offshore kayak

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by veingrad1

Looking at the trident 15, manta ray 14 or the tarpon 160. I am 6'5 230lbs. and I live in S Florida. I fish offshore, bay and Florida Keys. Over the years I fished on Ocean Kayaks, recently tried the ocean prowler 13. It just didnt have enough capacity. Any suggestions or additional reccomendations or insight? Lots of choices. Thanks,

Personally I love the Ocean Kayak brand of kayaks. I made it a point to try the most popular kayaks that I see out on the water. I have owned 2 Cobras, 3 O.K. Prowler 15s, Malibu X-factor, and have test paddled the Tarpon 140.

The entire time I was on the Tarpon I felt like I was going in the water at any given point. The most stable was the Malibu and it had a lot of storage space. I chose to avoid the pedal kayaks because I see a lot of issues with the pedal systems, the main reason is they are more pricy and have less storage than the O.K. and Malibu. Something I also think will be an issue is knee and hip joint issues later in life with the pedal systems. I have no proof, but I sure will be interested to see how many Hobie owners end up with Hip and Knee issues down the road.

I own a Prowler 15 at the moment and will be saving up for a Trident 15 or newer. I like the T15 for the length, speed, Rod Pod, and stability. So long story short I would recommend the T15 Ocean Kayak.