Ya, another new guy....

[mtnbykr2]

Wow we got a boat load of new peeps here lately,
welcome to the group Tim, hope to see ya out there sometime, we were just in your neck of the woods last week and had a great time, and a good turn out....we will be out at Cabrillo this saturday if you are available...the more the merrier....b

[fishsouthcounty]

Thanks, ya i saw the reports. Cant wait to get out there and give it a shot. Thanks for the invite unfortunately at this point im still working on purchasing a kayak. I will also be in Vegas for the weekend. Hopefully i can keep my priorities straight and not blow all my kayak money, or maybe win more kayak money. Either way hopefully ill be able to join some of you out there real soon.

[dorado123]

I have cobra FnD for 2years and love it

It's very stable kayak ... I never ever thing about my kayak tip off with any kind

of condition

But you should know it's a bit slower than long and skinny kayak though

I also have malibu X13 for fishing require long paddling..

Welcome and Good luck

[fishsouthcounty]

Ya i figured based on the specs from the cobra website it may be a little slow in the water between its width and weight. Being as it is my first kayak i am willing to sacrifice speed for stability until i really get the hang of being on a yak catching fish. Staying upright will be priority over travel time. thanks for the heads up though.

[mtnbykr2]

My opinion, take it as you please,
my first boat was an '07 Malibu XFactor, one fast "stable" boat, fished off it for two years on and off, loved it, then, one time I was caught out in some pretty nasty off shore wind, then I decided I would check out somethin somebody said about Hobie mirage drive, road tested a model in off shores, on purpose, and the boat did extremely well, I am into Hobies but the X factor would definately be the second choice...welcome to the club...b

[fishsouthcounty]

Originally Posted by mtnbykr2

My opinion, take it as you please,
my first boat was an '07 Malibu XFactor, one fast "stable" boat, fished off it for two years on and off, loved it, then, one time I was caught out in some pretty nasty off shore wind, then I decided I would check out somethin somebody said about Hobie mirage drive, road tested a model in off shores, on purpose, and the boat did extremely well, I am into Hobies but the X factor would definately be the second choice...welcome to the club...b

Thanks a lot, honestly ill take every bit of input and info i can get as this is something i have never done before. Havent even been on a yak in general in probably 5 years. In all reality just looking to get something of quality to start out on that isnt gonna break the bank. And the bank is currently at about a 600 dollar cap right now. haha, so pretty limited in my options. From what i can see hobies are pretty damn expensive even used...maybe somewhere down the line i will upgrade, but for the time being whatever gets me floating with some lines in the water while still feeling safe and ill be happy.

[mtnbykr2]

Originally Posted by fishsouthcounty

Thanks a lot, honestly ill take every bit of input and info i can get as this is something i have never done before. Havent even been on a yak in general in probably 5 years. In all reality just looking to get something of quality to start out on that isnt gonna break the bank. And the bank is currently at about a 600 dollar cap right now. haha, so pretty limited in my options. From what i can see hobies are pretty damn expensive even used...maybe somewhere down the line i will upgrade, but for the time being whatever gets me floating with some lines in the water while still feeling safe and ill be happy.

Well, since you are just getting here, I need to ask if you have visited the
used car lot on this site, alot of really really good deals, might be something right in your price range and you will probably get more for the money...b