I'm biased because I'm a new KC owner. I love it. I got the trolling motor package and having that is pretty awesome. A cpl weeks ago I took it out without the tm to really get a feel of how it paddles and it's a great paddle compaired to my Ascend. The high sides do catch the wind a bit. That's my only complaint. I can stand and fish and at only 64 lbs it's really easy to load and unload. It's also a blank canvas with a ton of gear track so you can customize however you want. One thing I will throw out there is I had no idea how many used Hobie outbacks were in that price range. I would have looked at them more closely had I known that but I'm very happy with what I got.

Jackson's are sick boats so I'm sure Speck could sway you that way