Yak fisherman

[Mattador]

Take care picking your first. Once you start kayak fishing, you will never want to stop, and you'll use your yak for years to come.

Sit on tops (SOT) are more versatile. They look more unstable but they actually are more stable. In warm weather you can sit side saddle or let your legs dangle over each side. Sit-ins are much more confining. Unless you are going to fish a lot of extreme cold weather the SOT is the better choice.

Check out the kayakfishing.com forums for an extensive discussion on models and rigging. After several years I purchased a Hobie Pro Angler earlier this year. It's a great boat. Big but fast and versatile. I use it on lakes, in the Ohio River, the Gulf of Mexico near Destin, and the Choctahatchee Bay in Florida. Excels in all conditions.

The best boat in the $1,000 range is the Wilderness Systems Tarpon 120, hands down. Great seat, very comfortable, fast, tough as nails. You can use it anywhere, under any conditions, especially if you add a rudder.

Don't rig a bunch of stuff at first. Keep it simple. You can't undrill a hole.

Have fun.

[ON3 3Y3D WILLI3]

Fishing for Gnu is way more fun than Yak Fishing.

Check out the kayakfishing.com forums for an extensive discussion on models and rigging.

The best boat in the $1,000 range is the Wilderness Systems Tarpon 120, hands down.

Yes and yes. I own the WS Tarpon 140.

There has been plenty of discussion on this forum as well- search the past posts referencing kayaks.