Hey I am going to try to buy a Kayak this summer and would love to read some opinions on what to get from people fishing them locally.
Blackwater outfitters in Pinopolis is someone you should call. We bought 2 from him. Necke is the brand. They are extremeley narrow and will allow you to paddle against the tide. Not the most stable but when paddling with other’s that have the wide body yaks, we have to wait for them to catch up & in some instances they just can’t go where we go. For comfort don’t go wide, but do splurge on a good seat that has rod holders & a small storage compartment.
Blackwater outfitters uses premium yaks. He has about 30 that he uses for 1 or 2 years then he sells them. Example: a $1,000.00 hull new retail…he might sell for $500.00 to $550.00. The yaks are in good shape maybe a mark or a ding here or there.
Web address is www.blackwateradventure.com the phone is 1-800-761-1850. I can’t remember the guy’s name that owns it but he will meet you with a trailer load of different yaks for you to try and is very smart in helping you find what you want. He’s sold 2 to my wife Stella. Good price, good product…good people to deal with. A good call to make before you decide.
Jimislesc
Jimislesc
I have a Wilderness Systems Pungo. It is a sit-in. Very stable with open cockpit for easy access to tackle, etc. Perfect for the creeks around here. Have the spray skirt and have only used it once. If you are thinking about a sit-in, I would take a look at the Pungo.
Caught a 26 inch spottail yesterday morning and had a blast getting pulled up the creek.
www.kayakfishingstuff.com. They review the most used kayaks for fishing and sell gear for rigging them up. Put “kayak fishing” into Google or your search engine of choice and many many webpages appear. For what its worth, I have a Wilderness Systems Tarpon 140 rigged out better than my 14’ Scout for fishing and it is everything I could ask for. I like it better than my expedition kayak, a Perception Eclipse, but I do only go out on the Tarpon in pretty calm conditions.
www.kayakfishingstuff.com
The previous link has an extra period. Takes you to the wrong place. Sorry
I’ve got an ocean kayak drifter, 32" wide and 12’7" long. It’s a sit-on-top type and very stable. If you want one built for speed definately go with one of the narrow types, but for stability and fishing I would reccomend these. I usually head into the flats behind IOP and on days when the tides low and no wind, I could stand up and sight fish. Takes pratice and a few times falling off, but you could do it. Cost me $800 and some change for boat, paddle, fishing seat (has two rod holders), and rod holder for the front. After buying the rest of the life vest and some other stuff I spent about $950 - $1000. Charleston watersports sells the Ocean kayaks in MT. P (where I got mine), but before you decide, do your research and maybe try out a couple of different types before spending the cash. A couple of other good sites to visit are www.kayakfishing.com and www.surftosummit.com for the fishing seat and accessories. Hope this helps out and maybe I’ll see you there.
hands down Hobie outback! I picked one up not long ago it is a fishing machine, simple as that.
Thanks for all the info! I am trying to find out as much as possible before spending the money. I was looking at the hobie outback previously, but now am leaning more towards the ocean kayak prowler. I am supposed to meet the guy from black water in the next week or two to try out the ones he has. Thanks again for the info an when I get one I would love to meet some of you guys and do some yak fishing.
Iatola
OK Drifter! 
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