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Comment by Slip Sinker on August 2, 2013 at 12:01pm

well here she is... just took delivery of the D10T Ascend Kayak... she slid right into the Equinox with just a little left over. might just hold up on that trailer for a little while and haul it this way for awhile... maybe spring.

Comment by Ray Ditzenberger on August 1, 2013 at 7:44pm

I would bet that he rented a sit-in yak. Most of  the sit-on-top yaks are fairly wide and stable. Some are stable enough to stand in and fly cast.

Comment by Walt Foreman on August 1, 2013 at 6:44pm

To be honest, Ken, I'm not sure.  There was not much of a seat - a little plastic folding thing; and I had to stretch my legs out along the kayak because there was no way to sit otherwise.  I got the feeling at the time that it was not a kayak that had been designed for fishing - seemed like the guy renting them had just gotten them cheap because he thought he could make some dough.  I was in the panhandle in Florida and had to find a way to fish from a boat on short notice, and there were no conventional boats for rent to be found. 

Comment by Slip Sinker on August 1, 2013 at 4:39pm

walt ... did you rent a sit in or a sit on top?

Comment by robert b reid on August 1, 2013 at 10:44am

i have never ,been in a float tube but i love my kayak. and is get me on the water.   i would  like to try a float tube but i have way to many critter's in the waters that i fish. and  would be a target. and form fishing feom a kayak i can cover a lot of ground pretty easy. and get into some real skinny water. if it dont rain this weekend i hope to go fishing

Comment by Walt Foreman on August 1, 2013 at 9:37am

Ray is correct - a kayak is far more mobile than a float tube.  I have only fished from a 'yak once, but was able to cover a lot of water relatively quickly considering it was without any sort of motorized help.  However, that said, I personally did not enjoy the experience - I don't know if there are larger, more stable kayaks than the one I was in, which I rented, but it gave new meaning to the term unstable; I felt as though if I breathed wrong I would be in the water.  Beyond that, I would definitely not recommend a 'yak for anyone with back problems; a float tube would be far better in that regard.

Comment by Ray Ditzenberger on August 1, 2013 at 6:57am

I sure can't argue that point. Fly Fishing from shore can be a real pain at best.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on August 1, 2013 at 6:51am

You're right, Ray. The ability to cover water in a tube is nothing like
in a kayak. But it may beat standing on the shore, when the place to be is just OFFSHORE, etc.
It's a tradeoff tubers make, i.e., absolute mobility vs. adequate mobility in the right place. Since he already sees these tools as "niche" instruments, and considering Kens physical limitations, it is worth bringing to the discussion.

Comment by Ray Ditzenberger on August 1, 2013 at 6:11am

I am not sure that a float tube has similar mobility of a Kayak. I have not yet been in either but there is some doubt that one would ever want to try to cover 3 or 4 miles of water in a float tube let alone 6 to 10 miles. The comfort of a float tube in warm water does appear to be quite good and it should be much easier to transport.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on August 1, 2013 at 3:04am

may I make a suggestion? you may want to consider a float tube.
This will give you much of the kayaks mobility, yet be much more forgiving of your back. Being cradled by a floating arm chair is very much different than the exertions required of kayaking.
Just a thought...

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