Stability, typical of most wide Sit on tops, this is also same model as mine. Crow Wing Pro angler+ 1080. The plus has two more storage ports, one is waterroof for small electronics or wallets etc.
I know several people with that yak that love it. Should be very stable for you, I've seen plenty of videos of guys fishing standing up in that one.I bought a Wilderness Systems Ride 115 over the winter but I've not had the chance to use it yet.
What kind did you have? Just curious...I guess all sit ons arent created equal then. Im no expert, but Ive had my sit in for a few years and never dumped it. I got in a sit on, and dumped it 3 times in 3 different spots, on the same creek Ive taken the sit in several times with no problems.
I just kinda had ruled all sit ons as having too high center of gravity.
I know several people with that yak that love it. Should be very stable for you, I've seen plenty of videos of guys fishing standing up in that one.
I guess all sit ons arent created equal then. Im no expert, but Ive had my sit in for a few years and never dumped it. I got in a sit on, and dumped it 3 times in 3 different spots, on the same creek Ive taken the sit in several times with no problems.
I just kinda had ruled all sit ons as having too high center of gravity.
You will be fine, just get in it and start. Let me toss out a few factoids.How is the durability of that kayak? Does it look like or feel like it can take a lot of abuse and last a good number of years or yearly use?
I bought a Wilderness Systems Ride 115 over the winter but I've not had the chance to use it yet. I have noticed it is rather heavy.
A lot of times in-house brands of rods, reels and lures come from the better manufacturers. It may not be the top of the line but it is quality. Typically also great value for the money since they buy in bulk. One example is St. Croix rods. A BP rod won't be built on a rod blank used to make a $400 St. Croix rod but rest assured the blank probably came from them. If a reel looks a lot like "X" brand, guess what, it probably is just with less ball bearings or certain features. I tend to have more confidence in house brand rods then reels. I will pay full price for Yamamoto plastic baits but buy plenty of other house brands of stuff. Sometimes you go quantity over quality because the fish just don't care (FYI they cant read the logo on your baits and gear).I visited Tennessee the last week and stopped in at the Bass Pro Shops store in Nashville. Oh man, what a nice store! They had tons and tons of lures. I bought a big case of Bass Pro Shops 241 piece soft plastic lures. I've never used Bass Pro Shops soft plastics before so I wanted to get some. I heard good things about their Stick-O worms. After opening up the case I have to say - I can't wait to try them out! It came with a ton of worms, lizards, tubs and creature baits. They really look good.
I also picked up a bag of Charlie Brewer Slider worms. I can't wait to try them too. And, I picked up a bag of Mann's eight inch jelly worms. Finally, I picked up 11/0 Owner hooks for big plastic worms!
When I started fishing last year I thought 1/0 hooks were big. Then I started using 2/0 and 3/0 and thought 1/0 was small. Then I started buying 4/0 and 5/0 and now 3/0 looks small! Now that I bought 11/0 hook the 3/0 looks tiny! lol.
What kind did you have? Just curious...
Hull design has a lot in it, but the higher center of gravity does make things a little more tippy even on the more stable sit-ons. They do take a little getting used to. I really like mine because it's kinda the best of both - very stable hull design like a sit-on but lower center of gravity of a sit-in. This is what I bought two years ago (on sale as a demo boat, paid a little over $700 for it) - Commander 140 - Wilderness Systems KayaksIt was an old town, a rental. My kayak is cheaper than that thing was Im sure, Mines just a pelican, but its pretty darn stable in comparison, of course it has kinda like a tri hull, so that helps.
Im sure not all sit ons are that way, I just got a bad first impression, but thinking about the physics of an elevated mass' effect on center of gravity made me sorta group all sit ons as more tippy than sit ins.
I've heard really good things about those, everyone I've talked to that has one loves it.My yak is a Future Beach Angler 144, bought it at Dunham's here in Bedford.
I spent 20 minutes rowing around and leaning over both sides to see what my limitations were and never once did I feel unstable.
After that, I had a blast and fished, lol.
My yak is a Future Beach Angler 144, bought it at Dunham's here in Bedford.
I spent 20 minutes rowing around and leaning over both sides to see what my limitations were and never once did I feel unstable.
After that, I had a blast and fished, lol.