11-24-2006, 05:23 AM
Great articles, tubeN2. Very helpful. I've looked at a few kayaks lately until finally, I got to pilot one, loaned to me by an avid kayaker, for a few hundred yards. Don't know whether it was my fault or the fault of the yak but it punctured my lust to have one - perhaps for good. Felt too tippy and I didn't like what Dryrod mentioned - having to fly fish out of the side in order to have easy access to the water. It was nice to be able to cover the water quickly. Maybe if I tried again, perhaps with a different design, I might revive my interest. But for now I guess I'll stick with my tube and use my canoe as a backup when I need to paddle a distance.
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