I really appreciate everyone's input. A couple of my buddies got me hooked on kayak fishing and they keep telling me how cool the community is, and you guys have really supported that. Just wanted to give an update as to my final decision (not to close out the dialog... by all means keep it up). My first time out on a kayak was on a buddies Ocean Prowler Big Game and after talking to him for advise, he agreed to sell me that yak for a great price so he could get a smaller one for his wife. We'll be hittin Elkhorn Creek on Friday for my first run as an official kayak owner