my shotgun stores easily in the side next to seat, and on the bough I have lashed folded up marsh grass I bought at bass pro, and maybe a little camo netting. I will probably carry one dozen inflatables six regular and one of the new radio controlled ducks to have a duck swimmin around in my spread. I am using featherlite inflatable ducks which I can unwind the cord of and blow up and deploy easily in thirty five seconds each, I could carry three dozen easily (I wont) I could carry a dozen magnum regular decoys easily. It fits inside my H3 (baby hummer) I dont have to hassle with mounting it.Įverybody talks about not having enough room on small kayaks but I think I have plenty on this one. I just bought a Heritage 9.5 featherlite to hunt ducks with. You can even get two in this thing in flat water with a lot of care! With the discount you're getting though the OT is tough not to take. Besides, you can't beat silently paddling around jumpshooting. IMO you don't want to futz around w.motors and riggers on your 'yak - it adds another level or two of pain in the arssness getting your act together in the morning (and cleaning up later). I found this to be the case going from an OT Laker 16' canoe to my 12' Ultimate. I think you'll find the 16ftr will be relatively tough to conceal and of course more difficult to hump over those deadfalls and beaver dams. One thing about the predator that didn't suit my needs well (at least the 111, and I'd imagine for any waterfowler carting a bag of dekes and gear, maybe a dog) was the lack of storage. I wound up going with a Native Ultimate 12' for it's stability and cargo capacity and have found it to be a good choice so far this 1st season of use.

I know you need the 2nd passenger capacity but if you didn't I'd say the 16 is not as desirable as the shorter models. I am in a similar boat as you (pun intended, sorry ) and considered the K111 Predator.

Old town predator 111