I would like to buy a smaller kayak for fishing, and I just wanted some input to some prices. I dont have a bunch to spend, and I just wanted to know if there are some decent quality, low cost kayaks out there. Thanks.
Lifer since 05/08....Ky....Fred

emotion makes a great yak at a good price . i found one for my wife that had the same hull design as mine . come to find out the same man designed both yaks , but the emotion was a couple hundred less . i have found some good used ones surfing craigslist . my advice , try it before you buy it . the first three i bought off the shelf because they looked good . that was my bad . didn't take long for me to sell them for a fraction of what i paid . i now have four , all different models , and each one taken on a test ride first . one other piece of advice . take the gear you plan to fish with when test ride one , that will help you get the true ride when loaded . hope this helps a little .

fishing is life , everything else is just details . and i prefer my tails with specks or spots .15 miles NE of austin

I have an Old Town, Otter. Its short and wide about 9' long easy to transport I think I paid around $250, not sure what they are now. I use mine for smallmouth in good size creeks. This one works well for me and what I use it for.

Thanks for the advice guys.

If my tax return ever gets here I can get out on the water.

Lifer since 05/08....Ky....Fred

Hey Fred ,

I've been looking for a new one and I've seen a few for around $300.00. But most are around $500 and up. Dicks has a Pelican Fishing Kayak for about $500.00 I'm hoping the price will drop soon. Should have gotten it during the summer. It was on sale for around $300.00

 

 

"it doesn't matter if the horse is blind....Just load the cart anyway!!!" John Madden NFL Hall Of Fame) Fred Jefferson,MD (NAFC LM) (NAHC TLM)

Walmart.com has had some canoes on their website that were never in the stores.

Should have said canoes and kayaks.

I talked to a salesman at dicks last night.  He said they will be having a sale on boats (both canoes and kayaks) within the next couple of weeks.  He told me to wait a week or two if I can to see what happens to the price.  Nice guy!  May have saved me a few bucks!

hey man, check out dicks sporting goods if you have one near you, i bought a perception swifty 9.5 and got it for $230, now they have ones about 199 but the are junk, really flimsy cheaply made and are 2 piece hulls, stsy away from those, personally i think they are kinda gay. i love my kayak it works great, mount a rod holder to the front and have at it.
T Bone

For a nice cheap kayak would be $200-$250

I just purchased a 12 ft Field and Stream from Dicks for 399.00 The boat was 699.00 marked down. In doing some research I am to understand that they are made by Oldtown. This boat has a 500 lb rating and tracks really well it is a lot of boat for the money.

i got a Pelican from dicks for $200 and just put some rod holders on it for like $15 a and it works great. for the money you cant go wrong