Fishing kayak needed

[mike holding]

Originally Posted by oredith

i got my wife a used X-13, and she really likes it. it moves through the water quickly and tracks straight, and doesn't feel big in the water....

caveat one - it's not small on land.
caveat two - it's not super stable (compared to my barge stealth 14).

my wife went over when she wasn't paying attention and got hit by a ~1' wake created by a motor boat at cabrillo this weekend. she was pretty buzzed already, and sitting cross legged on the kayak, so.. >_<

i had to pull her onto my kayak, and then jump into the water to flip her's over and get back on her's.. also more difficult to reenter compared to my stealth.

Stability is important. She is new to kayaking i think i should buy a tandem for her.

[oredith]

Originally Posted by mike holding

Stability is important. She is new to kayaking i think i should buy a tandem for her.

to be fair, I feel pretty comfortable in the x13. i think it's a good balance. My wife was just not properly seated in the kayak and not paying attention.

having said that, the yak is definitely very "slippery" along the short axis, flipping it back over in the water was effortless, but it also made re-entry pretty sketchy. it was close to flipping back over when I tried to re-enter along the side. ended up pulling most of myself up along the stern first and then scooting up.