New guy intro and questions

[xjchad]

Hi I'm Chad. I'm a husband to a beautiful wife, dad to 5 great kids, and a fisherman.


I grew up fishing for trout in lakes and streams, started fly fishing and bass fishing in high school, then a few years ago when we moved to the Ventura area, I got into surf fishing. The last couple years I've mostly fished for sharks and rays from the beach.




So now I've really gotten interested in kayaks. Mainly for 2 reasons.
1. To paddle baits out further than I can cast them.
2. To fish the kelp beds just off shore.

With a large family, the budget is pretty tight, but I'm also cheap haha.
I'm not looking for the best, just something that can get the job done.
I've found a Cobra Navigator and an Aquaterra Prism both in my price range.
Are either of these boats decent platforms for fishing?
Thanks in advance guys!