Hello and welcome to my fan site about Lifetime Kayaks (Dragonfly Innovations).

The reason for the creation of this blog was to pass on information such as accessories available, reviews, video links and information from others for those that have purchased a kayak already or those thinking of purchasing one in the future.

I purchased a Dragonfly Innovations Kayak around January of 2010. The model I chose is known here in Australia as the Dragonfly Angler 3.0. The same kayak under a different name can be purchased here in Australia and the United States called the Dragonfly Sport Fisher or Manta (now known as Lifetime Sport Fisher and manta).

Some of the reasons I purchased this kayak is that it suits my abilities as a beginner to the kayak scene needing a stable platform to fish from or just to enjoy a day on the water with my wife and daughter. It more than suited both these tasks.

Another factor in my decision to purchase this kayak was to upgrade it with the sailing kit and motor mount accessories that have been a long time coming.

In the future I will provide some photos, an in depth review of my experiences using the Angler 3.0 and some more information on the accessories.

Matt

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Dragonfly Innovations Website No Longer Active

The Dragonfly Innovations website that formerly showed the range of kayaks and accessories is no longer in use as of a week and a half ago.


Strangely, the website www.dragonflyi.com is hosting some completely unrelated blog. I shall keep checking the old site and update here should this change.

If you are interested in the current range of kayaks and accessories then I would suggest visiting the Lifetime website  http://www.buylifetime.com/. Unfortunately information is very limited and the range of accessories being advertised is also very limited from what was previously available on the Dragonfly Innovations website.

I have found what I think is a German site carrying a PDF catalogue produced by Lifetime that has some really detailed pictures and information regarding accessories and the full range of kayaks.

PDF catalogue can be found here: http://secure.kanu-gatz.de/downloads/82/Lifetime_Kayak_Catalog_k.pdf

Some omissions were noticed from the old Dragonfly site and the PDF Lifetime catalogue. One was the absence of the kayak trolley made specifically to suit the Sport Fisher, Manta and Angler 3.0. The other was the "Tackle Table", a plastic working deck that slotted into the ditty trays and created a flat working surface handy for a fisherman using bait or to make a stable platform for a crate to hold fishing/camping gear. Would be disappointing if these upgrades were not made available.

I will also be trying to keep up to date with Lifetime Kayak products so keep checking the blog.

Matt
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6 comments:

  1. Mark FletcherFebruary 14, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    Would be good to see if anyone has done a personal modification to make a motor fit. I have the sport fishing model and really would like to fit a motor to it.

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  2. MattFebruary 14, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    There is a specific Motor Mount designed for the Sport Fisher being released in 2011 by Lifetime.

    Otherwise there are several other options for mounting a motor. I will make a post showing some of the aftermarket products that I have seen being used.

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  3. HeathMay 3, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    Believe it or not, I just purchased two of the Manta versions off of Amazon.com with a shipping for a total of $307.01...that's for 2 not 1!!! I believe they may be on clearance or something like that. Looking forward to tricking mine out with a trolling motor and some basic fishing gear. I'll link to some video/pictures when it comes in!

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  4. MattMay 23, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    That's a bargain Heath. Nice find.

    I have recieved some additional information from Lifetime regarding the sailing kits and trolling motor mount that I will post in the next few days.

    Some vids etc would be great.

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  5. HeathMay 30, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIq_MVHl4yY
    http://www.youtube.com/user/bleaubyou#p/a/u/1/8T6B8tQGKfo

    These are a couple of vids on my first day out. Amazon refused to ship the Manta's for that price claiming it was a pricing error. I ended up buying the SportFisher instead. What a great fishing yak!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    I was looking to buy a Manta 2.5 and pulled the trigger over at Sports Authority today. I was armed with a printout from their website and a coupon code for 15% off. The associate that helped me did want to do the paperwork for a price match and instead handed me a Friends & Family coupon for 25% off. My final price was $262.49 plus tax.

    I'll take it for a shakedown cruise this weekend. I intend to customize it for fishing & scuba.

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