{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Good fishing tandem kayak

+1.  I've toyed with some of the top-end fishing kayaks and even in the short lengths they're heavy as hell compared to even the 3-layer poly canoes of the same length.  

We have a used, old as dirt, 1987 "stillwater" 16' fiberglass canoe that works quite well for pond/lake/slow water fishing.  It is heavier than I prefer to move at about 75 pounds, but not so bad that I can't manage...and I love it on the water.  Actually, I had to install a new (double-bolted) center yoke and I *chose* to add a second thwart near the stern, so that is probably an extra few pounds.  I figure it was worth it and the wood was rotted out anyway.  

When it craps out we'll probably pick up an old royalex boat in the same general geometry and that would probably weight 50-60 something pounds and be superb ;).  I might even go kevlar which can be even lighter, as we don't really like fast moving water and rapids as it is.  

Gene

On Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 10:47:46 AM UTC-4, Brad wrote:

No way is a tandem kayak lighter than anything but the heaviest canoes. My canoe weighs half that and carries more payload. I've owned heavier boats and for me I just don't use them enough because around a 100 pounds is no fun to move around.

It all boils down to what you want to do and how you want to fish. I'd take a canoe over a sit on top in moving water any day. And most days on even big lakes. Ocean will always be for sit on tops, until I buy a center console that is...

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