Went kayaking yesterday

shoeless said:
The Mrs. and I have been thinking of picking up a couple kayaks. Looks like it'd be fun, and we've got a couple of nice rivers (Monocacy and Potomac) within minutes of our house. I have no idea what type to get though. So many choices...open or closed....long or short....wide or narrow. I see a closed cockpit (I guess it's called a cockpit) in @Lerxst's pics. Think I'd prefer that over the open. Other than that, not sure what to look for. :shrug:
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Don't know about your area, but a number of lakes around here do not permit sit on top kayaks, only sit inside. Check around to see what restrictions are in place where you'd use it. Thinking about where you want to paddle will probably help narrow down your selection. Might be some local rental places where you try a few different boats out. Look at the types of kayaks people are using where you plan to paddle.

http://www.paddleshack.com/tips/tipsonselect.html

Craiglist is a good source around here for used boats and accessories. http://www.austinkayak.com/ is a good online shop.


For couples paddling, a canoe is a great choice too.
 
Lerxst said:
Don't know about your area, but a number of lakes around here do not permit sit on top kayaks, only sit inside. Check around to see what restrictions are in place where you'd use it. Thinking about where you want to paddle will probably help narrow down your selection. Might be some local rental places where you try a few different boats out. Look at the types of kayaks people are using where you plan to paddle.

http://www.paddleshack.com/tips/tipsonselect.html

Craiglist is a good source around here for used boats and accessories. http://www.austinkayak.com/ is a good online shop.


For couples paddling, a canoe is a great choice too.
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Thanks, and yeah, we'd talked about doing the rental thing first. I've tried a friend's sit on top kayak and think I'd prefer the sit inside.
 
yabba said:
I'm a dumbass, so I owned a canoe in southern california. Now that I'm back in the upper midwest, I don't own one.
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My kayaking experience is limited to whitewater. But I havnt done it in almost 20 years. Still have my old Perception Dancer tho. Used to do the Ocoee and Natahala regularly, along with some local AL rivers like the Locust and Mulberry Forks of the Black Warrior. Also sec 3 of the Chattooga, and a couple of other N GA streams, andthe Tellico in TN. I moved to South AL and got out of the habit. Am back in N AL now but I'm a bit outta shape and older and stiffer.
Now I just take my little solo canoe fishing on the creek near the house.
 
I had an Ocean Kayaks "Drifter" about 12 years ago, set up for bay fishing with a depth finder, etc. I might get another, but would need a vehicle to better haul it with.
With over 600 square miles of Galveston Bay to explore and fish, it's hard to lose.
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I drove by a gas station/convenience store/music bar/outdoor volleyball complex here, near the confluence of our two rivers and an interstate spur and got quite excited yesterday. Why, you might ask? Well because I saw trailer parked around side of about 2 dozen kayaks.
 
Tig said:
I had an Ocean Kayaks "Drifter" about 12 years ago, set up for bay fishing with a depth finder, etc. I might get another, but would need a vehicle to better haul it with.
With over 600 square miles of Galveston Bay to explore and fish, it's hard to lose.
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Is that the bridge at Kemah?
 
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Do you jagbags have to have a license? Illinois makes you get a 6-something-buck state license, and then I have to pay 14.50 for a license for the municipal lake. *spits*
 
Staying out of the earths water will lessen the chances of you drowning or being devoured by a shark...

Just sayin'.....
 
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