Old Town Canoe ICAST Online 2020

Another great year for Old Town. Where do I start? Did you know like many other outdoor recreation, camping and fishing brands that they are all owned by holding company that owns a family of similar brands? Old Town Canoe is one of those brands.  They are part of Johnson Outdoors. Johnson Outdoors is international having many brand offices scattered all across the globe. The Old Town brand is located in, as you may have guessed, Old Town, Maine. At the 2020 ICAST Online trade show Old Town has three entries into the New Products contest best in show. 

They are exhibiting the Sportsman Salty PDL 120, the Sportsman 106 Powered by Minn Kota and the Sportsman Autopilot 136. These are three great fishing kayaks. The seats are so comfortable that you can fish all day long. The Sportsman Sportsman Salty PDL 120 has a peddle propulsion system; the Sportsman 106 is powered by a battery powered Minn Kota trolling motor. The Sportsman Autopilot 136 is powered by a Minn Kota trolling motor with the added Spot-Lock Technology that keeps the kayak steady in windy days and with strong currents. These are not light weight kayaks.

1) Sportsman Salty PDL 120: Length 12 '0" / Hull Weight 87 pounds / Peddle weight 19 pounds. 

2) Sportsman 106 Minn Kota:  Length 10'-6" / Hull weight 104 pounds / Motor weight 17 pounds.

3) Sportsman Autopilot 136: Length 13'-6" / Hull Weight 128 pounds / Motor weight 24 pounds. 

These are not you grand dad's kayaks. The price range is $1,899.99 - $3,999.99. But do not lose faith. You can still get a sit-on-top' paddle yourself fishing kayak for under $1,000.00. The Topwater 106 is $899.99 and the Top Water 120 is $999.99. If any of these kayaks do not tickle you fancy, Old Town has many more to chose from.  Just visit their website to check them out. When I visited their website today there was a delivery alert saying that most of their kayaks would not be available for sale until August 2020 because of demand and the Autopilot until September. 

That about does it for my Old Town fishing kayak review. Until next time, be safe in the sun and have a great day in the great outdoors.