Advice needed: Malibu Mini X for kelp fishing? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

igotswansons · 07-05-2011, 09:01 PM

Looking at getting my first kayak and eventually use this to do some kelp/inshore fishing in La Jolla. I have heard getting a >12' kayak is needed for this type of fishing. The Malibu Mini X is under 10' and would be easy to load and store. I'm also 5'7" so I'm not a big guy. I've heard I will probably have issues with speed and tracking with this size kayak so this wouldn't be ideal for ocean fishing. Does anyone have any experience with this kayak?

07-05-2011, 09:01 PM	#1
igotswansons Junior Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 5	Advice needed: Malibu Mini X for kelp fishing? Looking at getting my first kayak and eventually use this to do some kelp/inshore fishing in La Jolla. I have heard getting a >12' kayak is needed for this type of fishing. The Malibu Mini X is under 10' and would be easy to load and store. I'm also 5'7" so I'm not a big guy. I've heard I will probably have issues with speed and tracking with this size kayak so this wouldn't be ideal for ocean fishing. Does anyone have any experience with this kayak?

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