NRS Star Challenger Fish Inflatable Fishing Kayak

Designed for the human-powered pursuit of fish, the Star Challenger Fish Inflatable Fishing Kayak gives anglers a stable platform to sit, stand, cast, and catch the adventure. Plus, the Challenger Fish comes rigged and ready to rival the best sit-on-top fishing kayaks. Inflatable sit-on-top fishing kayak featuring a screened self-bailing deck. The rigid high-pressure (L x W x D) 10'8" x 38" x 6" (325cm x 96.5cm x 15.25cm) drop-stitch deck has 9" (23cm) side tubes for outstanding stability. Stand and move around with confidence. This material lets NRS build inflatables with flat surfaces that can be inflated to rock-hard rigidity. You get hard-shell performance along with the easy transportation and storage of an inflatable. What makes this possible? Tens of thousands of fine threads.

The process starts by joining two pieces of polyester woven support fabric with thousands of fine polyester thread lengths. This base material is made in strips from five to ten feet in width, and up to 400 needle heads may be used in the setup. Each needle sews a continuous, evenly spaced thread, back and forth between the two pieces of woven fabric, locking them together into an incredibly strong unit. These drop-stitch sewing machines are marvels of complexity. When a change is made in the spacing distance between the two pieces of woven fabric, it can take over 20 days to remove and replace the required needles.

Next, an air-tight coating is applied to the outer surfaces of both sides of the material. The sidewall material is made of polyester base fabric that is coated on both sides. Polyester thread is used throughout because it is strong, durable and has very little stretch. The actual assembly process involves labor-intensive gluing of the sidewall material to the top and bottom pieces of the drop-stitch material. Then a wide seam tape is glued over each lap seam for a bomber, air-tight final product. What you have now is a super strong construction that can be inflated to pressures up to 20 psi (1.48 bars). Drop stitch a high tech material that lets NRS build new, innovative inflatables that are stretching boating world boundaries. Innovation, NRS-style.

Comfortable aluminum-framed suspended-mesh seat sits you up high enough for good visibility and easier standing. Seat back folds down for easier transport. Rigging options include five Yak-Attack Switch-Pad Flexible Surface Mounts for attaching rod holders, fish finders, anchor locks, etc., plus bow and stern daisy chains. Stern fin plate, with included all-water fin, for enhanced tracking. Ultra-comfortable aluminum-framed suspended-mesh seat with a collapsible seatback for easy transport. Using top-quality Leafield C7 inflation valves for easy inflation and deflation.

The Star Challenger Fish Inflatable Fishing Kayak weighs 27 lbs. (12.25 kg), has a load capacity of 275 lbs. (125 kg), the boats bow, and stern kick are 12" (30.5cm), is a 3-chamber design for safety and the PVC material weight/denier is 30 oz./1000 (850.5 g/1000). Four D-rings for lashing points, two handles for easy transport to and from the water and a center compartment width of 20" (51cm). Included with the boat are an all water fin, seat, carry bag, pump, repair kit and owner's manual.