Travlin wrote:I have the old style Lowsider 15' 6" long . The ads for the boat used to show a man standing up sideways shooting a shotgun to show how stable they are. I hope that when you get back you can share some photos.
I'll try and take some pics at the demo day, but just to show you how stable the Commanders are, here is a favorite picture of Miss T during a previous river float in her Commander.
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In this photo, Tina is standing in the kayak as it floats in the current, tying on a new lure, laughing at one of her friend's joke, and can control the direction of the kayak by shifting her weight in the hull. To make a greater change she can cast her extra baitcaster to the chosen side with a heavy spinner bait and reel hard... and pull the bow around. She can also paddle from the standing position.
When fishing from the Commander, I can honestly say that Tina spends as much, or more, time standing, as she does sitting. This allows her to sight fish the shoreline and the smallies working the current behind the rocks.
Me? I have trouble standing for any length of time on the shore... so I SIT in the kayaks. But, the dished area behind the seats is called the captain's perch. I sit up there more than I sit in the seat.
You will note that it looks like Tina is standing below the waterline in her kayak.
It's because... she is.
The Commander has a tunnel hull, and with her feet spread and in the "tunnels" her calves braced against the sides, and the backs of her legs braced against the back of the cockpit... she is in a VERY steady standing position and leveraged to control the kayak.
We bought the first two Commanders sold to the public in the US. Our dealer received the first shipments and we bought his first two sales. We have bought and sold a number of Commanders over the years as friends bought our rigged boats from us... including THIS Commander. One of One... a rare bird. The only Carbon Fiber Commander ....
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My friends call it the Black Ghost, since I only take it out and paddle it on rare occasions.
I DO take it out and paddle it though. It weighs about half as much as the normal Commander, and handles like a dream. I don't take it down the river though, I wouldn't want to scratch up that Carbon Fiber bottom, or bang the sides against the rocks. I do take it to the ponds and lakes and fish it.
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The serial number plate says 1 of 25. But, they discontinued the special edition series after a couple months, and only made the one. So, 1 of 1. A rare bird.
