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HOODOO kayaks offer a balance between cost and performance, delivering excellent value in this class. This short post will take a closer look at a specific model, the HOODOO Impulse 105 Dual Drive kayak that is a versatile, highly capable model regardless of what you’re fishing for and where. Here’s what you can expect from it.

What This HOODOO Kayak Offers

If you’re in the market for a new HOODOO kayak, the Impulse 105 offers the following features and benefits.

Powerful, Precision Propulsion

The heart of the Impulse 105 Dual Drive is an innovative dual fin drive propulsion system. This is a powerful, practical system that offers speed and excellent handling especially in a current or a chop, and the dual fin drive is in many ways superior to propeller drives, especially in weedy water, as fins don’t get as easily tangled as props do.

The nature of this system offers much greater mechanical advantage than paddling would, while at the same time keeping your hands free so you can focus on the fishing. Additionally, the fin drive is removable for easy transportation, maintenance, and storage.

Comfortable and Spacious

Although the HOODOO Impulse 105 is a fairly small kayak, as fishing kayaks go, it has a deceptively large amount of space, not only in the cockpit but behind it. There is a wide open deck (perfect for standing, but more on that below) as well as a large tie-down well behind the seat.

Which brings up another point: it’s fairly comfortable as well. The Impulse 105 has an elevated, adjustable seat with a lightweight aluminum frame that will keep you cool, dry, and well-ventilated, even on the hottest, muggiest summer days. It’s also highly supportive, for those long days on the water when the fish are cooperating and you just don’t want to call it quits.

Agility

This HOODOO kayak may be small but compact dimensions can be as much an advantage to a fishing kayak as a detriment. In this case, the Impulse 105 offers considerable agility, making it perfect in pocket water as well as other tight spaces. It also offers more nimble handling that other longer, heavier kayaks simply cannot. At only 10.5 feet long, you can squeeze through tight channels and get into other areas that other anglers in larger vessels simply would not be able to access.

Portability

Another great thing about the Impulse 105, which is also a product of size and dimensions, is weight - and that is a direct determinant of portability. The hull weighs only 90 pounds, which is not particularly light for a fishing kayak but which is light enough for most solo anglers to manage on their own. It’s also sized appropriately for cartop travel, which is something you can’t really say for many other fishing kayaks, especially competing models with pedal drives that are considerably heavier.

Stability

HOODOO kayaks like this one, and other modern fishing kayaks, offer advanced primary stability, meaning something very important: you can stand in them.

Unlike conventional sit-in kayaks, most modern sit-on tops have a very low center of gravity, a lot of weight, and a wide beam. They don’t want to roll, which means standing in them is relatively easy.

This is welcome news to anyone that just wants to stretch their legs while on the water, but the truth is that being able to stand in a fishing kayak will also improve your ability to see, cast to, and fight fish.

Storage Flexibility

In addition to the large rear gear well, the Impulse 105 also has a very large bow hatch, which has ample room for your fishing (and other) gear.

Anything you want to keep dry, there’s room for it up there. This doesn’t just include tackle boxes and bags, but other gear, too - you could take the Impulse 105 kayak camping and probably get away with stuffing a tent in there.

There’s also a fairly large storage well right at the front of the cockpit just before the seat, which is perfect for storing valuables, tackle, or other personal effects.

Durability

On top of all else, this HOODOO kayak is tough, which is reassuring considering the general price of modern fishing kayaks.

With a hull made of a single piece of tough, rotomolded polyethylene, this HOODOO kayak is stable, abrasion and impact resistant, and all but impervious to corrosion.

Take care of it and it will last for the long haul.

What Else You Can Expect from This HOODOO Kayak?

In addition to the traits and features mentioned, this HOODOO kayak also:

• Has gear tracks for mounting other fishing kayak accessories
• Comes with a drain plug
• Features integrated rod holders
• Features a rudder system and an updated tracking fin
• Sports handles at the bow and both sides, making it easier to launch, land and transport

Among many other features. For more information on this HOODOO kayak (or for personalized recommendations for alternatives) get in touch with us directly at 512-229-0560.