Orlando, Fla, July 20, 2021 /Will Doud-Martin for Bass Angler Magazine /– On the eve of each official opening of the ICAST 2021 showroom floor, media personnel are treated to an exclusive preview of manufacturers’ new products. Attendees can vote for their favorite products in multiple categories related to fishing and outdoor lifestyles. To be voted the best product in a category is an honor and coveted award.
Bonafide Kayaks of Fletcher, NC, build their high-performance angling kayaks right here in the USA. After the success of their ultimate fishing kayak—the SS127 (sit/stand)—Bonafide is set to release their new P127, a pedal-powered kayak. The P127 hull is essentially the same as the SS127 with a few new tweaks and features to accommodate new designs such as the Native-style, flip-up, recumbent pedal system. The comfortable seat is now infinitely adjustable along the track, and the rudder is spring-loaded to flip up inside the hull to prevent damage should it contact shallow rock or wood. The bow is ready to mount either a Power-Pole Micro Anchor or trolling motor like the MotorGuide Xi3.
Make sure to follow along with all of the exciting news and updates from ICAST at www.icastfishing.org and check out the new P127 at www.bonafidekayaks.com.
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IT ALL STARTED WITH… A CHALLENGE. A CHALLENGE TO DESIGN AND BUILD SOMETHING THAT DIDN’T SEEM POSSIBLE.
Bonafide Kayaks is fairly new with officially announcing the brand late in 2016. The team we have assembled is amongst the most talented and experienced in the paddle sports industry and we are setting our goals high. Our plans are big but our strategy is simple: We will do everything we can to produce the highest quality, most thoughtfully designed, and most carefully engineered fishing kayaks possible. Commitments to manufacturing in the USA, creating jobs, and unparalleled customer service are among our primary objectives.
At Bonafide we are listening, and we will put the end-user first in our designs. We will question conventional thinking, and we will bring forward concepts and products that answer those needs. What we’re doing here at Bonafide is a scientific approach to development. We are allowing data and quantitative measurements to drive our designs and will provide kayaks that are precisely engineered to meet the needs of today’s kayak anglers.
WHY WE DO IT SIMPLY PUT, WE ARE A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE WHAT WE DO EACH AND EVERY DAY.
We are paddlers, anglers, entrepreneurs, product designers, engineers, and individuals who enjoy a challenge and being a part of something bigger than ourselves while building a product that brings joy and excitement to the kayak fishing community. Our products aren’t just kayaks they are a vessel used to escape, explore, and for anglers to follow their passion of paddling, fishing, and the outdoors. Our goal is to remain authentic, genuine, and real. Our commitment is to do things differently, in ways that will lead to some of the most innovative products the industry’s ever seen.
Innovation starts where conventional options end. We intend to start this journey at the end of the beaten path and explore different ideas and techniques. In doing so, we will discover things that are not only beneficial to our company but to the industry as a whole.”