Element 95

I have had the kayak for ca. a year and used it for one longer trip (3 days in the Okefenokee Swamp followed by 3 days on the Suwannee River). I am small (5'2"), so I needed a lightweight kayak to be able to port. The solid side handles make moving it around easier, too. The storage hatches are larger than the ones on the Lifetime kayak I had, so retrieving water bottles from the interior of the kayak was less time consuming. It handles very well and is super easy to turn and maneuver through brush and whatever else (was I glad to have a short boat going through East Fork Suwannee River in the Okefenokee!). It seems to track fairly well and be reasonably fast - I'm sure seriously longer kayaks will do better in this department, but I didn't notice anything that I thought *should* be better and I outpaddled my 6'3" friend who was on a Lifetime Angler. The upswept bow gives you a little bit of a "surfing" feeling on a well moving river, which I really like.

Absolutely awesome little yak. I have never seen another that looks so good, and Hoodoo quality is second to none. The only assembly is the seat, which can be securely attached in a matter of minutes. The quality of the build, and the outstanding customer service make this a no-brainer. I mostly use it on rivers as a rec, but it has some great fishing specs, also. I love the upswept bow, and it is stable enough to stand on. Also- Purple Haze!! It is just awesome. There is nothing better for rec or casual fishing!

Ordered our HooDoo Element 95 kayaks in April and they finally came last week. It was sooooo worth the wait! Took them out this past weekend and was so happy how easy it was to get it and out. No more sit in kayaks for me. Paddling was easy and the boats just glided through the water. I also did not get soaking wet each time I did a stroke like I did with my sit-in. Unfortunately, I did not have my scupper hole plugs in under my seat so my bottom and seat cushion got wet and my white shorts now have a gray seat cushion pattern on them . Hopefully it will wash out. Next time I will wear dark shorts so it wont matter if the dye in the seat is not color fast.