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I added the Select Rudder to my Jackson Cuda 14 SOT kayak. The Jackson factory rudder is smaller and the size (over 14 ft) and the weight of this kayak I decided that I would use the SeaLect Rudder because of the longer rudder blade. This set up works well to keep the kayak tracking when I'm paddling on open water with a strong wind and wave action. Deploying the rudder while underway is not as easy as it should be due to binding of the rudder blade with the frame of the rudder system. After the installation, I asked about this issue at the shop where I had it installed. I was told that with use the deployment should get easier. After several attempts of fixing this problem I've still not solved the sticky rudder blade. If not of this I would give this product a higher rating.

I purchase a 2014 Jackson Cuda 14 about 1 month ago. I've paddled it on flat water 8-10 times. The features I appreciate the most are the adjustable seating position, the generous amount of both rod staging and gear stowage.

This is a monster of a kayak at approximately 85 lbs. and that is about the only drawback. I'm rigging the kayak with a few more options (a rudder, sound deadening mat, longer stand up strap, standup bracket and and anchor). I haven't decided on which rudder system to install yet. The Jackson factory option rudder or a Sea-Lect Designs Trucouse rudder. I want to fly fish the rivers here in Indiana and up in Michigan. I hope that the rudder system will make it easier to guide the kayak in a current so I can have my hands free to handle the fishing equipment.