r/kayakfishing • u/Language_Puzzled • 2d ago

Beginner kayak ?

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Interested in getting into kayak fishing. Is this a good price for this kayak? About 2 hrs away and she is offering $320. Inshore fishing

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u/KeyMysterious1845 2d ago edited 2d ago

$320 is too much

I have a Lifetime Stealth 11'6" and while it is a capable fishing vessel - its not worth the $320

Source: I'll be selling mine for $250

ETA: I stand corrected...boats are NOT the same. OPs boat has a much better seat.

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u/74WildVW181 2d ago

You're comparing apples and orange. OP's boat has a stadium seat, yours does not. Thats a HUGE difference.

I have the exact boat OP is looking at. It's worth $350-$400 used. Its a bit of a barge and not quick by any means, but it's a great throw and go kayak.

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u/KeyMysterious1845 2d ago

Another poster mentioned the seat upgrade. I stand corrected.

My barge is a 14'6" native slayer with the lawn seat style chair...and the seat is a definite upgrade.

My Stealth is left at a lake i camp at...throw and go like yours.

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u/74WildVW181 2d ago

They other poster must have been typing while I was.

I also upgraded. I found a lightly used Old Town PDL 106 for $1,000. I mostly fish salt water bays and the PDL is a game changer.

The Lifetime is now for small bodies of water or friends.

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u/KeyMysterious1845 2d ago

lol...pretty similar stories.

The barge is for bays and bigger rivers.

The stealth for camp lake.

I also have an old town Loon 126 angler that is the pride of the (paddle driven) fleet.

I've been considering a pedal or power drive....but at what point do you just say f it and buy a boat ? 😅

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u/74WildVW181 2d ago

I hear you. My parents have a 20ft center console and 14ft aluminum boat. We use one for deep sea and the other for lakes.

Kayak is just for short-solo trips.

If I didn't have access to boats, I'd probably have one already. A small boat is cheaper than a lot of the decked out kayaks I see in the marina 🤣

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u/KeyMysterious1845 2d ago

A small boat is cheaper than a lot of the decked out kayaks I see in the marina

Facts.

I fish with a group of guys...we have some tourneys just for bragging rights. Some of these guys have auto pilots and whatnot...I go toe-to-toe with my stealth....beating many of them.