Vanhunks Elite Pro Angler 13 - Complete Overview and Review

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0:00 Intro
1:40 Basic Info
3:11 Built in Features
18:27 Rigged Adjustments
22:36 On the Water Stability
27:42 Fin Drive Test
29:29 Pedal Test
32:07 Motor Test
35:05 Customer Service
37:06 Recap and Summary
I won the Vanhunks Elite Pro Angler 13 as the AOY for the FKBT this past season. It took a month and I did a lot of testing and running this kayak before I decided to give my opinion and overview of this interesting yak.
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@killough71010 10 ай бұрын

I love this kayak, had it for 7 months now. I put a BKC swivel chair on mine with 3 inch risers for the clearance. And now i can swivel 360 degrees. The swivel chair takes this kayak above and beyond. I dont think i could ever own a kayak without a swivel chair now. Incredibly useful feature.

@TWoodringFishing 10 ай бұрын

I think I saw this in the owners group on FB. Where did you get the risers? That's something I considered getting because I'm used to my Native's higher seat.

@killough71010 4 ай бұрын

@@TWoodringFishing yak hobby has the risers.

@SammysBaits 9 күн бұрын

Their customer service is fantastic. I don't think I have ever heard anyone say anything derogatory about them. In fact it seems like everyone raves about them.

@SammysBaits 9 күн бұрын

One slight correction. I have the triple shot transducer. It will not fit in the transducer section under the kayak. I promise I tried. I had to get the YakAttack Switchblade to mount my transducer. Also, I have th eLowrance Hook reveal 9ts and after a day of having it flop all over the place on that box I moved it ohto a mount on the switchblade. That mounting track on that box was not stable enough for a 9" unit. Don't get me wrong, I love my elite Angler PRo but just not that part. As for he drive I just bought a Hobie 180 drive and it fit right in. I have heard others talk about having to trim a bit but mine went right in.

@BangerBets 10 ай бұрын

Great video, very informative

@PaytonHatfield86 10 ай бұрын

I've had my Elite Pro Angler now for a few months and we definitely have similar complaints. I didn't love the graph box bc it's so far forward you can't easily switch views. I put some of the heavy duty tracks on the foot pads to give more track towards the seat. I agree the seat attachment isn't great. I would love to put 360 swivel seat on it somehow. My other complaint is that the garmin G54 transducer doesn't fit well under the plastic, so i'm going to modify the cover to fit / protect. Glad to see your motor mount, as that was one project I had been looking to do for next year. Lastly, THANK YOU For giving the size of the screws for the inserts!

@PaytonHatfield86 10 ай бұрын

Also forgot to ask. How do you like the fixed motor with the rudder steering? Have you considered doing foot steering for the motor?

@TWoodringFishing 10 ай бұрын

@@PaytonHatfield86 It tracks pretty well. I considered it but I would have to have a foot steering setup dedicated to the motor separate from the Kayak's own foot rudder system since I still want to be able to use the pedal drive. It's something I'll look at in the future but for now I'm running with the "don't over complicate it if it works" mentality.

@PaytonHatfield86 10 ай бұрын

Once I get a few things buttoned up I'll post a walkaround of my elite pro angler as well. If this boat had in hull storage instead of the open storage / graph box i think it would be more popular. Plus not that much content about them isn't helping either

@joshleach114 2 ай бұрын

I've been eye balling the elite pro, but I can't get myself to pull the trigger on it quite yet. How do you think that yak will do in the ocean and with surf launches?? Right now I'm looking into a old town sportsman 12 pdl, hobie outback, possibly a bonafide p127 and the vanhunk. Would love to hear your opinion on the sea worthyness of the elite pro

@TWoodringFishing 2 ай бұрын

It would be good for fishing lagoons or calmer salt water but I don't recommend it for being out in the surf in waves. The hull access points are not as waterproof as they should be and if you're taking water over the bow, you'll end up with water in the hull. I fished a tournament a few months ago on some bad wind conditions dealing with 3ft rollers on a lake. I ended up with about 2-3 gallons of water in the hull. It would take a lot more than that to sink the kayak because of the ridiculous weight capacity, but the more water in the hull the slower she's going to move. I would consider the hobie or oldtown depending on what kind of waves you expect.

@bqoutdoors2334 Ай бұрын

I really wanna like this kayak, but the rear not being able to put a mount for a trolling motor and they have pontoons for this and the trolling motor mount, but you can’t use it on this particular kayak kind of kills it for me

@TWoodringFishing Ай бұрын

Supposedly they had someone working on creating a trolling motor rear mount but all I've seen so far are custom builds which is what I had to do. One of the downsides of this kayak is just not having the available in hours or 3rd party mounting systems for stern and bow motors.

@PeelingDrag 10 ай бұрын

Appreciate this video! I was curious of what size the motor mount plastic is and the dimensions. This is my biggest complaint as I am installing a bixpy and also want to have the ability to use the fin drive. Any help would be appreciated.

@TWoodringFishing 10 ай бұрын

I used starboard marine board for my mount. The size I believe was 24x27 and 1/4in thick. Vanhunks may have a rear bixpy mount for this kayak but I'm not 100% sure. I'm not sure if I would trust it on the back of this yak either.

@PeelingDrag 10 ай бұрын

Thanks and I Agree with you. I like your setup better for reliability and not damaging the kayak. Did you use any of those pre-drilled inserts or just the rail wing nuts?

@TWoodringFishing 10 ай бұрын

@@PeelingDrag I just used the yak attack mighty bolt and wing nuts and it was more than enough. I wanted minimal pressure on the back end of the kayak and that seemed to be the best way. I thought about using 6m thumbscrews to secure the mount to the back of the yak too but decided not to as I wanted minimal pressure there. Rails are more than enough to hold it so far.

@PeelingDrag 8 ай бұрын

@@TWoodringFishingthis was so beneficial. Did the same thing on mine and it worked out great!

@OddBallPerformance 9 ай бұрын

You can get the prop drive? It's been sold out for at least 8 months now. I've been wanting to order this Kayak, but I want the prop drive... guess I will be waiting until next year. Hopefully.

@TWoodringFishing 9 ай бұрын

I'd call them and ask when they expect it to be in. It might be a supply issue but they seem to have the fin drives readily available.

@Binettifishingadventures 11 ай бұрын

🤏 that close😂

@stjohnsriverrat7161 4 ай бұрын

How did you mount your fish finder and transducer?

@TWoodringFishing 3 ай бұрын

I have the yak attack fish finder mount and there is a short rail on top of the console box in the middle where you can attach it. Directly in front of that is a through hull hole where you can run your transducer. On the under side is an area to mount your transducer directly to the hull with brass inserts. It won't fit bigger transducers though like a triple shot from Lowrance. If you can't fit it there I suggest a transducer arm on one of the side rails.

@stjohnsriverrat7161 3 ай бұрын

@TWoodringFishing I have a Vanhunks Elite Angler Pro and A Hummingbird Helix 5 GPS G3. I Just got it, so I'm not sure how I'm going to mount it as of yet. I believe my rails are compatible with Yakattack accessories. Thanks for your reply.

@MrRednexus Күн бұрын

How's it compared to Hobie?

@TWoodringFishing 12 сағат бұрын

It's better than the Hobie in 2 ways. It's lighter and it's way less expensive. If those things don't matter to you I would go Hobie just because they're well built with tons of 3rd party add ons made for them. A Hobie PA 12 will run you $4600 typically. This with the drive box is right around $2k. The only thing that worries me about Hobies right now is that there have been some hull issues in recent models.