That's what I was thinking. But if I added a rod holder I'd still come out below all of the pre rigged fishing set ups aside from the cheapest models. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It's not so much a rod holder, it's also the lay for other gear, a small cooler, tackle bag and boxes ect...
Oh alright. What about this one? It's an old town vapor. Little above my price range but comes with a nice paddle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
What you said about fishing in bays wanting drainage is correct. You need drainage. I had a buddy that got swamped in his Native fishing in the Gulf because the Native has no drainage. You need scupper holes to fish in the open saltwater.
Sit-ins are more stable because of lower center of gravity, but if you put a skirt on it, you end up losing a lot of space that is nice while fishing. Here is a picture of my sit-in, the storage space behind me is great, but not quickly accessible so I always end up with a net, and a couple tackle holders inside with me.
I've never used an Ocean Kayak. The seat looks like it sucks. But I'm sure it will get the job done as a beginner kayak. I'll just say that if you do buy one of these cheap kayaks and enjoy fishing from them, in a few years you will be upgrading.
That's what I'm expecting. Are seats something you can switch out to a nice one? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I doubt you could switch out the seats on those padded, molded seats You could add more padding, but its the angle that is uncomfortable IMO, not the padding
I'll do some more research but it seems that in my price range I'll have to live with a sub par seat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Second this. Bought a future beach sit-in kayak two years ago and now I'm already looking to upgrade to something three times the cost. Kayak is another good example of getting what you pay for.
Do you like the milk crate for storing gear in the boat? Thinking about going that route with PVC zip tied to the corners to hold rods and a net. And use the milk crate for holding tackle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yes, Easy load and unload and since the storage area has scupper holes keeps my soft bag from getting wet. I don't have rod holders on since I can carry three rods already with the built ins and the front mount rod holder.
The model I'm liking a lot doesn't but I figured this would work just as well. Not so much in freshwater but I was worried about my tackle bag constantly retaining water Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
You can buy flush mount rod holders also. Most important thing to me was storage, and weight capacity. Seats can be changed or upgraded, lot harder to add carry space.
