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Nice! What a great holiday!

Agreed - too much freshwater. Go deeper. Or try changing your username to Troutslayer.

Can't help you. My kids have one that they won't share with me.

I took my son and the kayaks to Lanark on Saturday. We put in at 8:00 Saturday morning for a half-hearted fishing effort (only some near-misses on a Spook Jr. and one catfish on a Gulp under a popping cork) then paddled 2.5 miles east to find scallops. After unsuccessfully scouting for the critters ...

Any reports from Lanark?

I guess I was focusing on the 12-year-old, since that was my son's age when he got his 12-footer. He's not a big kid at all, but he has handled it fine and can handle my 14-footer now. A couple months before he got his 12-footer, I rented a 10 ft. sit-inside for him because I thought it would be ...

I think he'd grow out of a 10 ft really quickly and that size won't track well either. I'd have him try a few 12 to 14 ft kayaks. I like sit-on kayaks for ease of ingress and egress, and there's much more room for tying tackle and shuffling poles and such.

Agreed. Have him try a 12 ft. and a 14 ...

I know everyone says buy the big name brands, but Academy has the Perception Pescador Angler 12' Sit-On Kayak for 399 right now. That's 150 off. Most of the reviews I have seen have been fairly positive, what are some thoughts on this yak?

I've had this yak for over a year now and don't have any ...