types of fishing I wouldn’t recommend this fishing kayak for.
What are you thoughts on the U10?
Nucanoe U10 Info:
www.nucanoe.com/unlimited-u10/
Chapters:
0:00 - Nucanoe U10 Specs
0:47 - Nucanoe U10 Assumptions
2:00 - Nucanoe U10 Demo
2:42 - U10 for Tournament Anglers
3:28 - Ketch Board Measuring Shelf
5:50 - River Floats with Nucanoe U10
8:43 - Paddling Performance
9:41 - Stability - Nucanoe U10
11:30 - Fishing Rocky Shallow Rivers
12:14 - U10 Horizontal Rod Storage

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@stephenbeaver2035 2 ай бұрын

One of the best reviews I have seen!

@KayakCrave 2 ай бұрын

One of the best comments I’ve ever seen! Thanks man, the editing took me a long time on this one, so cool to hear someone got some use out of it!

@breannacravens9486 Ай бұрын

Very helpful video. Such a great, insightful review!

@concilium1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the fair review.

@KayakCrave 2 ай бұрын

Glad you got some value out of it 🤙🏼

@DarrinBoggs-jh1vp 2 ай бұрын

Also in Indiana, also mostly doing shallow water river for smallmouth. Thanks for the review. Been kicking around the idea of picking one of these up.

@KayakCrave 2 ай бұрын

Nice man! Yeah I’m in the same boat. Debating selling my Bonafide RVR and picking up a U10. What rivers do you usually fish?

@DarrinBoggs-jh1vp 2 ай бұрын

Whitewater River in Connersville area. Gonna venture out to other rivers more this year.

@mattnejmanowski631 2 ай бұрын

white river?

@DarrinBoggs-jh1vp 2 ай бұрын

Whitewater River, is in eastern Indiana.runs south into the ohio river@@mattnejmanowski631

@ridder4629 Ай бұрын

Have you checked out Crescent Kayak’s Shoalie?

@dbrown8779 2 ай бұрын

The reason I'm going to get one of these is exactly the same as what you said. I want a relatively light and nimble (but stable and comfortable) platform to motor up and float back down shallow rivers targeting smallmouth. Thanks for your review.

@KayakCrave 2 ай бұрын

Hell yeah man! When you get it out on the water let me know what you think. I’m really on the fence about getting one

@dbrown8779 2 ай бұрын

@@KayakCraveone of my local shops think they'll have them next week, but there have been repeated delays. If I get it this week, I'll get it on the water next weekend and let you know what I think.

@dbrown8779 Ай бұрын

@@KayakCravegot my U10 a couple days ago. Rigged it with an NK300 and the Nucanoe foot steer kit. Took it on two short single point access river trips. Nucanoe sent me the wrong (too short) steering cable, so I couldn't get the boat trimmed right with my seat so far back. The motor retract kit also doesn't work in the stock configuration, which is a big problem in shallow rivers. I'm going to have to rig something that works, because even when I manually pulled it up and locked it into place, it was still dragging in the water making paddling very difficult (it was acting like a rudder that was turned and locked in place). That said, I like it a lot. It is amazingly stable. I was anchored in current, standing sideways, and fishing without any concerns. It drafts shallow and the drainage through the scuppers is a massive improvement over the F12 I had before. The horizontal rod storage features are helpful, although fitting reels in the "caves" doesn't work perfectly. Once I get the right steering cable and work out a system for effectively tilting the motor, I'll have a better sense of whether it's what I was hoping for, but I think it's going to serve me well.

@KayakCrave Ай бұрын

@@dbrown8779 thanks for the update. Bummer on getting the wrong cable. How come it doesn’t retract correctly? Was that because of the wrong steering cable as well. The way my Nk180 retracts and kicks up is kind of the best part about it on the river

@dbrown8779 Ай бұрын

@@KayakCraveif you get the Nucanoe steering kit like I did, it replaces the stock Newport components for mounting, steering, and retracting the motor. The mounting and steering components seem relatively well designed, but the retract part of it is garbage. When I asked about it in a Nucanoe owners group a bunch of people commented that they've also had challenges getting the retract system to work on other Nucanoe models. All the retract "system" includes is a plastic pulley mounted to the hull and some paracord attached to a handle. When you pull on the handle with any force the hull flexes where the pulley is mounted and it feels like it's going to break. Some people in the owners group suggested adding one or more additional pulleys to decrease the force required when pulling. I did that and it didn't make any difference. Another person said it's important to first pull sharply to disengage the spring loaded breakaway feature on the motor mount and then it should retract more easily. I haven't tried that yet and could see how that might help. Another person said the retract system works a little better with the NK180, which as I understand it is much lighter than the NK300. I can probably figure out something that will work, but I wish Nucanoe designed it better.

@1225hunter 2 ай бұрын

I have had my unlimited 12 for a couple of years. Very stable and the 12 is comfortable with 2 seats. For power I have a 55lb thrust motor on the stern. .

@KayakCrave 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like a nice setup. I always forget the unlimited can be a great tandem as well

@slickmick6635 2 ай бұрын

great review. What are your issues with the pivot drive and how it compares to other peddle systems? No Nucanoe dealers in my state or w/i 6 hours to try.

@fishingismydrug1 2 ай бұрын

I'm interested in this as well.

@KayakCrave 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate the feedback! Yeah I just had to send in the pivot drive a couple times for repair in the few months I had it. Nucanoe repaired it for free which is great, but I just lost faith in it. It also makes your kayak really heavy because it stays on the kayak when you transport it, unless you spend 15 mins taking it off. Just not my favorite pedal drive.