@atavuss - yea, I've seen the Pro Angler...its awesome and I would love it, unfortunately a little out of my budget range.  However, I am looking into other hobie kayaks.

@KayakJames - lol, darkside...i'm assuming thats the pedal driven kayaks?  Thanks for the offer, I might actually take you up on it.  Looks like you're in Hayward, which is fairly close by.  Shoot me a PM anytime if you want some company on the water, I'd be more than willing to try out your prowler 13.  At first, I was actually looking at the prowler 13, until I realized that I might want another method of movement in case my arms get too tired.  In any case, I really appreciate the offer.

all I can say is wow, this forum is awesome!!  everyone here seems so friendly compared to any other forum I've been on...LOL.  good vibes!

Hello everyone....its been a few weeks since I've joined and been overwhelmed with the amount of information that's available on the site.  Just wanted to drop a line and say hi to all the NCKA members.  I've been fishing for a long time but never from a kayak.  Matter of fact, I don't own a kayak yet, but just thought this site would be the place to start to get me in the right direction.  I'm in the market for a pedal driven kayak, new or used.  If anyone is planning on selling their setup in the coming months, please feel free to shoot me a PM. 

In any case, looking forward to reading all the useful information provided on here and you can bet that you'll be hearing a lot from me once I purchase my kayak and have it up and going.  Hope to meet some of you out there someday.  Peace.