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#1 |
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 5
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Noob kayaker looking for info
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#2 |
Work Sucks!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Diego
Posts: 559
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i have a Cobra fish n dive and I like it. Its really slow but very stable. I got turned sideways in the surf saturday and it just pushed me towards the sand, but the guy in the malibu behind me flipped. Don't get me wrong, malibu and ocean kayaks are good, just not as stable as a fish n dive. Look around on other kayak fishing sites like:
-www.yakfishing.com/board/ -http://www.kayakfishingmafia.com/phpBB2/index.php these sites and this one all have for sale/classifieds, check em out. Usually you can find a deal on a used one. No reason to get a new one (in my opinion) until you know what qualities you want and what qualities you don't mind being sacraficed (stability, speed, comfort, single or a tandem, rod holders, are there custom bait tanks available?, etc) good luck ![]() |
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#3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: South of La Jolla...
Posts: 1,193
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Biggest thing I would suggest... Test paddle different ones. Don't get stuck with a kayak you don't like, and might not be able to sell. I mean that with all kayaks.. Are you local? Go to the shops, see if you could rent/borrow one and take it to the surf. Paddling the bay, and paddling the ocean are different (surf landings/launchings, wind chop, etc..). I had an X-Factor. It was a great fishing platform, as well as in the surf (rolled it a couple of times, but mostly got pushed sideways). I went from a 33" to a 28" wide yak. It doesn't surf the same a my X, but I could make it out a lot quicker and "run and gun" to bird piles/boils :lol: ... Hope this helps.
-Dennis |
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#4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 308
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^don't listen to dennis, he switches yaks monthly :lol:
it's ALL personal preference buddy. I love my slow stable tandem yak ![]() |
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#5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: South of La Jolla...
Posts: 1,193
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:lol: :lol: ...
No, Ryan... Just twice :lol: . I filter through fishfinders, remember.... Get it straight. Hey, how was it this morning? Or did you pie out? -D |
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#6 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 308
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sorry for the thread hijack buddy :lol: but like every1 said, you should test paddle a few yaks b4 you decide.. preferrably in the surf! |
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#7 |
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 5
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Thanks for the replies...but still need some more info then im ready to go out.
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