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Post by ZEBRA on Dec 7, 2007 12:18:57 GMT -1
The Aqua-Bound Manta Ray black Carbon paddle The manta ray is a full blade shape which is the ideal shape for powering s.o.t kayaks. my first impressions are . This is a very well thought out paddle which is very light and powerful I had to phone the importers Avoncraft twice to check the price as I thought a mistake had been made and we had been sent a more expensive paddle than the price on the paddle indicated The blade shape is curved to allow maximum power using minimum effort for the paddler the stiff centre ridge gives a lot of strength to the blade. The first thing you notice with this paddle is the quality of the build it’s excellent and I think anybody would be hard pushed to fault it. The paddles are made in Canada and imported by Avoncraft The look of the paddle is again very pleasing on the eye the graphics on the blade set it off nicely This is a 2 piece shaft which has a TLC locking system which means it’s easy to adjust the feather of the paddle the lock is a positive click lock once the blade feather is set it is well marked with all the positions easy to read to set. The manta ray carbon paddle is priced at £139.00 which I feel is excellent value for money we will have this paddle at the meets so you can all try it out. We will add to this review once we have tried it a few more times. [glow=red,2,300]This review is also on the main website north wales kayak fishing.[/glow] northwaleskayakfishing.co.uk/id85.html
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Post by ZEBRA on Jan 1, 2008 22:53:40 GMT -1
we had great results testing this paddle out at llandudno .we found as we thought it was very light and powerfull and the grip was good in the hands .steve seajunky gave it a good go i am sure he wil post his thoughts on it in the next day or so .
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Post by SEAJUNKY on Jan 2, 2008 16:56:08 GMT -1
I was very impressed by this paddle. Not being an expert I felt that this paddle gave me a lot more power them I was used to. Also it was very light to hold, The blades powered throught the water giving a feeling of easy speed. Sorry no technical terms except a very nice paddle to use.
Steve
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Post by SpeciMan on Jan 5, 2008 19:56:39 GMT -1
How many grams does the paddle weigh?
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Post by ZEBRA on Jan 5, 2008 21:33:38 GMT -1
have a look on Avoncrafts website i am sure the weight will be there i think i read somewhere it was under 0.87 kg .
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Post by SpeciMan on Jan 5, 2008 22:33:44 GMT -1
Thanks.
Definitely a good weight for the price range. My lendal now sells at about that price and its 100g heavier.
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