My neighbor is letting me check out his kayak

[baboon]

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Im thinking about buying one of these Hobie Mirage Pro Anglers

[Sanders]

No room for the pup to ride along?

We had a member way back in the day who had something like that and took it out on the ocean to fish for sharks.

[baboon]

That dog hasn't loaded up in anything since the wife took him to neuter him

[Johnny]

We have 2 kayaks. An "ocean" kayak (sit-on-top) and a more traditional sit-in kayak. Both are 12' long. If I had to buy one right now, here are the criteria I'd be looking for:

1. Traditional sit-in version. They're lighter and you have a lower center of gravity.
2. 12' long. Longer kayaks track better. Short ones are harder to control. Anything longer than 12' is hard to carry in a pickup truck bed.
3. Comfortable seat. Unlike other boats, you're stuck in one position with a kayak. You have to make sure that it's a very comfortable position.

The fishing kayak you're looking at is a different animal altogether. I use my kayaks primarily for floating down rivers. In your case, a shorter, sit-on-top fishing kayak might be just fine for a quick fishing trip.

[baboon]

I actually found a used one that I could possibly buy & flip making $1,000.00to $1,500.00 on

[GBob01]

Not long after getting my kayak I had been wanting, and using it only 3 times, I screwed up my rotator cuff and just cant do it. Can't put it up in the roof rack and can't paddle. So now it sits.

[baboon]

That sucks! Get that rotator cuff fixed

[Johnny]

Not long after getting my kayak I had been wanting, and using it only 3 times, I screwed up my rotator cuff and just cant do it. Can't put it up in the roof rack and can't paddle. So now it sits.

I just finished a 2-day solo canoe trip with a 16' Coleman canoe. My right shoulder is screwed up. I can paddle no problem. However... If I lift the slightest weight from a weird stance, I'm literally down for the count. I've learned to avoid those motions that hurt my right shoulder. Sometimes I'll wake up at 0200 in intense pain because I moved it the wrong way. Frankly... I don't care, because I'm alive and still doing things that I loved to do at age 20; just a little slower now.

That said.... Many of you are in far greater physical distress than I can even imagine. All I'm saying is do the VERY best you can to stay active until the very end. If it means buying a boat trailer so you can haul your canoe, they so be it.