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Love 'Em Both!
I Love 'em both...I have 5 kayaks (Torque, 11' & 15' Tridents, Cobra F&D, Malibu IIXL) and a Welcraft 18' Center Console with a Honda 90HP.
I caught a 34lbs. Halibut in my Torque last summer along with lots of other smaller Butts and more than my share of Bonito in the Trident yaks this fall...
...but...
when it's cold and rough and I feel like doing some winter fishing or hooping for some Lobsters or Crabs...it sure is nice to be warm and dry in my skiff...and when the Barracuda first arrive up here and they are either moving too fast for the yak or they are just out of range from a safe launch, then the skiff is the way to go for me. It's always going to be more expensive, but as long as I can afford to keep and run my skiff, then I'll continue to enjoy the ease. I also enjoy the kayak mother-ship trips along PV.
Don't get me wrong...I love my yaks...as soon as April 1st rolls around, the skiff will be out of the slip and back in the yard again, waiting for a good reason to launch it...and the yaks will be prowling Torrance Beach and Palos Verdes looking for that 40 pound Halibut!
Jim / Saba Slayer
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