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I have enjoyed my Pro Angler except for two design flaws. The paddle mount is unstable and I have lost my paddle twice. The last time I did not even go looking for it. The paddle mounts for the other Hobie kayaks are very well designed. I don't know why Hobie let this one slip by because everything else (one more exception) is very well thought out. The other design flaw is the wheel carriage. On the Pro Angler 14 the wheels will scrub the bottom of the boat. You have to install extra pvc washers (approx. 1") to the poles on both sides to keep the wheels from touching the hull. In sand/dirt you will eventually rub holes in the hull. Not good. Other than these two flaws the kayak is the most fun I have had in a boat in either fresh or salt water.