The MOST AFFORDABLE Pedal Drive Kayak on the MARKET with these Features!!

This kayak packs a ton of features at a very affordable price point compared to other kayaks on the market!!
In this video I review the Hammerhead Kayaks Baby Whale 10.5 foot pedal drive kayak. This sone of the best kayaks under $1500 that I have reviewed!! If you're in the market for a pedal drive fishing kayak that is in cheap in price but not in quality check this one out!!
HAMMERHEAD KAYAKS: www.hammerheadkayaks.net

[@grizzle273463]

Hey buddy, very informative video: Thank you. If I may offer one small piece of advice, I have been a long time cyclist and since a pedal kayak is essentially cycling you will do your knees, lower back and hips a HUGE favor by moving your seat up an inch or two. You never want to have your legs fully locked out straight on the down stroke when pedaling. Do a KZbin search for setting up a bicycle, fitting a bicycle to the rider etc. Thank you again for your expertise on pedal kayaks.

[@ARandomTrex]

Good to know. I never thought about it

[@cartermatthews7386]

This dudes videos always hype me up for fishing. I’m on the way do dauphin island with my kayak right now haha

[@southernsalt]

Heck yeah brother, good luck!!

[@josgraha]

trying to decide if i want the pedal kayak or give up on life and go with the electric motor, but your reviews are excellent! thanks man

[@ttrguy9952]

Solid and great channel Sir! MORE!!! 👍👍

[@southernsalt]

Thank you!!

[@deesbaker5783]

Nothing like a fishing video at 6:30 AM. Love the kayak!

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@davidwright6121]

Dude I totally agree! Sunday morning coffee and a southern salt video when I wake up is perfect

[@blakelowe7165]

Early birds get the worm🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SuperBlazain]

Literally that’s me right now

[@Booley11]

Mornings and anything to do with fishing just go hand in hand

[@mackjenkins7721]

That is an awesome kayak for it's size man. The speed was really good too for a 10ft kayak too. I like how the seat is on Tracks too. The price is really really awesome too for a pedal drive kayak. Like you said that is the cheapest pedal drive kayak that is out right now. Good video brother. Thanks you for sharing this & i hope you & your family are having a good weekend brother. Be safe out there brother.

[@southernsalt]

Thanks brother!! You stay safe as well!!

[@stripermanly]

Nice review brother. I’ll stick with my PA 14 for personal use. At 6’3” and 61 years old stability is #1 for importance.

[@ahabsbane]

As a fairly active big boy, i really appreciate your frank assessment on stability, I'll be looking at one of these for sure!

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@johnbaker4847]

Sounds good, I'm 5'9", 135 lbs. This thing sounds just my size. Good video, glad you're on my list. 👍😊🎣🇺🇲

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@richardsousa2625]

Wow! That’s a hell of a price. In the Kayak bass fishing space we get pushed the same 4 brands pretty much everywhere so it’s kind of hard to find these better deals

[@user-my8si8ie5s]

Great review with a lot of information. This looks like a good choice for someone not wanted to spend a ton of money on a kayak, (like me) Noticed someone asked if you were affliliated with company or making money off them. Hate seeing people ask stupid things like that. What difference does it make? You gave a good review and found some faults with the kayak. Seems that whatever your association with that company may be is your business. You gave a detailed review that doesn't seem to sugar coat anything. I placed an order for one today based on your review. I couldn't care less if you profit from it. If you do hey that's great but that's your business!! Keep up the good work and I'll be watching more of your videos. Thanks

[@southernsalt]

Thank you!!

[@CoopaTroopa5]

@@southernsalt nice review. im getting myself one soon. Eddie is a great guy

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@skudmissles3623]

I own 2 of these, they maneuver pretty well, decently stable, handles rough water decently, the wheels on the back makes moving it around nice, and on the 1st of april you will be able to get more video of them on the water, providing these winds go away

[@southernsalt]

Great testament!!

[@royschlickeisen2539]

👍👍👍👍👍great information video on the kayak.

[@southernsalt]

Thank you!!

[@foilerguy]

Does the rudder fold all the way parallel with the yak? Or just 90°?

[@keithangstadt4950]

Looks like there was a spot near the back with inserts and cutouts for a boondox style landing gear setup.

[@jr_fishing9287]

Whats the shallowest that kayak could go with the pedaling

[@jimmyfumbanks6081]

I put a 1x 4 across it and drill 4 holes on the end of it and tie 2 tether balls on each side so i can stand up and do buisess without tumping over . Its stable enough the kids can dive off the end of the board.

[@bsc9399]

Thanks for the video it inspired me to get the baby whale just got it today so went out on the closest lake to my house and I love it.

[@southernsalt]

Awesome and good luck out there!!

[@bsc9399]

I really like your crappie fishing videos that what i normally target and had nice one get off yesterday when I was doing maiden of the baby whale. Also broke a pole had it under the pedal and snapped it. I guess that was a rookie mistake lol

[@ohsuellen]

I love my Brooklyn kayak 2024 PK11. Pedal drive, well equipped, 35" wide, 10.5', 425 weight capacity. $1375. Check it out. I bought the green camo. I get a lot of compliments.

[@bstrait33]

You’re dang awesome…love the honestly and not overselling it plus the pointers abt this not being as good in shallow water. Any recommendations for the kayak you like for more shallow water fishing? I’m 275 too! 😂

[@southernsalt]

The whale shark by the same company has a fin drive option. It’s a pretty solid kayak

[@MakzFishin]

I feel like it’s just another one of those overseas imported kayaks that somebody on this side of the pond slaps a logo on. These kayaks being on the market does provide easy access to a prop or fin powered kayak at a more affordable price than some of the big name brands though. PS- if your kayak stand one of the ole harbor freight specials? If so, I have two of them and they are great for setting up the kayak to do gear installations and cleaning

[@FishingtheThinBlueLine]

Great video! Looking to buy a kayak for retirement. Thanks for sharing!

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌 congrats on the retirement!!

[@jeremiahgriffin7753]

I’m fairly new to the mobile area, where’s the kayak spots for this time of the year?

[@adammitchell3462]

Good looking boat

[@stevec9889]

Does the fin drive have the kick up feature like the Hobies do?

[@willmallory9085]

Excellent video Brother

[@southernsalt]

Thanks brother!!

[@viking3487]

Is it possible to change the steering to the right side?

[@smileycamel5635]

Good deal!....I would like to see you do a head to head comparison to the Old Town 106 PDL....and maybe a Hobie?

[@southernsalt]

I might can make that work!

[@trentfranks4507]

It’s a good looking yak definitely good performance against others at the price point

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@plague6079]

GREAT VIDEO! Lots of information so much appreciated! You didn't mention the draft with the pedal drive. How shallow can we go? I noticed that its not a dry deck so is the area behind the seat dry? Price blew me away!

[@southernsalt]

About 1.5 feet with fins down about 5 inches with fins up

[@Hobinator1]

Great video! You touched on all the points of interest. I myself am a larger man very close to your specs and I never see anybody our size trying to stand up! Super job on this one!! Quick question, being fairly new to the pedal kayak interest, I am curious to understand the difference in the paddle design versus the prop design as far as useable depth goes? You made mention that you prefer a pedal style because you stay in shallower water. Do the paddle style pedal kayaks give that big of an advantage in shallower water? Thanks in advance for any input! Again, great video!

[@southernsalt]

Thank you!!

[@InshorePursuit]

I need to get one of these bad boys one day!

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@Baccarat8091]

Thank you for your videos. I am new to kayaking. I am from Miami. My question is if I can navigate my kayak everywhere or only in permitted places.

[@southernsalt]

Really depends on your area. I do not have restrictions where I live.

[@kenwhittaker4972]

Dude! I'm buying it. Thanks for the vid.

[@southernsalt]

🙌 I think you will enjoy the heck out of it!!

[@MrSluggoSir667]

I paid $1000 for a brand new Brooklyn Kayak PK13 with pedal drive...they have sales all of the time

[@Hugh_Jarsole]

Did you purchase that directly through bkc?

[@sethscott4211]

That pedal drive is the same as my hoodoo. Big con with the hoodoo is the steering parts. Mine after a little bit had a lot of wobble to it can that's cause there's just a plastic sleeve to fill the void between the handle and where the wires attact. That's as cheap as anyone could make that. Yet to figure out something to fix that. Very interested on how there's is done to. Over all looking at that amd what you did very interested in checking out more. Just like a bigger than 10'. The other thing is those clips loosen up and need to check them before using it all the time. Lock tight does help.

[@southernsalt]

Right on man! They do make a bigger version called the whale shark. I’ll be taking that one out on the water to do a review while fishing soon.

[@sethscott4211]

@southernsalt I'm just not seeing a place or a website to actually buy replacement parts.

[@HunterCloud-du5yj]

Question from a guy who’s never been around a pedal drive yak. If I wanted to purchase a paddle and some paddle holders to mount would I be able to fish shallow water without having the pedal assembly on the kayak? I assume it wouldn’t take on any extra water but really don’t know.

[@southernsalt]

Yes. You can operate these kayaks with just a paddle

[@michaelramirez7196]

Academy Sports and Outdoors has a Magellan Outdoors Pro Pedal Drive Kayak for $1,139.00 at the time of this posting. I haven't seen anyone review the kayak yet so I am leery on it, but it looks promising. I'm not a fan of the pedal design though.

[@jayvelez1809]

Name?

[@justdre2]

Cool video, the only question I have is can you pull the prop drive up while you're on the water?

[@southernsalt]

Yes not a problem at all.

[@danaparks8812]

Would you be able to switch the pedal drive to the other kind with the flippers on that particular kayak, or is it set with just the one way only?

[@southernsalt]

Just the prop on this one. The bigger model “whale shark” can be swapped to fin drives

[@TexasPapa13]

I bought one branded under a different name. The one difference was I didn’t get an adjustable seat. I plan to get a hoodoo adjustable seat since it is the same seat.

[@michaelsnively3621]

How are you liking kayak so far? I just got a hoodoo 10ft pedal drive I'm putting together now.

[@timothyjones7280]

That is similar to my native craft slayer 13 kayak but mine was $1000 more. But the only problem I have with mine is standing up it seems very unstable but I never fell in yet.

[@southernsalt]

I’ve heard similar things on native stability. I’ll be reviewing one this week

[@TracieKingsford]

The demonstration was great, but where can I get one of these? I have checked Hammerheads site and looked on Amazon and eBay and I cannot find one for sale.

[@southernsalt]

I just forwarded this over to the owner he should reply to you

[@kelseyloushin1343]

You just made my new purchase happen!

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@alaskangirl7675]

Nice one!

[@southernsalt]

Thank you!!

[@StreetSouljaz1]

Cool kayak. Can you replace the PD with a trolling motor in it's place

[@southernsalt]

I think they make one that will fit there

[@Peter-zg3em]

i'd be worried about the hull given how light it is at those dimensions. when you showed us the keel it looked a little flimsy for a modern fishing kayak. that said, for the money, i doubt you'll find a cheaper kayak with all of those features and that level of build quality. you might not get 15+ years out of tha boat, but you'll get 8-10.

[@Fili88]

Have you tried the bull shark model? Same price, pedal propeller, almost 12’

[@southernsalt]

I have. Both are great options but different hull designs

[@heathwatford1737]

Which one would say is more stable for standing the bull shark or baby whale

[@heathwatford1737]

Hey Nat i am loking at either that bay whale or the bull shark. I am 6 foot plus around 210 which one you recommend betwwen the baby whale and bull shark brother? Thanks brother

[@southernsalt]

I would go with the bull shark with fin drive.

[@heathwatford1737]

@southernsalt OK thank you brother you feel like it is more stable for standing

[@heathwatford1737]

I need the instant reverse for what I am fishing brother. Would you say for standing the baby whale was more stable than the bull shark? Thank you brother

[@jkochan3587]

Would you take this kayak offshore? I'm looking at getting a pedal drive kayak to use offshore in the Gulf but I am not sure whether 10' would be stable enough or if I should go with a 12'?

[@AvaAndMaddiesAdventureTime]

I use a 10'6 on my trips to the Florida gulf coast and cape cod/Martha's vineyard area. Just pay attention to the weather. Che k as often as possible on the water as well because you never know when it's going to pick up

[@MIKEMELENDEZ_FISHING]

Got the whale shark and it's impressive

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@AngloSaxon-yx8tk]

At 9:12 of the video it looks like there's water coming up through those holes. Not that it matters because it's self draining. However, I would sure like to have one of those.

[@JLM_Fishing]

You get better stability with the plugs removed if you’re planning to standing up a lot.

[@rwid71663]

Hoodoo has a 12 foot comes with all the same stuff for same price they have a 13.6 foot with fins for 1,399 The 10 foot pedal is 1.199

[@2reelyakrz481]

2-4 MPH is perfect speed for trolling 😊

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@DavidBorders-gq5fg]

Nice video

[@southernsalt]

Thank you!

[@Auce6789]

which model is that one?

[@southernsalt]

Baby whale shark

[@Peter-kp9yp]

Its taking on abit of water?

[@southernsalt]

lol that’s from the scupper holes. You can put the plugs in it to prevent that.

[@mlow42]

Some of the hammerhead boats have a fin option. It seems that this one does not?

[@southernsalt]

Yeah, their 10 foot models I believe are all only prop style

[@hammerheadkayaks36582]

That’s an idea for something new for sure !

[@user-fe3xz7nh5l]

I trust your reviews, butt……. It looked unstable to me, my old town 106 looks much more stable. Plus I wasn’t a fan of all the water coming up thru the holes. But for the price, and if you’re not 200 plus like us, go for it. Get out there and fish!!!!

[@gdj8013]

Seemed like a lot of water inside the kayak. Is that normal for pedal drives?

[@southernsalt]

The only time I got water in that I noticed was when k stood up. The water came up through the scuppers, you could use to scuppers to keep the water out but I prefer to not use scupper plugs to allow the water to drain out that comes over the side of the kayak

[@gdj8013]

Gotcha 👍🏻

[@theanglerelitist]

If I could pedal that fast, I could go trolling with that Kayak.

[@primordialsimilarity6262]

What was the price of this model ?

[@MrJamestreynolds]

1499usd

[@AustinDale]

Is anyone looking to sell their old one? I just want a pedal propelled yak. Any brand will do as long as it’s still in perfect working condition 🤙🏻

[@locker1325]

Damn, that prop drive sounded like my garbage disposal.

[@mikeoneill81]

Looks great, but I’m not sure I like that water at your feet.

[@Mikesalas1989]

Man I get having a kayak and being able to get places other people can’t access without having a boat but I just can’t see paying even $1500 it’s crazy that they r expensive like that I hope im not the only one that feels that way lol

[@trentfranks4507]

You’re not. Personally I’m looking at pedal drives but could buy a perception outlaw for 929 and as a small trolling motor cheaper than a pedal drive. Also Academy makes the Magellan with pedal drive for 1199

[@oneofthosepeople2101]

I agree it’s crazy expensive, but I bought a used 08 Hobie mirage in 11 for $1400. And I loved that thing! Hunted, fished halibut, salmon, trout and more. I ended up selling it for $1800 with fishfinder. Bought a new hobie in 15. Honestly my only complaint is i need 4 more for my kids now. 😅

[@PolarBearXx]

Need a good one for big guys 350 pounds a heavy duty with max weight capacity 500 or moor pounds

[@justinmorrall5958]

You could look at the whale shark made by the same company. It has a 600 lbs capacity.

[@southernsalt]

What Justin said! The whale shark is a beast

[@originalfallinggirl]

Awesome! I work for a foundation that is seeking to purchase 1,200 kayaks to use for humanitarian purposes. Our foundation has received funding from a number of very gracious donors and we are ready to place our order now. We are hoping that these kayaks will save countless lives by helping migrants avoid the danger of attempting to enter the United States by land. The desert crossings are perilous and have cost too many lives. We plan to shuttle USA bound migrant visitors to three water routes and lead them to our shores in safety and comfort. You have saved lives by posting this review. May I send you my sincerest regards and please feel free to follow the progress of our organization.

[@Daiwa_Is_King]

Ya that’s just what we need more people coming to America. What a fkn joke

[@bubbaandpizza8044]

Ningbo Vicking Mould & Plastic Co., Ltd is the company that actually makes these kayaks you can buy dirrectly from them for much cheaper than hammerhead will charge you

[@robsycko]

The deck was wet with just you and nothing else

[@southernsalt]

The water came up through the scuppers. Pretty common for any 10 foot kayak. It comes with scupper plugs which would 100 percent eliminate any water coming in through scuppers

[@tracybarnwell6491]

And as he stated... he's 275 pounds.

[@zzzackthekinggaming]

they sold out😓

[@sk8f1lm3r]

this is literally the Hoodoo Impulse.. they must be coming from the same chinese factory!

[@couchondachief5442]

It's also the mission-32 Marius so yea I think that's a safe bet

[@sk8f1lm3r]

@@couchondachief5442 where’s mission-32 out of? Haven’t heard of them til now.

[@YangCT]

How dare you make this video? Look what you've done... Their website says they've sold out... :) Thanks for the review, you've sold me. Can't wait to see if I can get my hands on this one!

[@SonOfMuta]

9:20 Your kayak is taking on water

[@southernsalt]

It’s not. Those are scuppers designed for draining water that comes over the bow. When I stood up water came through the scuppers. All sit on top kayaks have these

[@kenneth31251]

Feet vids for free?

[@southernsalt]

😂

[@goodtogrow7774]

I think they're sold out.

[@southernsalt]

If they are they will have more very soon

[@HammerheadKayaks-dc6wf]

latest production run is almost ready to ship out to customers. Probably be 7-10 days

[@JohnSmith-jw9rs]

the title is deceiving and click biting. There are many pedal kayaks in $1500 range. Most affordable is feelfree FLASH PEDAL KAYAK $1,099.00 list price

[@southernsalt]

It’s not clickbait at all, you just can’t read. Key words being “with these features” the example you used of the feel free, has ZERO storage compartments, practically no storage behind the seat, I haven’t been in it but looking at the hull design, the stability looks a little weak… etc.

[@dracus2000]

cheap kayak. water in

[@sirwilliam7988]

Now, let’s go jump on he Sea Doo and make a real video. Lmao

[@southernsalt]

As soon as this wind chills out 😂

[@The-Host]

This is NOT the most affordable pedal drive...

[@timmontano8792]

You lost me at 1499.

[@CircainReacts]

That’s actually pretty box standard price for pedal drive kayaks nowadays

[@docjohnson3980]

What do you recommend with somebody with no legs? Damn diabetes 😡

[@ricodog3652]

That thing looks miserable to fish out of. Isn’t the whole point of kayak fishing to run and gun? I ain’t dragging that beast around.

[@pandafox94]

What?

[@WisGuy4]

Eh? Ricodog, maybe try thinking before you hit the “Enter” button.

[@robertrootz1851]

Lol....he said affordable. 1500 is not affordable. Yes cheaper than most. But if I'm gonna spend that much on a kayak I'll buy a jon boat and be more stable.

[@trayt6307]

Price??? All he said was affordable. Well affordable to me is 20.00.

[@southernsalt]

I literally stated the price in the video, pay attention

[@kevindonahue4830]

I guess you paid 20$ for your car too ?