Kayaking with 10 foot kayak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

monstahfish · 11-23-2015, 09:52 PM

More information would help a lot here. How tall are you, how much do you weigh, what boats are you thinking about? Will you be fishing or diving off of it and what areas do you want to use it in. For saltwater, I would recommend a 12ft sit on top or larger for most sitautions. A 10' will have less glide and be harder to paddle straight but more fun in the surf if you wanted to surf it.
I would also recommend since you sound like a newbie, don't go alone and if the conditions don't look great, don't go at all. Wear your PFD(I could send you countless links of news stories about dead people who didn't) Dress for the water, we are coming into colder water soon and if you fall in and get separated from your boat you could be there for a while and hypothermia becomes a major issue especially with our cold nights recently. Make sure you have a marine radio you know how to use properly etc... basically safety is a first priority unless you're going for a Darwin award.

11-23-2015, 09:52 PM	#3
monstahfish Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 423	More information would help a lot here. How tall are you, how much do you weigh, what boats are you thinking about? Will you be fishing or diving off of it and what areas do you want to use it in. For saltwater, I would recommend a 12ft sit on top or larger for most sitautions. A 10' will have less glide and be harder to paddle straight but more fun in the surf if you wanted to surf it. I would also recommend since you sound like a newbie, don't go alone and if the conditions don't look great, don't go at all. Wear your PFD(I could send you countless links of news stories about dead people who didn't) Dress for the water, we are coming into colder water soon and if you fall in and get separated from your boat you could be there for a while and hypothermia becomes a major issue especially with our cold nights recently. Make sure you have a marine radio you know how to use properly etc... basically safety is a first priority unless you're going for a Darwin award.