— FIELD JOURNAL · 03 —

Eight minutes from truck to water

A timed inflation. No marketing rounding.

The most common question we get from anglers considering a switch from rigid kayaks is how long the Fishhunt C actually takes to inflate and rig. Marketing departments love a round number. We do not. So we timed the process honestly, on a cold March morning, with a hand pump and a single angler.

00:00 — Tailgate down

Three duffels off the truck bed. Layout in a flat area roughly the footprint of a king bed. Open the hull bag.

00:30 — Unroll the deck

The 0.9mm drop-stitch PVC unrolls flat in one motion. The deck is pre-attached. No assembly.

01:00 — Connect the pedal drive

The pedal drive housing seats into the keel-line cutout with two quarter-turn locks. No tools. No alignment guesswork.

01:45 — Mount the swivel seat

The 360° seat clips onto four deck anchors. Adjust to preferred height. Two minutes from now you will not move it again all day.

02:00 — Begin inflation

Connect the high-pressure hand pump to the main valve. Begin pumping. The deck holds 11 PSI.

07:30 — Hull at pressure

The deck reaches working pressure in roughly five and a half minutes by hand. With an electric pump (we recommend the Bravo BP12 or equivalent), this step compresses to under three minutes.

08:00 — First cast

Carry the kayak to the water — for one angler, single-handle drag works for sand or grass; the boat is light enough to lift over a low gunwale. Mount the rod holders, board, and cast.

Eight minutes. Honest. The boat is built for water you choose alone — and it earns its keep before the morning fog has lifted.