Spade Kayaks BlackJack 'Walkthrough/On Water Review'

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The Black Jack is a modern white water kayak that perfectly bridges the gap between a river runner and a creek boat. High volume and high rocker give it the dry line ability and buoyancy that a full on creek boat needs.
Volume: 285 l
Length: 256 cm
Width: 66 cm
Weight: 20 kg
Paddler: 60-85 kg
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0:00 Intro
0:33 Design Walkthrough
5:34 On Water
12:28 Final Thoughts

[dangerjudy]

Cool video! I thought at first was a bit like a Diesel but when you showed the hull that was different with the rails all the way down.

[jcathers]

another great vid thank you! if you get a chance in the future i would love to see you review a soul waterman super skipper

[matthiasmelcher]

Glad you got to try one. I ordered a spade joker through soul, I am sure I will love it but good to get your take on the outfitting and build quality. Thanks!

[artfisher]

Great video. Do you have any word about a large version coming?

[Florian-wb]

Spade grab handles have overmolded metal inserts over the complete length. Just put a magnet near any of the handles and it will stick to it.

[kamielkayak]

Hi Wade, The small insert in the stern is indeed to mount a cord to the drainplug. I got a Joker and Barracuda myselve. You should definitely try them if you have the chance!

[ScottGerber-gxqy]

I recently came back to this because of your comment about measuring the bow rocker.
This is an interesting spec. You mentioned this boat is 15” to the parting line. Is that measured on a flat surface from the ground up? How does this compare to other popular boats? I measured my Machno and came up with 12, give or take.

[ScottGerber-gxqy]

Thoughts on comparison to Jackson Flow?

[claytonneal]

Hope u get to try a joker, great boat in my opinion

[eddyhopperluke]

From Hans at Spade about the threads near the derain plug. "We wanted to fix the drainplug there, but found no good looking solution yet."

[napopelon]

Awesome review! Has anyone got experience with spades plastic quality?

[gerhardsevignani]

Hi there, could anybody help me out about getting a beginner boat. Spades are here easy to come by and quite cheap. Blackjack used, good condition 590 bucks (euro), barracuda, joker, etc... I am 5 feet 9.7, and 154 pounds. Thanks for any tips whatsoever ;-)

[larsellersdorfer]

The handels are plastic on the outside but metal on the inside