Post by irons on Sept 1, 2013 20:46:04 GMT -5
So i sold my Cuda 14 the other week and picked up a new Slayer 14.5. I really liked my cuda but after some looking and testing out the slayer i wanted to give it a try, especially since i had a friend who wanted to buy my Cuda and had cash in hand. This is just my opinion of the two and this is not meant to start a "my boat is better" argument. Since these two are compared all the time i thought i would weigh in with my views of the two.
Tracking…. When i got my Cuda i was really surprised at how it tracked, way better than the manta ray i was paddling before. The Slayer had me worried when i got it, well i was pleasantly surprised, it tracks very well. It has a good glide after paddling. Even across a wind it will hold its track. The Slayer however is slow to get up to speed but it is a big kayak and that is to be expected. Between the two i think the Cuda still edges out the Slayer but either will surprise how well they paddle for 30" wide boats.
Stability…. The cuda was very stable, i stood all the time in it even during floats down the New River. The stand assist strap was awsome, it comes in handy quite often. The Slayer is easy to stand as well, i think its a tad more stable than the Cuda, There was not a tipsy feeling in the Slayer, very stable, but no assist strap (although that can be added and i hve looked at adding one). In the stability the slayer is better than the cuda.
comfort…. Well these two boats have the best seats in the market, either one will make a day of fishing so much easier on the back,butt, and legs. There was one thing i noticed with the comparison between the two was the craftsmanship of the two boats. I had alot of issues with my cuda seat not fitting right on the boat. It just never fit "exactly" in the area's meant for the seat and if you sit back down on the cuda seat in the high position it had at times slid out of the mounts for the seat and almost threw me. The slayer seat looks and fits as though it was machined that way, it fits perfectly where it is supposed to go. And feels more stable since the points of contact of the seat are wider than the cuda. The slayer seat in the high position is slightly higher than the cuda and almost feels akward, it will taks some getting used to. The slayer in the low position feels awesome, a little higher than the cuda in low. Slayer seat in low puts the hips just above the feet. Seat goes to the Slayer.
Fishability… Both are great and for this part its a toss up between the two, personal preference. I liked the center hatch but never used it, now with the slayer i like the open area. The slayer is rigged with plenty of tracks for adding rod holders, as do the new cuda, but the slayer is more versatile. I got the hatch cover for the slayer and put scupper plugs in it so its a nice storage area, and i can scoot forward and access the stuff inside. The cuda has more internal storage which some will like better, as did i, but never used it.
Tracking…. When i got my Cuda i was really surprised at how it tracked, way better than the manta ray i was paddling before. The Slayer had me worried when i got it, well i was pleasantly surprised, it tracks very well. It has a good glide after paddling. Even across a wind it will hold its track. The Slayer however is slow to get up to speed but it is a big kayak and that is to be expected. Between the two i think the Cuda still edges out the Slayer but either will surprise how well they paddle for 30" wide boats.
Stability…. The cuda was very stable, i stood all the time in it even during floats down the New River. The stand assist strap was awsome, it comes in handy quite often. The Slayer is easy to stand as well, i think its a tad more stable than the Cuda, There was not a tipsy feeling in the Slayer, very stable, but no assist strap (although that can be added and i hve looked at adding one). In the stability the slayer is better than the cuda.
comfort…. Well these two boats have the best seats in the market, either one will make a day of fishing so much easier on the back,butt, and legs. There was one thing i noticed with the comparison between the two was the craftsmanship of the two boats. I had alot of issues with my cuda seat not fitting right on the boat. It just never fit "exactly" in the area's meant for the seat and if you sit back down on the cuda seat in the high position it had at times slid out of the mounts for the seat and almost threw me. The slayer seat looks and fits as though it was machined that way, it fits perfectly where it is supposed to go. And feels more stable since the points of contact of the seat are wider than the cuda. The slayer seat in the high position is slightly higher than the cuda and almost feels akward, it will taks some getting used to. The slayer in the low position feels awesome, a little higher than the cuda in low. Slayer seat in low puts the hips just above the feet. Seat goes to the Slayer.
Fishability… Both are great and for this part its a toss up between the two, personal preference. I liked the center hatch but never used it, now with the slayer i like the open area. The slayer is rigged with plenty of tracks for adding rod holders, as do the new cuda, but the slayer is more versatile. I got the hatch cover for the slayer and put scupper plugs in it so its a nice storage area, and i can scoot forward and access the stuff inside. The cuda has more internal storage which some will like better, as did i, but never used it.