Sit inside kayaks

Are sit in side kayaks safe to go fishing out on the ocean with?
I love fishing but do not love getting drenche and was considering getting another kayak so that I can put a spray skirt on and have the top 2/3 o my body warm and dry.
Thanks

Do you have a bombproof roll? 

If so, then it's safe.

If not, you will drown.

     I still love my Raptor Sit -in...       Warm and dry,                  Can't roll it !    Even if you could manage to roll one or flood the cockpit.  With the floatation bags, it's just like getting back into a SOT.

   

The main issues with SIKs as fishing platforms are , as Backcountry noted, that

 1. reboarding the kayak post capsize is much more technical
2. much less usable deck space for fish handling

the pros are generally that SIKs have faster paddling speeds and comfortable cockpits.

To each their own. If you are "into" kayaking and can rescue yourself with a roll, then go for it. But there is a reason that SOT kayak dominate the fishing scene.

I would try a drysuit on an SOT before I bought a fishing SIK.

   Old story ,,, but still a (  Sit in ) kayak record Bluefin
    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/sports/23fishing.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

When Lamoureux climbs into his kayak, wearing a wet suit or a dry suit, he is loaded down with safety gear: life jacket, whistles, strobe lights, a signaling mirror, a compass, two GPS devices, two radios, two cellphones, and two knives, in case he is dragged too far out to sea and needs to slash the line.

He hasn’t yet capsized, but Lamoureux still prepares himself psychologically to wind up in the drink.

“I actually consider myself safer than the average boater because all the safety equipment is attached to my person,” he said. He also carries dive fins in case he has to swim home. “I don’t plan on calling the Coast Guard or the commercial fishermen for help,” he said. “I think that’s irresponsible.”