A key feature of the Bamba is the large centre hatch in a separately moulded compartment for storing your gear and catch inside the hull. A 180cm fully rigged fishing rod fits into the compartment. The rear tank-well of the Bamba has a large load bay to fit a coolerbox, live bait bucket, dive cylinder or plastic crate.

Weight distribution on a kayak is vital and the ability to store catch both in front and back of the Bamba is a major benefit.

The deck has ample room for storing a gaff, net, game fish baton, tackle and lures within easy reach. 3 rod holders, 4 dry hatches and a variety of attachment points are standard. The two hatches behind the seat seal to dry/wet compartments. Leave in the plugs at the bottom, and you have two perfectly dry compartments. Take a plug out, and the water from the river/ocean/lake will fill about a third of the compartment, allowing you to keep live bait in there.

The sturdy, easily adjustable footrests are very comfortable to use. The Bamba tracks well without a rudder, and will initially only be offered without the rudder. A rudder option will be available in the near future.

A nifty little slot with bungee cord was added on the left side of the seat for storing the paddle when not needed. No more worrying about a loose paddle when you have your hands full with fish on the line.

Because of the low profile and low centre of gravity, the Bamba is not

much affected by choppy seas and winds, and given the paddler a comfortable and very stable ride. Although designed with the specialist fisherman in mind, the Bamba is an excellent all-rounder and can be used for various applications including touring, adventure and bird watching.

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Sounder Transducer Installation – Quick Guide
General Notes:

Check the sounder and transducer have been supplied complete, according to the parts list supplied with the unit.

Check the transducer supplied will physically fit the transducer socket in the hull of the kayak.

Make sure all power connections made during the installation are soldered, sealed, and protected with heat-shrink. Crimped connections are prone to failure in a wet environment.

Only use nickel/silver connectors (spade battery connections etc.). Aluminium and brass are prone to severe electrolysis.

To seal under cable covers (where cables pass through the hull) use only a good quality RTV Silicone sealant or Holdfast MS ALL adhesive sealant. Selly’s AllClear doesn’t set properly and gives a poor result.

Ensure the installation has a 1 – 3 amp fuse at the battery (some units are not supplied with fuse/fuse holders). This is required for warranty to remain valid.

Ensure the battery is only connected to the power lead just prior to use, and is immediately disconnected at the completion of the trip. This is to stop electrolysis damaging the power cable, especially if the sounder head unit is removed.

Transducer Installation Procedure:

1. Check all parts and tools are present.

2. Check the fit of the transducer in the socket in the hull of the kayak.

3. Modify the transducer mount bracket, allowing it to fit the socket with the transducer attached.

4. Add the M5 thread bar to the mount bracket to allow fastening of the transducer through the scupper.

5. Run the transducer lead up through the scupper and into the cockpit.

6. Install the transducer/mount in place and slide the packer down the thread bar from the cockpit, ensuring the transducer cable fits into the notch in the hard top part.

7. Press the packer tightly in place. This will centralise the mount and hold the transducer while sealing the scupper.

8. Seal above the packer using heavy beads of Holdfast MS ALL adhesive sealant.

9. Fit the top plate, ensuring the transducer cable runs out the gap provided.

10. Fit the washer and M5 Nyloc nut and tighten down till hand tight, ensuring the transducer is level in the socket in the hull of the kayak. There is no need to over-tighten as this will deform the top plate and may pull the transducer out of alignment.

11. Drill a hole in the side of the transducer well just large enough for the connector on the end of the cable to pass through.

12. Repeat in the front wall of the centre well.

13. Tape 1.5m of light wire to the connector on the cable and slide this in through the hole in the sounder well, angling towards the bow. This makes it easy to catch and draw the cable through the 100mm hatch in the centre well.

14. Remove the wire and rout the connector and cable through the hole drilled beside the hatch. Draw enough cable through to reach the planned sounder mount point and to also allow the centre cover to articulate properly.

15. Shorten the excess cable hanging out the 100mm hatch by halving, and then halving again etc, forming a tidy compact bundle that can be cable tied and placed back through the hatch into the kayak.

16. Use more MS ALL to fill the holes around the cables and to fill the inside of the cable covers, before screwing the covers in place.

17. Proceed with installing the sounder on the centre well cover, and the battery tray inside the centre well.

18. Leave for 24 hours for the adhesive sealant to set.

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Photo 1
Parts required for mounting an Eagle or Lowrance transducer into a Viking Profish. Left to right: hardware to fit transducer to mount bracket, modified mount bracket, packer and top plate, M5 Nyloc nut and washer, cable covers and screws, fuse and fuse holder.

Photo 2
To modify the Eagle / Lowrance transducer mount bracket, remove the side flaps, drill 5mm hole in top strap, fit 80mm length of M5 thread-bar.

Photo 3
The mounting parts order starting from the transducer mount in the socket in the kayak hull: modified transducer mount, packer (centralises the mount and assists with fitting and waterproofing), top plate, washer, M5 Nyloc nut.

Photo 4
Correct orientation of the packer when inserted in the top of the scupper. Note the notch in the plastic for the transducer cable.

Photo 5
The transducer cable has been run up through the scupper and the mounted transducer fitted in place, with the packer wedged down from the top of the scupper (note the cable is in the notch to stop damage). The scupper is now made water tight by running a heavy bead of adhesive sealant around the outside of the packet, around the cable, and around the M5 thread-bar in the centre.

Photo 6
With the top plate fitted it’s now a matter of hand tightening the M5 Nyloc nut in place. Don’t over-tighten.

Photo 7
Example of a completed installation with the transducer cable passing through the side of the sounder well.

Photo 8
Example of a completed installation with the transducer cable (and white VHF antenna cable) emerging into the centre well.

Comes standard with:
6 x flush mounted rod holders
3 x storage hatches
Starport base (to fit a safety flag)
Center hatch pot (for your lunch/hooks/softbaits etc.)
Deluxe Seat
Deluxe 2-piece composite paddle
Same specs as the standard Espri but with all the extras added!
Only available in Yellow

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Ultimate Family Sit-on-top Single

The latest addition to our range. The hugely versatile Scrambler 11 is probably the ultimate family sit-on-top (single). Packed with features like solid lifting handles, provision for an oval storage hatch, storage bucket hatch to name a few. The perfect choice for the paddler who wants to surf a little, fish a little or just cruise around.

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• 4 x Solid lifting handles (either end and both sides)
• Provision for an rubber oval hatch for below deck storage
• Paddle holder x 2
• Skid Plate/wear strip
• Large tank-well
• Rod holders x 2

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Outstanding 4m Fishing Kayak

The Prowler Elite 4.1 has all the features of the extremely popular Prowler 13 and then some. Exceptional tracking and almost no water slap. Even for the larger paddler this kayak is extremely stable even in rough conditions. It is a great all round boat that is nimble and easy to manage allowing you to get in amongst the rocks. This kayak handles the surf and surf re-entries with ease. The deck layout is ideal for adding all those extras.

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Features

• Transducer Scupper Hole
• 4 x Flush Mounted rod holders
• Solid side lifting handles
• Insert points for a Cannon Rod Holder, Running Rig and Well-Cover
• Wear Strip/Skid Plate

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The Line 280 is our angling edition of the Access 280. This compact light weight kayak is jam packed with all the essentials needed for a productive day of hunting and gathering. The size of this kayak makes it easy to transport no matter the size of the paddler or the vehicle.

Designed with the freshwater and estuary kayak fisher in mind the Line 280 is extremely maneuverable which will be of great assistance to those trying to pull the big one out of an isolated and tight spot X. Being a sit in kayak the Line 280 has a comfortable and dry seating position offering more appeal to fish all year round.

We have not forgotten those of you who have a bit of duck shooting in mind and the Rainforest Green color option will ensure you have every advantage. Come standard with 2 flush mounted rod holders, 1 adjustable rod holder, 2 paddle parks, rear hatch and a running line and 0.75kg grapnel anchor.

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The Catch 420 is our decked out anglers version of the Xstream 420 and comes packed with practical and useful features for fishermen -  comfort, stability, safety, easy to paddle, speed and lots of storage and fishing hardware!!

Experts will appreciate the speed and efficiency of this boat as well as the vast array of accessories that come standard – a comfortable seat, large tankwell area, deck bungee’s, dual rod parks, 2 flush mounted rod holders, 2 rod parks, deck lines, unique fish finder storage area with transducer scupper hole as well as internal electronic mounting points and  front and rear bulkheads for added safety. Mission kayaks are renowned for their good looks and superb finish and the Catch 420 doesn’t disappoint in this regard.  Moulded handles add to the sleek lines and make lifting the kayak easy and comfortable.

Overall this is a fantastic fast yet very stable kayak perfect for fishing. The Catch 420 is available in both ruddered and un-ruddered options.

April 2010:
After more than a year and a half in development, with continual feedback from the kayak fishing community, Cobra Kayaks are proud to present the ‘new Marauder’.

Historically, the Marauder has been one of Cobra Kayaks most popular performance fishing kayaks. At 4.3 metres (14’1”) long and 780 mm (31”) wide, and 24 kgs (52 lbs) and more than 200kgs (470 lbs) capacity the Marauder has been one of Cobra’s best selling kayaks, with an ideal combination of length and beam for good hull speed, and good stability. The hull shape remains the same with features such as ample rocker, giving the Marauder nice maneuverability, and with the sweeping bow shape, the boat is dry and seaworthy in even the roughest conditions.

Cobra has taken the Marauder’s best features and with feedback from ‘fishos’ from around the world, has made some major changes to the deck configuration- creating the ideal performance fishing kayak.

The Marauder is now fitted with an optional rudder system for better performance on long distance paddles- giving the new Marauder even better maneuverability.

A transducer mount has been incorporated in one of the scuppers, for ease in installing your choice of fish finder/GPS unit.

The deck has been reconfigured with a new sealed centre hatch, complete with a bung so that it can be used as a live well if desired. But, soft baiters will love this feature for it’s mega- convenient storage, and they can feel in large seas (as the storage is sealed from the as interior of the boat) there is no chance of flooding the boat if water comes aboard. The new storage area measures approximately 210 x 470 x 170 (deep) mm / 8″ x 18.5″ x 7“.

Cobra has created a unique hatch cover- with simple and easy to secure bungy loop tie downs, to secure the cover on the well. A plastic bait board lies over the cover, with a convenient recess for storing a fishing knife or icky tool.

Aft of the well, there is ample room for a small rectangular hatch or a 10” round hatch, to maximize storage in the cockpit area. The bow area can take the Cobra ‘A’ hatch to maximize storage.

The foot wells are wider than on the old Marauder- with more than 50mm (2”) extra clearance on each side. Fishermen with large feet or booties can now comfortably fit in the wider foot wells. The OZO rudder controls are easy to adjust and fit in special recesses within the foot well.

The Marauder can take 4 flush mount rod holders, 2 aft of the seat and 2 forward of the knees. Cobra is also installing the rail blazer rod mount standard on the Marauder Fishing package.

“We feel that we have refined the Marauder so that we now have one of the best performing, best set up fishing kayaks on the water today,” said Ted Dixon Sales and Marketing Director.

Stop by your nearest Cobra Kayak dealer to see the new Marauder, and take the next step in performance sit on top kayaking.

For more information:
Contact Ted Dixon- Aquatx Ltd. Sales and Marketing Director-
+64 21 162 3307 or email at ted@aquatx.co.nz or Tdixon@cobrakayaks.com

Ultimate Kayak Fishing

SPEED * STABILITY * PERFORMANCE * COMFORT

The new Prowler 4.7 builds on our core technologies (performance hull design, insert attachment system, Transducer scupper hole) and adds a number of inspired new features (live bait tank, rod tube, ice box and flip center lid) The result is a superior fishing kayak that has genuinely been designed by kayak fisherman for kayak fishing.

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The new Prowler 4.7 builds on our core technologies(performance hull design, insert attachment system, Transducer scupper hole) and adds a number of inspired new features (live bait tank, rod tube, ice box and flip center lid) The result is a superior fishing kayak that has genuinely been designed by kayak fisherman for kayak fishing.

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However, over the decades we have managed to talk ourselves into believing that bigger is better. Now we need a brand new six meter boat; 200 H.P. outboard and enough electronic gadgets to start your own space program! Often these rigs sit in the driveway or storage yard and see very little use after the novelty wears off.

It only took one trip in a conventional kayak to realize the quiet feel of slipping over the water to rendezvous with fighting game fish. Immediately I felt the same excitement I once knew while fishing as a youngster.

In a kayak, you are literally sitting on the water. Today’s sit-on-top kayaks are extremely stable. Unlike sea kayaks, they don’t feel “tippy” in the least.

Kayaks can be decked out with all the modern fishing conveniences of a motor boat. Fish finders, landing nets, bait live-wells, anchor systems, gobs of storage areas, You’ve always wanted to be the Captain of your own ship. Well, now you can be that and more. It’s all in your hands!