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This is the longest of my 3 daggers and it is a good intermediate boat. It tracks well with or without the skeg down. Cuts through standing water well and is fairly fast and efficient. As with all daggers, the outfitting is very good and the seat is very comfortable. Good for a casual paddle, it's in between my katana and roam. I don't like the bungy handles on the front and back, I wish they were solid handles and the mesh thing under the front rigging!?!?!?!?... don't know what they were thinking with that. The adjustable foot braces seem a little flimsy at first but are holding up fine so far. I love that they put water bottle holders on all their boats and the paddle park is a nice touch for taking pics etc. It's big enough that they could have put another dry hatch in the front but it's not really a touring boat. All in all, a solid boat. I liked it better than the Pungo.

I don't know whether this should be a 3 or 4-star review. This is the first SOT kayak I have tried. As with all Daggers, it has excellent outfitting. A very comfortable seat, adjustable foot braces and the thigh braces are awesome! Scupper holes drain well, rigging is very good, water bottle holder and there is also a skeg. I found I like paddling without the skeg better than with it down. Very stable and very easy for my wife to get on and off of. We went with a SOT because of her deteriorating discs in her back and this boat has been a perfect match. My biggest peeve is the "carry handles". They are too far forward of this boat. Lifting it onto the car using the handles is awkward because there is too much weight in the back end. The handles should have been back another couple of inches to balance better. It's a personal preference but I also don't like the bungy cord handles at the front and back of the boat. I prefer a solid handle, especially when transporting so I can use the bow and stern lines better. Too much give in the bungy cords, you can't get a solid tight line on it.

I love this kayak! I own 3 daggers and this is my favourite. I have not had the chance for any whitewater yet but in every other type of water, this shines. Moving rivers or standing water, it's a very good all-around kayak. Slow-moving rivers with the skeg down, it almost steers itself. With the skeg up, it turns on a dime. On standing water, it's good for a nice easy pace. If you try to go too fast on standing water, you simply push a lot of water with the front of the boat (due to the hull shape). Also very good stability, I haven't rolled it yet (shouldn't have said that!! lol). It's not meant for the longer hauls but you can put a lot of gear in here. Very sturdy and rigid plastic and the outfitting is absolutely amazing. I can get this to literally fit me like a glove. It came with extra foam inserts for the hip pads and an extra foam riser for under the seat. Everything is very adjustable. I can't seem to think of any real downfalls except for the shape of the bow, I wish it would "cut" a little more through the water but then it would be giving up some of the whitewater manoeuvrability.