Bass Pro Shop's Ascend 12t Kayak with YakPower, Setup and Review

Trolling motor setup was an improvision. I had made a small transom for a very short -shaft (18" ) trolling motor, that I intended to have slide in and out of a couple of track mounts I had installed on the rear, for easy removal. Track mounts suck. Ended up buying a small and a medium cutting board at Target, and attaching two "L" brackets to them , and attaching the larger one to the kayak. Epoxy painted the two steel "L" brackets to prevent rust. The intention was to be able to "easy-off" the whole set-up with some screw-on 'yak attak' knobs. Yeah, it'll work....but I found that the transom hits the waterline in the back, and creates a little drag. Not much, but...
It's in a constant state of improvision...but next time, I will probly just cut the lip and transom vice bolts off the trolling motor....and attach the flat piece of the original trolling motor mount directly to the kayak.
With this particular kayak....which was one of those "bass pro shop" Ascend 12t with yakpower....I have it to found to be a little cumbersome.... and the hull materials and design a little cheap and inadequate.
I bought it because it has almost a "tri"-hull and is pretty wide....and thought it would be good for standing. For that, it fits the bill. Pretty easy to stand in! However...it gets heavy! It has a 350lb max capacity rating...but the kayak on its own weighs in at a hefty 96lbs. Add trolling motor (25lbs) , battery bank (50 lbs) , cast net, bait well with water, fishing rods, tackle box and equipment, anchor and rode, safety equipment, required navigational lighting, plus my rather large and ever growing arse ....the thing starts to look like a Chinese Junk making it's way down the Yangtze River! The KISS ( Keep-It-Simple-Stupid ) intentions of kayak fishing eventually morphing into a cumbersome chaotic line entangling nightmarish mess at times.
Don't get me wrong...the trolling motor is AWSOME!..., and incorporates that lethal stealthiness required for sneaking up on the fish in the skinny water! Especially nice with the "hands free" steering! It's a great setup, for sure. But is it still a kayak? Sometimes ponder that question.....