Ei up all.

I hope you're all doing well!

I have just moved down to the coast (full of scum) and would really like a Kayak or Canoe!

Despite having done much Kayaking as a kid I've no idea about the different types available (sure, moulded, fibreglass, wood, single, double, sit in/on) and would appreciate some advice from you decent folk!

Main use will be sea (do 'sea kayaks' have a different design/need to be certain materials?) and most of that will be for fishing (not far out). However, possibly the odd maizey river trip too but guessing anything sea worthy will handle rivers ok (?)

Nothing too serious at this stage, am looking on eBay, ideally circa £100 or less.

The plan was just to get a standard cheap kayak, but my mate laughed and said 'bit dangerous, where will you put your fishing stuff and your rod when getting in/out". Well I'd planned on a backpack and a rod (slung over shoulder-maybe 4 strips of beading in front of deck to hold a tackle box once in).

These are dirt cheap, so lower risk purchase and if I can master fishing from it then nicely versatile as a sportyer option for river paddling.

The other option I'm keen on (but more money) due to their possible versatility and so I can take my partner/a fishing buddy, is a Canadian open canoe, but no idea if they can go in the sea?

In an ideal and more financially permitting world id get a proper fishing sea kayak, a two man open canoe AND a sports kayak!!

For now I'm just after something cheap and wondered what are the main do's and don'ts with these things?

Sorry for the ramble, I hope it makes some kind of sense

Thanks in advance!

Raw

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Edited by rawpalace05 (04 Jul 2015 12.03pm)

1/6/2010.a new era.we made it everyone!!!lets get the ball rolling for another 105 years of proud history.thank you cpfc2010.

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Willo
Do you live in Poole

I've used canoes in Canada on lakes a fair bit. They are very difficult to paddle when on your own without having to worry about the pull of the tide in the sea. Dedicated fishing kayaks are available in this country now, with rod holders etc but do not come cheap.I think you'll have to up your budget to be safe. I've had a few scrapes in small fishing boats at sea and it's certainly not funny when things start to go wrong.
Good luck but above all, be safe.

If you are going onto the ocean, even if it is in Poole Harbour, get a kayak. A canoe is great from a river and for relatively sheltered lakes, but it is not great for open water. You can paddle on flat water but if the wind picks up you are going to have a devil of a job going anywhere, assuming you don't capsize.

I would get a kayak designed for fishing. Most regular sea kayaks are designed to be at their most stable when they are moving, and their primary stability is often compromised as a result. As others have pointed out, they are much easier to control solo, and they don't let spray into the boat which also makes them safer.

Also, get a decent life jacket, an emergency light and a whistle, and attach them to it.

BTW I worked as a canoe guide here in the U.S., and I used to do a ton of kayaking too.

If you come to a fork in the road, take it.

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This a great way to get the right kayak for you.
And why not build one your self.
There are Kayaks even designed for fishing like the Great Auk

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just check it out, but remember safety first!

Good luck !