Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category

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Mar 2 2010

Dagger Nomad 8.1 Review

Nomad: People who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land. By definition the Nomad is seen as a boat and boater constantly on the move to follow the flows of whatever is running.  Often defined as the ultimate creek boat [...]

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Feb 11 2010

Dagger Kingpin 6.2 Review

In August I FINALLY picked up a new boat for myself at Western Canoeing & Kayaking.  After many years of paddling and loving my Wavesport EZG 42 it was time to part with it.  I had been thinking about a new boat since August of 08, but having paddled the EZG for so long I [...]

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Feb 4 2010

Boat Review: Dagger Mamba

Dagger’s Mamba series of kayaks have generally been classified as river runners. Although I spent some time in the Mamba when I was learning to paddle I always felt “river runners” were a compromise, or half of two boats. There were lots of play boats and full on creek boats at my disposal in our [...]

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Nov 10 2009

Boat Review: Dagger Axiom

With almost a year under its belt now I’ve had a few chances to paddle the Dagger Axiom.  While it certainly has a little old school look, it is nice to see something fresh and different out of a kayak company for once. The Axiom is long compared to the standard set by today’s boats. I have [...]

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Dec 5 2008

Dagger Green Boat: First paddle

Early this month we received our first shipment of pre-season order boats from Confluence Water Sports. Buried somewhere under the mountain of 60 boats was our new Dagger Green boat. The ‘Green boat’ is a 11’9″ grade 5, down river style race boat. The Green boat took 11 of the top 15 places in this years [...]

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