Welcome to my Ted talk lol. I don’t get to talk fishing much day to day, and the ice has arrived here in CT, so here’s my thought on my new Native LTE
After my first year and first tournament season with the Perception Outlaw (I have a previous post of the build for any one curious), I have upgraded to the Native LTE. Sort of out of necessity as the Outlaw developed cracks in the standing platform of the hull- there isn’t enough reinforcement/ support below the standing area and couldn’t handle the abuse I put it through (in terms of hours on water and time spent standing on it). Outlaw would be perfect for anyone going on 1-2 fishing trips per month, but it didn’t handle multiple trips per week.
It was a tough to decide on the LTE (also considering P127, PWR, TitanX 10.5, Nucanoe, and Cresent), but knowing I’m 50/50 fun fishing / tournament fishing (mostly highland and lowland reservoirs in both cases), and my main couple of fun fishing lakes requiring to cart a kayak down a pretty bumpy and long walking trail to get to a launch area. I also stand and fish the majority of the time.
I had the opportunity to buy this LTE used (actually from Wendell Fishing for anyone who follows his stuff on YouTube- super cool and nice guy). Got it for a good price, but I absolutely love this kayak. It is super nimble and agile (the rudder turns this on a dime, seriously impressive), lightweight and easy load on car top (I car top exclusively), can peddle up to 5mph (not sustainably) and can cruise at 2.5-3mph with little to no effort.
It is also very stable. Coming from the Outlaw- known for being incredibly stable with the tri-hull design (I could legit dance on that thing). That thing was a barge, and the LTE’s agility is very welcome. Stability wise, it’s an inch less wide than the Outlaw (34 vs 35 inches), but it’s only ever so slightly less stable (maybe 5% less stable). I am 30 years old, 5’7 and 190 with good stability to give context. The main difference is the LTE has an initial “tippy-ness” to it that the Outlaw doesn’t have, but after the first day with it, you’re completely used to it (the secondary stability kicks in after the first inch of tip, and then becomes very stable- hopefully that makes sense).
I’m excited for next tournament season with this. I didn’t want to go down the road of getting a trailer for a full blown battleship tourney rig. Nothing against that route at all, but for me I enjoy the simplicity of kayak fishing, and I want to keep it as simple as I can for tournaments (no trailer, 1 graph- Helix 7 MSI, no live scope, stern motor only w/ tiller) and then have the option to leave the graph and motor/battery at home for fun fishing. This is also me justifying all of this to my self so I don’t go and spend another outrageous amount of money on this hobby lol.
Happy to answer any questions anyone has on the LTE or Outlaw. Tight lines everyone!
Build notes:
2025 Native LTE
Minn Kota Endura 40lb (extension tiller w/ U-Joint)
Tiller for speed control (motor locked in straight position and I use the rudder to steer)
LiTime 12v 100ah LiFePo4
Newport Battery Box
YakAttack Visi light pole for rear (not pictured)
13×16 BlackPak w/ 6 rod holders
2 rear facing rod holds + 1 forward facing rod holder
YakAttack Leaderboard
Onyx auto-inflate PFD
2 Plano Speed Bags for soft plastics- stored under seat
YakAttack Cupholder
YakAttack TrackPak
HumminBird Helix 7 w/ Mega SI
YakAttack CellBlok w SwitchBlade
2 Nocqua 10ah batteries
YakAttack RotoGrip for phone mount
Rogue phone teather
YakAttack RotoGrip for net (on peddle drive)
Landing Net
Guardian Angle red/green micro light
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