Best Crossover Kayak? - Dagger Katana 10.4

In the quest for the best Crossover kayak, I have chosen the Dagger Katana 10.4. I review the features of the boat that make this my first choice as well as detail a modification I did to make it even better. The Dagger Katana 10.4 is my platform for whitewater based kayak camping and I truly think it is the best crossover kayak on the market.

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[davebishop]

You should compare it to a Jackson Traverse. Your boat has no chines. The Jackson hull looks identical to the Gnarvana. Perhaps the skeg on the Dagger is bigger but obviously the Jackson has one and works great.
I have never had the hatch cover implode on my Jackson so never felt I needed the hard hat thing.
The Jackson is incredibly stable and while practicing rolling it’s difficult to get it to capsize. It is easy to roll though.
I haven’t ever paddled a boat without chines so I can’t compare the carving ability of the dagger. The Jackson Traverse May get pushed more because of the chines in big water but I enjoy paddling my boat.
The stability is off the chain and for me having a loaded boat in big pushing current builds confidence and the ability to carve and surf makes my big boat fun.
Love your videos as always.

[markmartello]

After a couple swims I opted for a float bag in front of the foot bulkhead. It makes recovery faster.

[LeeEnfieldLB]

Awesome review, Pete. The wife and I both have these kayaks. Hers is a 9', and she kicks my butt on flat water against my 10'-4". The 9' is narrower, and it makes a huge difference. I can't wait to see your camping trips with these.

[SabinaHP]

You helped my final decision along; I picked up a Katana 9.7 .
Looking forward to growing into it and do it justice.

[davidmodeland]

I love my katana! We often have flat-water to paddle before we get to the whitewater here in northern Saskatchewan, Canada so having a white water boat with a drop down skeg is incredibly helpful. The storage is also very nice as one is inclined to want to push deeper and stay longer when out in this beautiful landscape.

[adulfdabo]

Thank you for being that quick with doing a video!
I bought a 15 yo Lettmann Olymp 335 in brandnew condition. It's basicly an stretched white water boat (10'5") and I love it, eventhough it's missing all the extra features. So I will have to "customize" it for my needs.

[FeWolf]

Love my Wavesport Ethos 10, another WW boat they put a skeg on.

[desperatedes]

Good job Pete. I agree with Lee Enfield, the 9.6 Katana is “fast”. I also have a Jackson Karma R G and it is like a Bugatti. You might consider it for next year’s Go Fast Day.😊

[Bundysvideos]

12:28 had that drilled into my head since day one when I started canoeing… lash EVERYTHING in.

[JWJ]

I have Remix XP10, its capable of whitewater but is more of a recreation kayak camping boat. Personally I find as many others do - the backband sits too low, that was the reason the previous owner sold it to me, which he replaced it with this very boat, the Katana. I've decided to pass the Remix on to another and am leaning more toward the Jackson Traverse, I prefer the hull with its edges then the Katana's full blown displacement hull.

[ADVENTUREKM]

Great review Pete thanks for showing what it can do! I like how your straight to the point and clear explanations. Cheers

[Rockerrobin]

I finally got one🎉 same color going to order the Jackson hatch looks worth it.

[CheekyMonkey]

wavesport ethos for better flatwater performance, surprisingly fast for a 10 foot kayak

[nicholasgrogan]

Would love to see you compare this to the liquid logic Remix XP10 they seem similar

[brettkovak]

I just bought one! The guy bought it brand new and only paddled it twice and I got it for 600 bucks!

[wisenber]

I have an older Wave Sport Ethos 10. Dimensionaly it's pretty similar along with the outfitting. The rear hatch is smaller, but the storage is about the same.
While it might *hold* a couple of backpacks, it's VERY finicky about how that weight is distributed. Put too much weight aft in that stern compartment, and she won't respond well at all.
It's a shame Wave Sport exited the North American market, but they did pass that off to Dagger.

[DownstreamV]

Honestly might be getting one of these soon. Great video!

[SchaeferYaks]

Mad I missed the premiere 😔 But I'm watching now!

[mikeburton]

the Dagger Katana 10.4 looks a lot like the Wilderness Aspire10.5 in design, now I wish I had gotten the Dagger a couple more features than the Aspire

[hike-bike-paddle-and-drone]

Kool! Does that Jackson hatch fit the Remix XP too? I bought the LL hatch strap kit and also the front bulkhead to replace the foot pegs. Ready to do a couple river camps this next year.