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Bought the Slayer new in Feb 2015. Overall a great fishing kayak. Boat comes with a complete set of scupper plugs and a pair of cam-lock paddle holders. I installed two rod holders behind the seat and a battery bag in the electronics console for a fish finder/GPS.

So far I've used it in the saltwater grass flats in Steinhatchee, FL fishing for speckled trout/redfish, on Lake Lanier fishing for bass, and on the Chattahoochee River fishing for trout.

Here is a run down of the pro's and con's of what I've found so far.

PRO's
1. This is a fishing machine! Lots of room and I love the open bow.
2. I can stand easily in this boat.
3. The seat is great, no pains after hours of fishing. Hi/low position is nice too.
4. Boat tracks well.
5. Glides a long ways, even when going upstream.
6. Rear area is large enough for a full size cooler. Also large enough for me to ferry an unfortunate fisherman who wound up on the wrong side of the river when he fell in.

CON's:
1. This thing is heavy! I bought a cheap trailer to carry it on, don't feel able to put it on the top of a tall minivan like my other kayaks.
2. Seems to be affected by wind more than my 12 foot kayak. Not an issue if the wind is well behaved.
3. The built in tackle box holders on either side of the seat hold water at the bottom. Even my "waterproof" boxes would get some water in them after a while. Found a good solution - I put a strip of foam or wood at the bottom to raise the bottom of the box out of the standing water. There was plenty of stretch in the strap to still go over the box.
4. The first time I tightened down the thumb screws that hold the lid on the electronics console, the plastic caps popped off. Wound up replacing them with solid metal thumb screws.

All in all a great fishing boat. You won't be disappointed if you decide to buy one.