Best all around kayak?

We could probably create a formula that identifies the ‘best’ kayak for each person, by having them rank importance of features, types of usage, their height/weight...patent pending!

I don’t think it would work. My Tarpon 120 is great for trout fishing on the lake. I use my Thresher 140 on the ocean. Maybe a best all around fresh water kayak and an all around best kayak for the salt. It just seems the more you improve one area the more you take away from something else. I’m thinking I wouldn’t want an all around kayak because it wouldn’t be great at anything. My 120 is marginal in the ocean and my Thresher is very difficult to turn and anchor when sturgeon fishing. Maybe you can find something that is decent at what you do the most and passable at the rest. Is that really the best?

Leave it to a new guy to open a can of worms....

Trident 13, affordable and can do just about everything...great beginner platform.

Trident Ultra 4.7

From experienced these are suited for 200lbs or bigger. Less makes them tippy. I took a dunk on 4.7 never happened with T13.

Trident Ultra 4.7

From experienced these are suited for 200lbs or bigger. Less makes them tippy. I took a dunk on 4.7 never happened with T13.

Are you calling me fat?


And this from a guy a caught sleeping in my Prowler 13 when he was supossed to be fishing 1st time out?

Trident 13

Hobie outback if you can afford it

Predator MX

Trident 13, affordable and can do just about everything...great beginner platform.

I agree. 

Costco special. 

Costco special.

I second the sundolphin

if you paddle and you are on a budget and you want to use it for the ocean, lakes and the delta I would say vibe sea ghost.  For under $1000 you will have a yak that is very stable, has a rudder, has a comfortable seat, and lots of storage.  If money is no option then buy a few yaks that are specific to the purpose.  One for the ocean, one for small lakes, etc.   I recently saw a guy at Rollins with a yak that had an electric motor, peddles, fishfinder and everything else you can imagine.  Best all around yak is kind of like asking what's the best all around automobile.  No one answer is going to be right.  The best yak is the one that you like and getting on the water.

Trident Ultra 4.7

From experienced these are suited for 200lbs or bigger. Less makes them tippy. I took a dunk on 4.7 never happened with T13.

Are you calling me fat?


And this from a guy a caught sleeping in my Prowler 13 when he was supossed to be fishing 1st time out?

doze off only hahahaha. No sir you are not fat. You are just wider than me 

Trident Ultra 4.7

From experienced these are suited for 200lbs or bigger. Less makes them tippy. I took a dunk on 4.7 never happened with T13.

Are you calling me fat?


And this from a guy a caught sleeping in my Prowler 13 when he was supossed to be fishing 1st time out?

New question when demoing a kayak ..." Does this kayak make me look fat ?"

+1

Trident Ultra 4.7

From experienced these are suited for 200lbs or bigger. Less makes them tippy. I took a dunk on 4.7 never happened with T13.

Are you calling me fat?


And this from a guy a caught sleeping in my Prowler 13 when he was supossed to be fishing 1st time out?

New question when demoing a kayak ..." Does this kayak make me look fat ?"

No.  You look fat without it too!   

-Allen