My girlfriend recently expressed some interest in joining me on a kayak fishing excursion or two. Gotta’ love a girl who wants to fish. At any rate, it got me thinking about another kayak. Not being one for specs, she noted her specific desire to get one that was lime green – her favorite color. Lime green? Who makes a lime green kayak?

The first company that came to mind was Malibu Kayaks. I remembered visiting their Web site awhile back and noting some of the vibrant color options available for their kayaks. I was more than pleased with what I found. Not only did they offer lime green kayaks, but they have it available for their new Malibu X-13. I wasn’t familiar with that model as it is new this year, but I liked what I saw and started to dig into it.  Click on the thumbnail image below to view some of the specs and options.

I did a little research online and found a couple of good reviews. You can view them below:

• Kayak Fishing Supplies review
• Sussex Kayak Fishing Forum review (in the shop)
• Sussex Kayak Fishing Forum review (on the water)

 

I deciced to go see this thing up close. I ran over to Austin Canoe & Kayak during lunch and luckily they had one in stock. It was really impressive. I think Malibu brought some nice innovations to market. I especially liked the bow hatch, which could function as a live well, gear or rod storage, and more. The tankwell was huge. It could easily hold a crate and a large cooler. The center hatch with cat bag was also large and seemed really accessible.

I asked about any upcoming demo days because I really want to try this thing on the water. Unfortunately, I’m gonna have to wait till fall. After considering the possibilities with this thing, it got me thinking that this could be the ultimate fishing machine. To answer that question any time soon, I’m gonna have to buy one and then figure out how to convince my girlfriend to let me take it out.