Dagger Axis 10.5 Kayak

The Dagger 10.5 was my first kayak. It's one of those boats that pretty much anyone can just hop into and paddle confidently. Pretty comfortable for a day trip, nice and stable, and the watertight bulkhead behind the seat gives some flotation in the event of swamping plus a reasonable amount of dry storage.I've dragged this through numerous rock patches and it just keeps going. It's a super tough little boat and with me at 210 lbs it doesn't draft more than probably 3 inches. At one point I took this boat up a stream that got so small that by the time I dragged bottom I had to get out of the boat to turn around because the stream had gotten narrower that the boat was long.For lake or big river paddling this boat doesn't track in the wind as well as a boat with a rudder, but the drop down skeg makes it tons better than most recreational boats.

Plus, you can retract it if you are in the shallows and just keep on cruising without fear of breaking anything vital.This boat is super stable because of it's width, but it's so short that it's still easily maneuverable. The down side is that the same features that make it so stable make it pretty much impossible to paddle it in flat water at anything much above 3 mph. It's width also make it next to impossible to roll upright if you are somehow able to get it upside down.Overall, it's a great little recreational or day trip kayak for either inland lakes, rivers or creeks. I'd have no problem at all taking this over some shoals or day tripping down a river or inland lake, just don't think that this is a purpose built whitewater boat or touring kayak.Its condition is like new. There are some very minor scratches underneath due to dragging in and out of water and my truck.

It comes with a life vest, Ascend ore and a manual bilge pump.Obviously, since this is a Kayak I can not ship it so we would have to arrange for pick-up.