Originally Posted by
bfish
We need a few more tidbits of info on you and how you are going to use your kayak. How big are you, how you plan to transport it (on roof of SUV, bed of pickup, or on a trailer), how far do you need to paddle from access, only using ramps do you plan to cart/carry it a ways down a trail, do you expect strong wind, large wakes from motorboats, or expect rapids/riffles, do you plan to fish standing up, or just sitting down, do you want to hang your feet off the sides when fishing, do you plan to troll, or just drift or do you plan to anchor, do you want a to just paddle, or would your rather peddle (like a bicycle) or plan on adding a trolling motor, etc.
Generally speaking, a river kayak is different shaped hull than one used for bigger reservoirs. Although a few boats are capable of doing both okay. Good thing there is lots of variety of kayaks out there. Hands Clapping