New Boat Reveal | Wilderness Systems Tarpon 140 (w/OUTTAKES & BLOOPERS) 

Such a great guy to listen to, and shot in lovely locations, just great viewing!

I always wear my pfd 😁

Awesome channel!!! I’m thinking of purchasing a kayak for the last few years… lol, but this year I just may do so. Thanks for all the great tips and tricks and your experiences about paddling!!!!

Hi Cliff, I love your channel. Very nicely put together videos and very sound advice. I have a Pelican sit on top. I'm a big advocate of SOT kayaks, but I would say their biggest advantage is on the coast, for getting off a beach where there may be surf. You can't beat them for their ability to punch through surf, carry fishing gear and for quickly draining. A 'sit in' kayak ends up as a 200 gallon bucket when trying to get off a beach in surf. The weight also becomes an advantage in hard weather as it adds stability as well. I think your canoe is great for inland, as you've said in other videos, but for those of us on the pacific north west coast, sit on top is hard to beat. Keep making great videos and come and paddle in British Columbia, the most beautiful coast on the planet.

Not nearly as much as a sub might have been, But This was informative for sure. You gave a good idea and demostrated what one might be like paddeling and getting on and off, and obviously non-graceful stand to sitting LOL for anyone who haven't had a test "ride" but wondered how the overall handling would be. Loved the bloopers. Be safe.

Good idea with the 303 protectant

You actually can sink these...as we found out the hard way. Brother had a Tarpon 140 and left the drain plug out a couple of times. Sank within 10 minutes. Other kayak we had was a Hurricane 14 foot skimmer. That's a two piece kayak where the two halves are bonded together. The bond where the front scupper was failed and started letting in water in copious amounts. We were fortunate to be close enough to shore when we noticed something was off. But it was sinking and very close to flipping over.

Also disappointed it wasn't a sub (haha)! The scupper holes and inability to swamp it make it easy to flip/drain if you ever tip over, and wow on the weight, that's as heavy as my IXP Northstar Tandem. Saw a Kingfisher at Caesars Creek the other day. He had caught a fish and was cracking its head against a tree trunk to stun/kill it before swallowing it.

Thule Hullivators my man. If you’re 6’7”, getting trapped in a sit in is a real thing. Also, go to the hardware store and get some air conditioning pipe insulation, cut to fit and attach it over those foot peg tracks.

I see you were able to stand up in the Tarpon. Could you do the same in the NW Solo?

I have just bought this same kayak, it is my first kayak but balancing in it is quite hard also, the holes in the middle should it be covered or open

Oh, I was sure it's a dugout :D

Very curious how you would compare the T140 to your NorthWind Solo. I have a Pungo 140 also made by Wilderness but being a sit- inside its much tougher to fish out of so I've been leaning towards a MUCH lighter canoe with tons of storage and access. Is the canoe faster?

How tall are you is my question. I'm going after one this weekend. I can't wait

I'm disabled so I'm going pelican 100 strike nxt angler