New Ocean Kayak Prowler Tridents

Ocean Kayak's new Prowler Trident 11 & 13 showed up yesterday, hurray! Clouds and a bit of rain had been threatening most of the day, but cleared up just before I got off work. We hadn't been out fishing for a bit, so I blew off my packing for Salt Lake and Aiden blew off his chores. The earlier rains had cleared away, leaving a warm, steamy afternoon, perfect for a quick paddle. After a quick rounding up of gear we hit the water.



I was curious to see the new boats in action. I've been paddling the Trident 15 most of the summer, and while I like it, I love the Prowler 13 design. So I was very curious to see how the updated version would perform. Aiden immediately took a liking to the Trident 11. He thought the rod pol was cool, and was stoked to be able to fit a fishing crate in the back.



The water was glass when we headed out, and we had just a little bit of sun before it ducked behind the ridge. We fished for a bit, then decided just to paddle for a bit. We headed out into the Columbia and watched the sky turn pink and orange overhead on the trailing edge of the rain clouds. After the show was over, we paddled up Rock Creek to the pedestrian bridge, then headed for home.



The boats performed great. The Trident 13 felt just like my Prowler 13, only with nifty new fishing features, and a dryer ride. Aiden liked the Trident 11 as well. He thought it glided well, and drifted nicely. No fish for the night, but the paddle was great.