Was thinking about upgrading to the Slayer Max, but this video has convinced me that I can keep my Slayer 10 and upgrade to an electric power option. Thanks for sharing! Love the video - very informative.
Im on a much lower budget than you and saw your youtube days after i bought on impulse my first fishing kayak that was on sale (end season sale) here up north we have 6 months winter with deep freezing ice and snow.. so no kayaking for us 6-7 months straight. Anyhow i bought something light because i have no place to park a trailer. And i can't lift something too heavy . My garage is much more smaller and the only place i can store the kayak especially in winter is in the garage and must be on the wall. Lifting a kayak and hang it on the wall is kinda difficult. So i bought a 9.6 feet long entry level fishing kayak $500 . And i added a minn endura 30 trolling motor (side mounted on a 2x4 wood) hooked to a lipo battery 40ah and a garmin striker 4 to a nocqua pro battery. Because my kayak is only 9.6 feet long and rated 350 pound max, i have to be picky and use ultra light gears.. so lipo battery, carbon paddles, only 2 fishing rod and a short ne, very little baits. . So im at $1500 .which is a fortune for me. But it works.. the thing i find annoying with kayak fishing when you don't have a water front house is to haul the damn thing. I have to empty entirely the kayak to lift it by hand and put it in the truck , strap it.. then every single items must be put in the truck, back seat, front seat, everywhere, its a mess.. it takes forever.. then i have to go somewhere , ideally a kayak doc, or a public water ramp with free parking and unload evrything, put the cart under the kayak, strap it and begin the process to load everything on the kayak, engine, battery, sonar etc.. this takes forever .. at the end of the day when im done fishing,. I have to do evrything in reverse, but i must do it faster because its a public dock and people are also waiting in line to unload their boat.. so when i saw your youtube the fist question that crossed my mind was how do you lift your kayak because it is obviously much heavier than mine. Probably twice. And how do you sail… must be a pain if you live in the city like me.
I live in the suburbs in Florida. So I get lucky on 2 fronts as I can fish all year round and don't have to travel far to get to good waters. I, like you, have to unload and reload everything for travel. I don't have a trailer so I have to car top everything so all the equipment comes out when I go to move it. The kayak is 65lbs stripped down and I'm in fairly good shape, so I sling it over my head and pop it onto my roof rack. Now, if I'm really exhausted, which does happen, I will lean the kayak up against the side rail of the roof rack (usually place a towel on it first). Then I'll slide the kayak up onto the rails. Slower but safer when I'm absolutely burnt out. If I didn't have an over hanging top tail light on the vehicle, I'd do the same thing but from the rear. Couple of my buddies do it that way so they're not straight lifting their kayaks. The fact that you're in a base kayak but got a motor on it is still pretty impressive. Good luck out there!
Great video - I'm now attempting to add a motor (Newport Vessels NK-180) to my Slayer Propel 10 and this is exactly what I was looking for on how to do that! If I can ask, what 'saw' did you use to cut the starboard? Again, thanks for the thorough walk-through!
If I remember correctly my buddy (since we used his tools) used his reciprocating saw to do this. I essentially just held the board and pointed to where I wanted the cuts.
@@TWoodringFishing - Got it, thanks!! HUGE favor … would you be willing to trace out a template on a newspaper or something of your bracket and mail to me? Happy to cover any expenses. I figure it would be a huge help to have the template 😁👍🏼 Thanks again!
Cool video man and I love your setup! I'm getting my first kayak this afternoon, Slayer Max 10 ! After searching South FLorida dealers for 6 months (always out of stock) I expanded to northern states and found one in the color I wanted (gray) at FISHUSA in Erie PA. Shipping was $250 but that's understandable, its 100lbs in a 12 foot box going from North PA to South FL. I may never motorize it but I am def going to add some of your other ideas. Hope you were successful in the tournament and BTW, your a great speaker. Keep up the excellent content.
I'm about to go electric on my 2016 Slayer Propel 13 - trying to decide on either Newport NK300 or the Torqeedo 1103. I'm also wrestling with the mount considering hull access for the SP13 is nearly nonexistent. I likely will also do a Starboard plate to mount the motor. I'm interested in opinions - Newport or Torqeedo?
Personally if you can I would do the NK300. The ability to not have to worry about a proprietary battery is nice. The bad thing is you'll need a 36v battery to run it so it will be about as expensive if not a bit more than the 1103 if you go with a bigger battery. Other than that, the mounting and performance is very similar. As far as the mounts, making one is probably the easiest way.
I was actually sitting. It was a combination of high wind, my anchor out, and me trying to muscle a fish out of hydrilla. I was leaning hard to get some leverage on the fish and it was enough to lift the kayak a bit out of the water and the wind to catch it. Haven't done it since and anytime I need to muscle a fish out of something in windy conditions, I make sure to stay centered.
Nice set up. Just wondering when u put the cell blok on ur left hand side of the yak. Are u still able to pedaling? Or it will block ur leg? I know you use the motor but still want to know if u can do it. Cause I wanna get cell blok mount it there as well. Thanks!!
Yes I can still pedal with plenty of room. The biggest issue is the Lowrance screen. I have to make sure it's turned enough so the pedal doesn't hit it. It's a 7 in but the angle I have it at still allows me to see it while seated and it doesn't impede the pedal.
I have the same kayak and been struggling to find a way to attach a motor to the stern. This is gold! Thanks for this. How’s the slayer holding up with this torqueedo mount?
I love it. It takes a bit to attach and detach the mount because the rails are curved. The way I do it is to slide the first two in and then put the last two screws on the rail before fitting the mount over top and tightening it down. So far absolutely no issues and my legs aren't killing me after long trips.
@@TWoodringFishing Maybe I don't understand but does that cotter pin (on the motor) stay in permanently? If so, instead of using fishing string you could just bend one of the legs up.
@@HomesteadOnThePreserve The pin doesn't go all the way through the hole. The hole in the bracket is deeper than the cotter pin is long which seems like a poor design. The instructions literally stated to do what I did. So it is what it is unless I'm missing something, which could be lol.
Was thinking about upgrading to the Slayer Max, but this video has convinced me that I can keep my Slayer 10 and upgrade to an electric power option. Thanks for sharing! Love the video - very informative.
Im on a much lower budget than you and saw your youtube days after i bought on impulse my first fishing kayak that was on sale (end season sale) here up north we have 6 months winter with deep freezing ice and snow.. so no kayaking for us 6-7 months straight. Anyhow i bought something light because i have no place to park a trailer. And i can't lift something too heavy . My garage is much more smaller and the only place i can store the kayak especially in winter is in the garage and must be on the wall. Lifting a kayak and hang it on the wall is kinda difficult. So i bought a 9.6 feet long entry level fishing kayak $500 . And i added a minn endura 30 trolling motor (side mounted on a 2x4 wood) hooked to a lipo battery 40ah and a garmin striker 4 to a nocqua pro battery. Because my kayak is only 9.6 feet long and rated 350 pound max, i have to be picky and use ultra light gears.. so lipo battery, carbon paddles, only 2 fishing rod and a short ne, very little baits. . So im at $1500 .which is a fortune for me. But it works.. the thing i find annoying with kayak fishing when you don't have a water front house is to haul the damn thing. I have to empty entirely the kayak to lift it by hand and put it in the truck , strap it.. then every single items must be put in the truck, back seat, front seat, everywhere, its a mess.. it takes forever.. then i have to go somewhere , ideally a kayak doc, or a public water ramp with free parking and unload evrything, put the cart under the kayak, strap it and begin the process to load everything on the kayak, engine, battery, sonar etc.. this takes forever .. at the end of the day when im done fishing,. I have to do evrything in reverse, but i must do it faster because its a public dock and people are also waiting in line to unload their boat.. so when i saw your youtube the fist question that crossed my mind was how do you lift your kayak because it is obviously much heavier than mine. Probably twice. And how do you sail… must be a pain if you live in the city like me.
I live in the suburbs in Florida. So I get lucky on 2 fronts as I can fish all year round and don't have to travel far to get to good waters. I, like you, have to unload and reload everything for travel. I don't have a trailer so I have to car top everything so all the equipment comes out when I go to move it. The kayak is 65lbs stripped down and I'm in fairly good shape, so I sling it over my head and pop it onto my roof rack. Now, if I'm really exhausted, which does happen, I will lean the kayak up against the side rail of the roof rack (usually place a towel on it first). Then I'll slide the kayak up onto the rails. Slower but safer when I'm absolutely burnt out. If I didn't have an over hanging top tail light on the vehicle, I'd do the same thing but from the rear. Couple of my buddies do it that way so they're not straight lifting their kayaks. The fact that you're in a base kayak but got a motor on it is still pretty impressive. Good luck out there!
Great video - I'm now attempting to add a motor (Newport Vessels NK-180) to my Slayer Propel 10 and this is exactly what I was looking for on how to do that! If I can ask, what 'saw' did you use to cut the starboard? Again, thanks for the thorough walk-through!
If I remember correctly my buddy (since we used his tools) used his reciprocating saw to do this. I essentially just held the board and pointed to where I wanted the cuts.
@@TWoodringFishing - Got it, thanks!! HUGE favor … would you be willing to trace out a template on a newspaper or something of your bracket and mail to me? Happy to cover any expenses. I figure it would be a huge help to have the template 😁👍🏼 Thanks again!
Cool video man and I love your setup! I'm getting my first kayak this afternoon, Slayer Max 10 ! After searching South FLorida dealers for 6 months (always out of stock) I expanded to northern states and found one in the color I wanted (gray) at FISHUSA in Erie PA.
Shipping was $250 but that's understandable, its 100lbs in a 12 foot box going from North PA to South FL. I may never motorize it but I am def going to add some of your other ideas.
Hope you were successful in the tournament and BTW, your a great speaker. Keep up the excellent content.
Awesome. From what I've seen it's a sweet fishing kayak. I'm jealous. Hope it gets to you safe and is everything you wanted and needed.
Do you have dimensions of the star board ? Great set up !
1/2" x 24" x 27"
I'm about to go electric on my 2016 Slayer Propel 13 - trying to decide on either Newport NK300 or the Torqeedo 1103. I'm also wrestling with the mount considering hull access for the SP13 is nearly nonexistent. I likely will also do a Starboard plate to mount the motor. I'm interested in opinions - Newport or Torqeedo?
Personally if you can I would do the NK300. The ability to not have to worry about a proprietary battery is nice. The bad thing is you'll need a 36v battery to run it so it will be about as expensive if not a bit more than the 1103 if you go with a bigger battery. Other than that, the mounting and performance is very similar. As far as the mounts, making one is probably the easiest way.
I have a stern mount on my Slayer Max and it steers like a barge with the rudder
Same. It's not horrible but I'm not making fine turns with it. Use it mostly for travel and then the pedal drive for covering smaller areas.
How did u roll your kayak were you standing or setting....
I was actually sitting. It was a combination of high wind, my anchor out, and me trying to muscle a fish out of hydrilla. I was leaning hard to get some leverage on the fish and it was enough to lift the kayak a bit out of the water and the wind to catch it. Haven't done it since and anytime I need to muscle a fish out of something in windy conditions, I make sure to stay centered.
Nice set up. Just wondering when u put the cell blok on ur left hand side of the yak. Are u still able to pedaling? Or it will block ur leg? I know you use the motor but still want to know if u can do it. Cause I wanna get cell blok mount it there as well. Thanks!!
Yes I can still pedal with plenty of room. The biggest issue is the Lowrance screen. I have to make sure it's turned enough so the pedal doesn't hit it. It's a 7 in but the angle I have it at still allows me to see it while seated and it doesn't impede the pedal.
@@TWoodringFishing Thankyou for ur help. I have a helix 7 and I think the screen is even bigger.
I have the same kayak and been struggling to find a way to attach a motor to the stern. This is gold! Thanks for this. How’s the slayer holding up with this torqueedo mount?
I love it. It takes a bit to attach and detach the mount because the rails are curved. The way I do it is to slide the first two in and then put the last two screws on the rail before fitting the mount over top and tightening it down. So far absolutely no issues and my legs aren't killing me after long trips.
@@TWoodringFishing Maybe I don't understand but does that cotter pin (on the motor) stay in permanently? If so, instead of using fishing string you could just bend one of the legs up.
@@HomesteadOnThePreserve The pin doesn't go all the way through the hole. The hole in the bracket is deeper than the cotter pin is long which seems like a poor design. The instructions literally stated to do what I did. So it is what it is unless I'm missing something, which could be lol.