Still WTB Kayak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sneep · 03-06-2012, 05:31 PM

All the kayaks on the last post I made were sold before I could buy them. I want a kayak 9'-11' but now I have $620. Looking for something with a fish finder and rod holders too.

Thanks

sneep · 03-06-2012, 05:32 PM

Or do you think I should look for something at the Fred Hall Show this weekend

Jimmyz123 · 03-06-2012, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sneep

Or do you think I should look for something at the Fred Hall Show this weekend

Not sure you'll find anything that low in price at the Fred Hall Show but I could be wrong. Keep and eye on Craigslist in SD and L.A. there are new things on there daily.
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/boa/2888633327.html

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/2876420380.html

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/spo/2888281708.html

jorluivil · 03-07-2012, 03:39 AM

Whatever you do don't get desperate and buy the first thing that pops up. When I started hunting for my first kayak everything looked like a great deal, now that I jhave more knowledge of what is what I realize that some of those deals weren't really deals. I'm not sure what city you're in but it wouldn't be a bad idea to go to a local launch and check out some of the yaks, its amazing how much information and knowledge you will pick up just by talking to a few yakkers here and there.

tight lines · 03-07-2012, 06:12 AM

Save for a Hobie .You wont regret it !

StinkyMatt · 03-07-2012, 07:42 AM

Wait another month and keep saving.

A used Hobie can be had (with luck) for under a thousand.

Two years ago I got a 08 revo for 890 dollars.

Good luck in your search.

npdes · 03-07-2012, 08:02 AM

I agree about saving up for a Hobie. You can go much further and it is much easier to fish with. You'll find deals out there. You just need to be fast.

PapaDave · 03-07-2012, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by npdes

I agree about saving up for a Hobie. You can go much further and it is much easier to fish with. You'll find deals out there. You just need to be fast.

And patient...

sdfishin..alex · 03-07-2012, 08:25 AM

float like a butterfly sting like a bee...wait out for a hobie..well worth the wait

xpresso2am · 03-07-2012, 08:26 AM

I agree with them...i'm on my 5th kayak.

research the forum, be patient and save up! the perfect boat is out there. My first two yaks where crap! expensive and hard lesson to learn.

Good luck with your search!

tagyak · 03-07-2012, 08:34 AM

i have gone thru five yaks since i started doing this kayak fishing thing.
i first started out in a cobra marauder; first time out was the last time out-sold the next day
second one was an older hobie, did not realize that there were a big difference from one year to another; so check out the new hobies and see what they have on them. you'll be able to check those out at the fhs this weekend.
after that hobie bought a newer one and loved it. have bought two others just for the small upgrades like nicer deployment system for the rudder and things like that.

in the end do your research and know what you want. even if it is expensive just save for it. you don't want to feel like that you could've had a V8.......

GR6RR · 03-07-2012, 09:22 AM

all great advise ^^ It took me a couple of weeks to think of what I wanted.... then it took me another couple of weeks to find what I had thought about. Patient is key, I almost threw in the towel and went with something I didn't want... no one ever responded to my emails and then the next day, BAM!!! S14 at the right price range. So I jump on it within the next hour after I seen the ad.

Now that I have paddled

I now want a Hobie.

Boy does this sport move fast on the wallet

oneyedeer · 03-07-2012, 12:37 PM

Go out to OEX do a couple of rentals to see what you like

GR6RR · 03-07-2012, 02:32 PM

almost there... and you can have this one..

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/spo/2870588865.html

Jimmyz123 · 03-07-2012, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GR6RR

almost there... and you can have this one..

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/spo/2870588865.html

I've owned 2 Cobra Kayaks, 1 O.K., and now a Malibu. All I have liked very much but in terms of functionality and space to carry all your stuff, I like the Malibu the best and O.K. the second. Both the O.K. and Malibu paddle fast and are very stable. I appreciate the Hobie kayaks but I also like the storage space in the kayak I have now.

03-06-2012, 05:31 PM	#1
sneep Junior Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5	Still WTB Kayak All the kayaks on the last post I made were sold before I could buy them. I want a kayak 9'-11' but now I have $620. Looking for something with a fish finder and rod holders too. Thanks

03-07-2012, 03:39 AM	#4
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Whatever you do don't get desperate and buy the first thing that pops up. When I started hunting for my first kayak everything looked like a great deal, now that I jhave more knowledge of what is what I realize that some of those deals weren't really deals. I'm not sure what city you're in but it wouldn't be a bad idea to go to a local launch and check out some of the yaks, its amazing how much information and knowledge you will pick up just by talking to a few yakkers here and there. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

03-07-2012, 08:25 AM	#9
sdfishin..alex Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 182	... float like a butterfly sting like a bee...wait out for a hobie..well worth the wait

03-07-2012, 09:22 AM	#12
GR6RR Lucky Fisher Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: too far inland Posts: 366	all great advise ^^ It took me a couple of weeks to think of what I wanted.... then it took me another couple of weeks to find what I had thought about. Patient is key, I almost threw in the towel and went with something I didn't want... no one ever responded to my emails and then the next day, BAM!!! S14 at the right price range. So I jump on it within the next hour after I seen the ad. Now that I have paddled I now want a Hobie. Boy does this sport move fast on the wallet __________________

03-07-2012, 02:32 PM	#14
GR6RR Lucky Fisher Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: too far inland Posts: 366	almost there... and you can have this one.. http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/spo/2870588865.html __________________

03-06-2012, 05:32 PM	#2
sneep Junior Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5	Or do you think I should look for something at the Fred Hall Show this weekend

03-07-2012, 06:12 AM	#5
tight lines Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: North County Posts: 62	Save for a Hobie .You wont regret it !

03-07-2012, 07:42 AM	#6
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Wait another month and keep saving. A used Hobie can be had (with luck) for under a thousand. Two years ago I got a 08 revo for 890 dollars. Good luck in your search.

03-07-2012, 08:02 AM	#7
npdes Junior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Azusa, CA Posts: 22	I agree about saving up for a Hobie. You can go much further and it is much easier to fish with. You'll find deals out there. You just need to be fast.

03-07-2012, 08:26 AM	#10
xpresso2am Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 209	I agree with them...i'm on my 5th kayak. research the forum, be patient and save up! the perfect boat is out there. My first two yaks where crap! expensive and hard lesson to learn. Good luck with your search!

03-07-2012, 08:34 AM	#11
tagyak Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alhambra Posts: 506	i have gone thru five yaks since i started doing this kayak fishing thing. i first started out in a cobra marauder; first time out was the last time out-sold the next day second one was an older hobie, did not realize that there were a big difference from one year to another; so check out the new hobies and see what they have on them. you'll be able to check those out at the fhs this weekend. after that hobie bought a newer one and loved it. have bought two others just for the small upgrades like nicer deployment system for the rudder and things like that. in the end do your research and know what you want. even if it is expensive just save for it. you don't want to feel like that you could've had a V8.......

03-07-2012, 12:37 PM	#13
oneyedeer Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Orange County, ca Posts: 684	Go out to OEX do a couple of rentals to see what you like