My wife (who is fairly new to kayaking) wanted a kayak to take our fuzzy daughter Tess out in. She was very specific in wanting one that Tess could sit/lay out front. The options for a kayak that would allow this are pretty small. I decided on the Crescent Crew for her in Nor’easter blue. She absolutely loves it, and even paddling solo for her is pretty comfortable for a 13’ kayak. What you have to understand with this model, is they are pretty bare bones, allowing you to kit them how you want. They do not include a bunch of fluff! But the quality is second to none. Grab a paddle, and a PFD and hit a creek, river, or lake. My wife is pretty compact, and said it was pretty easy to manage when we took it on its maiden voyage on the Current River in MO. She did opt for one of the Crescent high seats, and was very pleased with it, and still had great stability. I was surprised by the guys at Eco Fishing Shop, they earned a customer for life!

After weeks of research, I made the decision to purchase a Sportsman 120 paddle version. My local tackle shop that is an Old Town dealer said they would have more NEXT SEASON. What!!! It is the season. Eco Fishing Shop came through and delivered without issue. Thanks so very much

I have to say the only thing I regret about this boat is not getting into one sooner.. My previous kayak was an angler sit in, which served me well for 10 years. My back just started not approving of long outings in it though.. So this time I was in the market for a sit on top. After lots of research, I ended up with the Old Town PDL. A few of the highlights.
- Took only 10 minutes to get everything put together and out onto the water.
- Seat is super comfortable, and even after a few hours on the water, I had no cramps or back aches.
- The PDL power is a lot quicker then I thought it would be. It also makes it a lot easier to control your drift while fishing. Previously I had to put the rod down, and paddle.. Now I can just reverse while still fishing if I am getting blown in somewhere.
- Multi rod storage all in reach.. I typically go out with 2 rods, and this set up is perfect.. with the 2 holder behind the seat, I can easily swap between rods, and I can also move the primary one to the front hole while peddling.
- The back storage area is perfect for a pup companion as well.. He previously sat in the cockpit with me, which was not great for eiehter of us.. Now he has plenty of room to sit, lay down, or look around.. He seems much more comfortable in this boat!

If you are thinking about this boat, I say go for it, you will not be disappointed.

Kayak tracks well, paddles upstream well, and floats in shallower water than I thought it would. Great river fishing kayak.

This kayak is a 10/10, Jackson continues to build the best river kayaks in the industry! Perfect on rivers, holds so much gear, and is so much fun to fish out of! It's extremely stable as well - I'm 5'11 / 170lbs and its nearly impossible to flip. That said, it is a bit heavy, but it CAN be car topped for transport (a question I see come up online often, but rarely addressed - pictures attached for reference).

Overall experience picking up the kayak in person from Eco Fishing Shop was great as well. Cannot recommend them enough!

Thank you Eco fishing shop! Took my Native Watercraft Slayer Propel 10 LTE to Elephant Butte in deep water and it performed great! 🤙🏼

Makes it look 1000 times better

The sidekick was well worth it. I am able to load up my kayak and roll it to the launch without any issues. We also launched from non designated areas and the cart rolls decent. It was also easy to install and comes with a YouTube instructional video. The only downside was the paint chipped off easily.

U Max Nuclear Green - props to eco fishing for outstanding customer support too
If you’re someone who's tall, big, both or want to bring a friend or your 5 year old out with you this is an amazing fishing kayak. I had 2 200+ lbs dudes plus my son on it one day and it went well. Just note if you reach over max self bail capacity 500lbs you can’t use the transducer retract system that you can purchase separately. You will eventually sink haha
Plenty of track options here and another is added if you get the gear pod with it. I keep the front right side track clear so i can jump in the water on the extra hot days and get back in.

Most likely if you get this you’ll add a trolling motor and probably the foot steering. I’m still working the kinks out with the eps system with the nk300 as the left turn isn’t nearly as good as the right. Also it turns wide unless slightly using the throttle with it.
I do wish there were options to what length the cable is that connects the foot steering to the motor but even then it’s a personal preference. I had to purchase a separate one from NuCanoe. If you have a crate I would suggest the 8ft cable.
Stability is really good but can be better. It’s a massive kayak so consider your size and potential plans if you want to bring someone or not.
This yak also handles busy waters really well. Handled large wakes well.
Older pic as I changed items around to exactly how i wanted it.

The Highlander 120 inflatable is perfect for using while camping in our Travel Trailer. It fits in my camper or back seat of my F150. The service was great, I had a few questions and was able to chat online to get my answers. I ordered it on Sunday and received it on Wednesday.