It was a great way for me to decide what type of kayak I like best and to compare different styles. For the first time ever, I tried out a very long and lean sea kayak. It was rather tippy, but I'm at the level now where I handled it with ease. It cut through the water quickly with very little effort on my part. Also, I was able to stear it using the rutter alone. Because of it's long and narrow design, I don't think it would be good to use in the creeks where I normally fish and there is not much room in the cockpit.
My favorite kayak was the Prodigy by Perception, 12 ft. It was very comfortable and I liked the knee pads. The second favorite was Pongo by Wilderness, 14ft, it felt good too. Both of these were very comfy, and I could see myself enjoying a long river fishing trip in either of them. I think I will try to pick up a stadium seat for my Kayak so I have better back support.
I preferred the sit in kayaks. Gladys, in contrast, really liked the Jackson sit-on-top kayak. It has a lawn chair type seat and was her favorite pick of the day.
If I were strictly using a kayak for the sake of kayaking (as opposed to fishing from it), than I would be leaning more toward investing in a sea kayak.
All in all, the day was great fun, with good people and yummy food.
The time flew by, and I learned so much in such a short amount of time. We were even allowed to try out different types of paddles. I used the same paddle each time, so I could keep the variable limited to the kayak itself. Maybe next time I will take a closer look at the different kinds of paddles.
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