Just to follow-up on my thread, I ended up buying a SUP in the sub-$1,000 price range. I got a 34 inch board, which is a little bit smaller than some of the specialized fishing boards but a bit bigger than the average. I really like it and am glad I went with that size because I could see myself using it just for fun—and it's something my wife can use too.
I've fished from it three times now. I have been going out with just my fly rod, anchor (which I haven't used yet) and my PFD around my waist. I don't have a cooler and have considered buying one for a seat but at the moment I like the simplicity of going without. I cast standing up, on my knees and even sitting down with my legs in the water when I get tired. I had my first big fishing breakthrough over the weekend when I caught a 20ish inch snakehead out on a tidal creek. I actually cast from my knees for that fish. It was very cool to have the ability to be that stealthy. That day as I cruised through the weeds I passed over several snakehead and they didn't spook until they literally looked me in the eyes over top them. That seems like a definite advantage over the people on motorized boats.
In terms of disadvantages, I haven't figured out fishing in current or at least navigating through it. I've seen videos of people making tight turns on SUPs but it's not super easy. On my second outing I actually broke one of my rods when it got tangled with a sunken tree because of some mild current. If I were going to use it to float a river, I'd aim for something wide, slow and no super tight turns, at least for someone like me still getting a hang of it.
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