Kayak considerations

[Mattador]

A sit in kayak in the Ohio for fishing is a disaster waiting to happen. You can't fish effectively with a spray skirt. 9.5 is too short for the river - you will wish you had a longer boat that tracks better and was easier to move after your first trip. 9.5 is great for a creek, or small ponds - but that's it.

12" is the absolute minimum for the Ohio and I would recommend a 13-14.

[raincheck]

Seen a Hank Parker show and can't remmeber what him and his son were fishing from but they had them on the deck of his bass boat and ran up a lake too the thin water too fish out of them.

[wkerber]

I picked up a Native Watercraft Ultimate 12 last year. Only fished in it a couple of time so far, but it was real stable. It's more like a smaller canoe with a built in seat that is pretty comfortable. I did not get the fishing model as it was too pricey. You can put your own flush mount rod holders in place for $12 with a hole saw, rasp and some pop rivets. I brought an anchor system but have not install yet. It comes with a drop down skeg to help you track better. I can't image needing much more. If you get a big fish on, it will tow you around a little. I hooked about a 20lb carp on a shakey head worm on the river and we went were he wanted for a while. Never felt like I was going to tip at any time. The river was pretty mild though, no real fast stuff.