Sea Eagle 350FX Inflatable Fishing Explorer Kayak Reviewed

Many questions come to mind when choosing a fishing kayak, such as the Sea Eagle 350fx. The 350FX fishing explorer inflatable fishing boat has tough nails that allow you to explore different and more fishing locations. This fishing kayak is quite beefed up, robust, and fully accessorized by and for avid fishermen.

Sea Eagle 350FX Inflatable Fishing Explorer Kayak

The 350FX is fully accessorized with features worth checking out, especially for zealous fishermen.  This particular kayak comes with packing options, which range from the bare bones to a kayak.


Features of the Sea Eagle 350FX

The Sea Eagle 350 FX is durable and non-slip with an additional top layer of 1000 denier fabric for protection against sharp fins, abrasions, abuse, and hooks. It also has a gray non-slip EVA foam padding strip, which adds extra comfort and assures secure footing. You don’t wanna catch that bass only to slip from the boat, right?

Features and Specifications:
  • Double-layered, tough, and nearly indestructible hide.
  • Features 2000 Denier reinforced protective layers.
  • Six built-in rod holders and 22 D-rings for securing the seats and the gear.
  • 16 High Capacity Self-bailing Drain valves.
  • Designed with forwarding and aft spray skirts.
  • Exclusive accessory belts from Sea Eagle to allow your tools, lures, and hooks to stay in position.
  • 3 air chambers (that are independent and separate) which have one-way Air valves for extra safety.
  • Sea Eagle motor-mount receivers, which guarantee optimal attachment of the motor-mount.
  • Adjustable foot brace known as the FlexBrace and a 40-inch FishRuler.
  • It can withstand even the most challenging fishing conditions.
  • NMMA certified.

It has customized front and back spray skirts with a built-in hook, rod, lure holders, and tool.  These spray skirts also have a significant size of storage space below. Also worth mentioning is that it features a built-in fish ruler, which is conveniently located. It is used to confirm your fishing legality and your catches by photographing, documentation, and safe release of the fish in a short time if required.

The Sea Eagle 350FX uses an ergonomic foot brace (adjustable), made specially to offer long periods of comfortable bracing. It is designed with two long strips to maximize your drive by streamlining your effort when powering through.

Here you can check an overview video by Kayak Angler Magazine:

What Do Owners Say About 350FX?

It’s designed with a crocodile tough, which can support you through any fishing adventure. It has double layered and reinforced 2000 Denier for protection and strength. Most owners welcome the fact that it’s fully accessorized with six built-in rod holders to make your fishing needs fulfilled. It is designed with forward and back spray skirts and an adjustable FlexBrace for convenience.

This 350fx Explorer also comes with accessory belts from Sea Eagle, which are meant to hold your lures, hooks, and other tools for fishing. Featuring self-bailing feature, which means that it doesn’t retain any water collected in your kayak for long. It has 16 convenient drain valves whether left open or closed depending on your location and the day’s kayaking circumstances.

The 16 rapid self-bailing drain valves allow you to drain off water as soon as it enters, and when the drain valves are closed, you are sure to remain dry and high when paddling on flat waters like bay and lakes. It is perfect for skinny water and Whitewater adventures as it increases track-ability for maximized efficiency.

 

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The unique modular rigid drop stitch floor also offers additional protection. The Sea Explorer’s high-pressure DS floor ensures a super responsive paddling performance and provides excellent rigidity to help bounce off logs, rocks, and other objects in the water. This modular design allows easy removal of the DS floor during cleaning, and it is best suited for fishing expeditions that require carrying a lot of weight.

In most cases, the users were quite satisfied with the primary focus on fishing. As it turns out, inflatable kayaks are getting more popularity each summer season with fishing in mind.

Pros and Cons

It’s time to summarize everything we learned into advantages and disadvantages.

Pros
  • Super stable and easy to turn
  • Easy to set up and easy to paddle
  • Durable construction
  • Very functional for fishing
Cons
  • Designed for fishing mainly
  • Doesn’t track well compared to the Fast Track Fishing Model
  • Quite heavy, especially for long distance fishing expeditions, and it only holds one person

Is Sea Eagle 350FX Worth Your Money? 

Our rating: 4.7 Star Rating 4.7 / 5

The craft is a perfect package for kayak enthusiasts who wish be in a cockpit-style seat as it has lower gravity center for improved stability. It has a tall warp-a round backrest, which makes you comfortable and protects you from the wind.

The 350FX allows a stealthier journey to your preferred fishing location without notifying the fish of your location. It is completely portable as it easily fits in the trunk of your car, so you can easily carry it for fishing trips.

The large and removable rear skeg is quite a bonus, which allows for increased tracking when fishing in flat water. It has a high-pressure, reinforced, removable, and drop-stitch floor with an extra EVA non-slip foam padding for superior rigidity, stand up fishing, and durability.

For the best fishing experience, 350FX has right and left side anchor trolley attachment rings, making it easy for you to control your anchor points’ location and position. This ensures you no longer lose fish due to weird hook sets and awkward positioning.

All in All, Seas Eagle 350FX is a great inflatable kayak not only for fishing, but for general recreational activities as well. While not the cheapest kayak on the market, you know the saying – you get what you pay for. Here, you pay for a top-notch quality.