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Last year I purchased a Kilroy and sent in a review on it. This year my wife decided to get a kayak. She purchased a 10 ft. sit on top kayak because of the ease of getting off. She took it out twice and complained of the stability and tracking. She had tried my Kilroy and liked it and after our third outing we went over a rapid that dropped 10 feet in a 50 foot distance. The SOT got hung on a rock and she was spun around and went down backwards. After that she swore she would never take that kayak out again. The next day we went back to Ozark Mountain trading company and she traded for Jacksons new Tripper 12, which is the same kayak as the Kilroy but without the fishing amenities and is about $250 cheaper. She now loves the kayak and says she feels secure in it although I cant get her to go back down that rapid again.

For anyone who wants a very stable, straight tracking kayak, I believe the Kilroy and the Tripper 12 is the way to go.

I am 60 and have been a fisherman all my life but just recently got into kayak fishing. This is my first kayak so I'm a novice and really don't have any experience to compare to, but I researched the Kilroy and tried one out before buying at Ozark Mountain Trading Company near Springfield Missouri.

The Kilroy is really set up for fishing. I love the rod storage and the areas for tackle boxes. The seat is so comfortable I can fish all day. In the first models I believe Jackson had problems with the dry storage leaking, but it appears they have fixed the problem, because I have had no problems with mine.

I like the removable deck, which has areas for tackle tray storage and the fly patch. If I need to lay my rod down to paddle I lay the rod on the fly patch and it holds there very well. I like the floor in the Kilroy because it makes it easy to stand and fish.

The kayak is very stable and seams to be fairly fast through the water. The first time I used it I wasn't sure I could paddle up stream, but to my surprise I paddled upstream for about 2 miles. I am really pleased with this kayak.