Pelican
Catch Mode 110
A stand-up-stable fishing platform with a real lawn-chair seat, at roughly half the price of the pedal kayaks it competes with.
Specifications
- beam
- 34"
- type
- Sit-on-top (fishing)
- length
- 10' 8"
- weight
- 75 lb
- capacity
- 400 lb
- material
- RAM-X multi-layer polyethylene
The stability that makes fishing easier
The Catch Mode 110 uses Pelican's tunnel hull — two long sponsons with a channel between them — and the result is a 10-foot-8 boat you can genuinely stand up in. That matters more than any accessory: standing lets you see structure, sight-cast into shallows, and work a long rod without hitting the deck. Most anglers under about 220 pounds can stand and cast on flat water within a session or two of practice.
Seat, deck and rigging
The elevated ErgoCast lawn-chair seat is the headline feature. It lifts you off the deck so your hips are above your knees, which keeps your back happy and your casting arc clear, and it can be removed entirely for a flat standing deck. Two flush-mounted rod holders sit behind the seat, there is an accessory rail for a fish finder or a phone mount, and the bow hatch plus rear tankwell handle a crate and a tackle bag. The moulded skeg helps it hold a line in wind — a real weakness of most short, wide fishing hulls.
Where it fits against the competition
Pedal-drive fishing kayaks give you hands-free positioning, but they start at two to three times this price and weigh 100 pounds or more. The Catch Mode 110 gets you the platform and the seat without the drive, which is the right trade for anglers fishing ponds, lakes and sheltered bays rather than open ocean.
What you give up
At 75 pounds it is heavy for a 10-foot boat — plan on a cart and a helper. It is a paddle kayak, so both hands are busy when you are moving. And the wide tunnel hull that gives you the stability also makes it slower than a narrower hull, so covering three miles to a spot is work.
Pros
- +Tunnel hull is genuinely stable enough to stand and cast
- +Elevated ErgoCast seat keeps your back and casting arc clear
- +Removable seat opens up a flat standing deck
- +Skeg helps it hold a line in wind
- +Costs far less than any pedal-drive fishing kayak
Cons
- −75 lb — a cart and a second pair of hands are close to essential
- −Wide hull is slow over distance
- −No pedal drive, so positioning takes paddle strokes
- −Rod-holder count is modest out of the box
Best for
Anglers on ponds, lakes and sheltered bays who want to fish standing without paying pedal-kayak money.
Who should skip it
Paddlers who load solo onto a tall vehicle, and anglers who need to cover several miles to reach fishing water.
