Pelican Sentinel Angler

I needed a very stable fishing kayak for a weedy, shallow lake, and this absolutely fit the bill--I've had many happy hours fishing from it and expect many more. It's not built for speed. On account of its stability, a good kayak for very occasional or beginner users like the visitors I get.I liked it so much that I ordered a second one. On the day it was scheduled for delivery, after the end of the delivery window for which I had stayed home, I got a message saying it was delayed. Some days later the order was canceled by Amazon and my money was refunded. The silver lining was that a couple of weeks ago I found it for a MUCH better price at our area farm and fleet store, so it may be worth looking around.

Took this down the Wabash river in indiana. Performed perfectly! Had quite a lot of gear on board and it handled it quite well. Had a canoe before the kayak is way easier to load and unload. Love fishing in it. Could use some rod holders in front but everything else works great! It also did well going through swampy and brush filled areas...very tough! It has greatly expanded my areas to fish..I can go on many adventures now that I couldn't before!!

Me and my girlfriend were in the market for a pair of new kayaks and after much research and shopping around I pulled the trigger on the pelican angler. So far we are really happy with our purchase. Here are some of the pros and cons of the kayaks.Pros: first and foremost I was a little worried about having these delivered, I saw pictures of other peoples kayaks that were damaged in shipping but to my surprise they were delivered in immaculate condition, not even a scratch!These kayaks are very light weight, I can carry them with one hand and the finger hole for carrying them are perfectly in the balance point of the water craft. They are small enough for me to transport them in a short bed Toyota Tacoma.They are very stable even for a 6 ft 230 pound man such as myself, I was surprised that the draft was still high enough that water didn’t come up through the scupper holes, I thought I’d need scupper plugs but I didn’t. Also the kayaks are extremely easy to board in deep water if you fall off and very stable even for a guy my size.The biggest pro was the cost of the kayaks for what you get. Nothing on the market beats the price.I love the storage areas of the kayaks, the center console is awesome and the cup holder is great too. the back storage is nice as well, these things can carry quite a bit of cargo.Now for the things I didn’t like about these kayaks.The foot rests, they are way too close for me and I’m 6ft, even with them adjusted all the way out my knees are bent and they are in the way for stretching out. I also can’t find a way to remove them and may have to drill the rivets out to remove them.The seat is not very comfortable, it could have used more padding but I understand that I bought a budget kayak so I guess I can upgrade in the future.The fishing pole holders are super hard to reach and should have been angled in the opposite direction to make it easier to retrieve your pole. The back storage is also tough to get to if you have your tackle back there. I figured these were gonna be a breeze to fish off of but I found it too frustrating to do on the kayak. It’s more about finding different beach’s that are only accessible by kayak and then stopping to fish then actually fishing off of. They kayak is just way too small to make it practical to fish from so just know they call it the angler but it isn’t really a fishing kayak in my opinion.One other thing I didn’t like is that the plastic the kayaks are made out of seems to be very soft and any contact with the ground will scratch them very easily, this could be an issue later after tons of abrasion they could start to leak. Not as durable as other plastic kayaks I’ve seen but maybe that’s the trade off for the weight.All in all I like these kayaks and they will serve me for years to come. You really won’t beat the price for what you get. They look nice and track well and are very fast in the water. If you are looking for a serious fishing kayak look elsewhere, but if you just want to get out on the water for cheap and are looking to carry a little cargo these kayaks will do the job.

Took awhile for the shipping process, but showed up undamaged and wrapped up pretty good.I've only had it out on one short maiden voyage just to try it out, but due to the hull design it's fairly stable, handled well, and tracked nicely!I'm in the process of adding some fishing accessories to it and will get it out fishing soon. Will eventually be adding a trolling motor and flotation stabilizers to it (I wouldn't stand up to fish in it as is, but with stabilizers added could certainly see being able to do so)Very pleased with it!

If I could give this zero stars I would.I received the kayak. The design is good the chair is comfortable. The first trip out the kayak started sinking lower in the water. I quickly paddled to the bank pulled the plug and drained gallons of water out of the hull. I have not found the source of the leak yet.

I can easily carry it to the water and shove it on the roof of my minivan.

Great kayak for the price, can stand on it but I don’t often. Easy to load and unload, have only used on medium sized electric only lakes so can’t say on the handling of waves but for what I deal with it’s phenomenal

Perfect starter kayak