Retro51

Thanks - I may try fising in mine next Spring. I did see some likely spots on Lake Granbury yesterday.
However, I did have some trouble yesterday, that may have been avoided with a sit-on-top model. After spending about 3 hrs on Lake Granbury, I took it to the fork of the Trinity that runs by the Golf course in Benbrook, near the start of the Trinity Bike Trail (Memorial Park).

Well - first off the water was low, so low in spots that I had to get out and drag the kayak over rocks. So I had to master the art of getting back in, once the water was deep enough - standing in hip deep water, not from a beach. Twice I tipped over the kayak - and it filled up completely with water. I had to drag it to the side, turn it over, and then open the drain and hold it up on it's stern, to drain out the water. That would have been disastrous on a lake - since I couldn't stand in the water and pull it ashore. I'm not saying it would have sank - it has some flotation, but it would have been a major disaster. Mostly I wouldn't be going in and out on the lake, at least, not out in deep water. I think a sit-on-top model would just turn back over, and climb on again.

I think if my brother were to buy one - he's a fisherman (and not sure he would go in for paddling, since he's had some back problems) I would recommend a sit-on-top model. If I get another one, I might consider one just so I would have both. I do have different sets of plans for building canvas skin-on-frame kayaks, which I still want to do.