Stealth or Fish N Dive? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Aaron&Julie · 05-29-2011, 12:45 AM

We still like our Fish n' Dives, because of their payload rated at 600lbs. Don't know about the other 'yaks payloads, but we figure that some of our trips with our body weight, gear weight, and catch weight, I've been close to 350lbs on 2 occasions, and her total payload has been close to 300lbs on 3 occasions. So we're still sitting comfortably high on the water.
Another feature, we think is the stability, but you do sacrifice some speed. It does give you confidence to have the stability, if you're not experienced and somewhat leary about being on the wide big ocean.
And there's lots of hatch space below for storing rods, fish, and accessories, which may be necessary if the surf is decent size when you land.
That being said, we will probably get peddlers when we turn 60. They look like they cover a lot of ground without much effort. We do know people rave about them, and we've seen people zip by pretty quickly.

05-29-2011, 12:45 AM	#1
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	We still like our Fish n' Dives, because of their payload rated at 600lbs. Don't know about the other 'yaks payloads, but we figure that some of our trips with our body weight, gear weight, and catch weight, I've been close to 350lbs on 2 occasions, and her total payload has been close to 300lbs on 3 occasions. So we're still sitting comfortably high on the water. Another feature, we think is the stability, but you do sacrifice some speed. It does give you confidence to have the stability, if you're not experienced and somewhat leary about being on the wide big ocean. And there's lots of hatch space below for storing rods, fish, and accessories, which may be necessary if the surf is decent size when you land. That being said, we will probably get peddlers when we turn 60. They look like they cover a lot of ground without much effort. We do know people rave about them, and we've seen people zip by pretty quickly. __________________ "Never say die"