Stealth 10 Angler

Great kayak. Tracks well and is plenty fast. I mainly river fish so the 10 ft. is great at dodging rocks, stumps etc. I only wish the seat was better. Legs and butt were tired after a full day. I would buy it again with no question. Only have one question...whats the little hook at the cup holder for ?

this is my first SOT, and i used to own a dagger element--but like i said before, no issues so far with usability. i am giving it an 8 just for comfort for now. i took the seat out and installed my own, but still have an issue with sliding (i just need more straps). and the molded foot wells--i am a bigger fan of the adjustable tracks but that will be my next boat when i can afford a tarpon. i have yet to fish out of it, but it's still the best deal yet!

On the water the boat is easy to use. Being only 50 pounds it goes on and off the roof of my CR-V pretty easy. Getting in and out is very easy. Great for a fat middle-aged guy with bad knees. I like the paddle holders and use one to hold my wading staff. The boat is comfortable, even for long periods. It didn't come with scupper plugs, but those foam practice golf balls fit right into the holes (from the bottom).

I haven't gotten the hang of the handling yet. It seems to want to veer off in a direction on its own. The river I'm on most often changes a lot and so does the current. Lots of twists, turns, downed trees, gravel bars, rocks, stream barbs and wing dams. It's mostly pretty shallow so when something blocks or alters the current, the bottom scours out and the flow speeds up, usually right up against the obstruction. It takes some serious paddle drag to steer through that and if you start going in a 45 degree angle or sideways it can get pretty scary. On some bends, the boat turns completely around. It is nearly impossible to go upstream through these areas. You have to really dig in hard, and then of course the boat "walks".

Now to be fair, my last 10 footer, a sit-in with a dihedral hull, did this too. It however was really tippy, so I was afraid to edge it, especially around strainers. I capsized pretty often. My Emotion seems like it WANTS to be edged, and I'm thinking of adding some knee straps for doing just that. One thing handling-wise I really like is how easily I can float perpendicular to the shore in quiet water. Gentle draw strokes are enough to keep you going in this orientation. It's whisper quiet too.

I haven't fished from it yet, as I generally like to paddle to my spot and then get out and wade, but next week I'm going to try some deeper water, so I'll find out how that works. I do know that the Scotty Rod Holder provided, does not hold a light spinning outfit well, and, like the "water bottle holder" shown in the video, is too far forward to be of much use to me, (5'7"). The other bottle holder is too shallow and too close to keep a bottle upright. I'd hate to try a can.

Over all, for a $400.00 kayak I'd recommend it in a heartbeat.

The Temptation is very stable and even when sitting sideways on it resting my feet in the water it was very stable. The built in foot rests are awesome and super comfortable. The stock seating for being molded was surprisingly comfortable (never thought it would be but it was excellent). Paddled around for about 2 hours overall and was very happy with my Temptation as it is a great little SOT. Even for my weight at 230 and 5ft 10" tall I couldn't have been more comfortable and relaxed. Built in paddle holders are very nice to have. Simple design that works great.

Glad I chose the Emotion Temptation. It might be on the smaller size but it comes up huge with excellent overall performance and tough to beat for the money I spent. I bought it to fish and just overall have fun to get into kayaking and this kayak is a great little do it all yak.