Hey everyone,
I’m looking at picking up a used setup and wanted to get some opinions before pulling the trigger.
It’s a Pelican Catch 100 fishing kayak that comes fully rigged with:
– Minn Kota trolling motor
– Deep cycle marine battery (Group 27)
– Wiring + mounted setup
– Adjustable seat
– Wall storage rack
Seller says it was bought about 2 years ago and basically never used (stored in a garage the whole time).
They were asking $2,100 originally but I be able to get it for around $1,250.
I mainly fish lakes/canals in Florida and want something stable that I can stand on occasionally and not deal with a trailer yet.
Questions:
– Is $1,250 a good deal for this setup?
– Anything specific I should check before buying? (battery, motor, hull, etc.)
Appreciate any advice 🙏
Posted by goldtheft69
7 Comments
Canadian price the kayak is around 1800 new. Depends on model of battery lithium ones are expensive and trolling motors can be very cheap.
If it were me, I’d take the $1,250 and get a rotomolded kayak like an Old Town, Crescent, or Bonafide instead. Also, it looks like that battery is lead acid so it’s going to be heavy as hell.
If you’re looking to spend that kind of money just go with an old town or something on the higher end. Pelicans are nice and affordable but also kind of cheap
I know there are others who know more than me on this subject but I don’t think that’s a good deal for used. That pelican is 600 retail and assuming the minn Kota is 12v based on the Duracell battery, you can get it under 200, same for the 12v battery. Seats and miscellaneous won’t be worth hundreds, so you could rig the whole thing up for 1250 new probably, but 2 year old? Nah there’s a reason why he went $800+ lower original ask
I think thats a peican catch pwr? Its 1200 new on amazon
I have this kayak and I like it. Couple of things to consider. Motorized kayaks have specific registration requirements in different states. In my state, for example, you need the certificate of origination from the manufacturer in order to register it. So you may want to research whats required in your state and make sure that documentation is available from the seller. Secondly, the battery the seller has appears to be a lead acid battery. These are very heavy and do not do well on kayaks. I would recommend getting a lifepo4 battery for any motorized kayak. The weight reduction makes a huge difference.
If that deep cycle battery is a heavy Solid Lead/Acid Battery (SLA) that weighs >60 lbs, I would pass. Unless you like having an extra 40 pounds on the water with you, for 1/10th the effectiveness of a modern, lightweight lithium battery, which is ~20 lbs and lasts 8 hours with reasonable use. There are a lot of kayaks out there, you can be picky.