I've heard that they are decent kayaks. They are on the heavy side but should be stable. Most people will say go 12' because it will track better. But 10' will do fine and is easier to man handle.
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I've heard that they are decent kayaks. They are on the heavy side but should be stable. Most people will say go 12' because it will track better. But 10' will do fine and is easier to man handle.
What do those weigh?
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70 lbs.
BuckTown
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I was running a Wilderness Ride 115 over the past 5 years but just sold it this summer, thinking of going Wilderness Tarpon or Jackson for next season. The Ride 115 did excellent on lakes, but was a little harder to maneuver on moving river. The weight of the Ride 115 is also another consideration for going to a Tarpon (~15 #s less). If weight and moving water aren’t too big of an issue I would say the Ride 115 is a solid fishing Yak. Easily outfitted as well I should mention, though no peddle system if that’s what you’re eyeing.
Buckhole75
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I have a Field and Stream Shadow Caster Does everything i want and isn’t terribly expensive
12 if you big lake fish, 10 if you want to do circles
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I spent the summer fishing lakes and rivers in a 12’ Eagle Talon by Field and Stream, and my wife fishes out of a 10’ Lifetime Tamarak. Neither broke the bank and we caught a lot of Bass. No complaints from me.
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nice pic beef...................any of y'all in new england, check out newenglandkayakfishing.com tell 'em uncle ricky sent ya
Hobie all the way. I have an outback and a revolution 16. If you’re new to kayaking, I recommend the outback. I like my revolution better for offshore and long distance stuff, though. It is much more “tippy,” though. They have the best pedal drive system. If you are not pedaling, however, check out feelfree, wilderness systems and Jackson kayaks. They have the best kayaks without pedals.
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Field and stream or old town both make great yaks. Now I'm using an old town canoe because non of the yaks will hold enough barrels for carp
ThomasHemlock
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Man you have tons of options nowadays. Kayak fishing has blown up over the past 10 years. I recommend checking out Yakangler.com if you haven't already. Tons of info in their forums, on any make/model you can think of.
JumpingVampire
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How much do you weigh? Are you bass fishing? Do you stand up alot to fish? What is your Budget? Try looking into the Facebook market. The rigs I recommend are Natives, Hobies, Jackson, Feel free and Wilderness. I've only been in alot of expensive one but I can tell you most guys that buys cheap kayaks in the first place normally upgrades down the road.
My favorite kayak of all is the nucanoe frontier 12 - it is the most adaptable, most stable, has greatest carrying capacity and can be used for fishing, hunting and camping - it comes ready for outboard or trolling motor and even has a pedal drive system. You can set it up anyway you like.
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Bigfoot522
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That is my Jackson Kraken for trolling Lake Michigan.
Not as agile inland but I still take it .
I have a Hobie Angler 14 as well.
Its heavier and a handful to wrangle by yourself but what a craft. All are fun in my opinion.
Not as agile inland but I still take it .
I have a Hobie Angler 14 as well.
Its heavier and a handful to wrangle by yourself but what a craft. All are fun in my opinion.
Obviously I don't look at every yak that comes out, but I haven't come across any that compete with Native for light weight. Those pedal drives are really nice for fishing but they add a lot of weight as well.
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Natives are still heavy most of these kayaks are pretty heavy even my Slayer propel 10. Now the LT on the other hand is crazy light. There just not heavy like the bigger boys like the big rig and Pro anglers. My Slayer 12 was heavy weighing at 70 lbs. Now if it were in a dumbbell size I carry that like nothing.
Being light is not a plus once you are on the water and in the wind IME. And paddling you are spending all day rod up, rod down, paddle, paddle, rod up, rod down, paddle paddle - with the pedal kayaks you can steer and maneuver without ever having to lay your rod down - a huge advantage when there is even a little wind - unless of course you want to drop two anchors to keep you in place. And most of the bigger kayaks paddle just as well as the lightweights.
I agree with everything you said. I was merely pointing out the weight savings you can get, light weight is the MOST important thing to me for my purposes so I want the OP to see all sides. My brother fishes bass tournaments out of a kayak, so he puts his kayak in the water just like he did his 21' Ranger he used to fish from, ie from a trailer. He could care less what it weighs
copy - no one single boat or kayak will meet all needs - agreed
