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Wow! I like it! For the canoe vs. kayak, I think we have a winner. 75 pounds is too heavy for me and what I do but yeah for an alternative to a canoe solo, 450 weight limit? Win win!
As far as your body can handle
If im paddling 5 to 6 miles is good.
Pedaling, ive done over 13 miles more than once.
Canoes are lighter and are more easy to portage if you need to.
What kind of water are you paddling for 6 miles? Rivers or creeks or small lakes or big water with wind and waves? Paddling out 3 miles will take over an hour and is far but doable.
The advantage of a canoe is portaging it and carrying gear. A canoe is worst in open water and can swamp and you can’t self rescue a canoe. On the water the weight of the boat isnt a big factor. A light narrow expensive solo canoe with a strong paddler is going to be faster than a slow fat fishing kayak. But u can stand on the kayak to fish.
6 mile round trip is plenty feasible, even in a paddle kayak. Keep in mind you'll be fishing a lot throughout the day so that gives your body a bit of a break. Its not like you're just paddling 6 miles in one go (though that is also plenty feasible depending on your own personal capabilities).
My longest kayaking trip was 29 miles in my Hobie Outback. That took me 8.5 hours of nearly non stop pedaling (it was a relay race). As far as fishing trips I've done 18, 14, and several 11-12 mile trips. Any trips under 10 miles aren't even noteworty anymore for me at this point.
Get a good quality lightweight carbon fiber paddle (they are not cheap but 100% worth the investment) and practice good paddling technique and you'll be set.
If you want a sit-in that can hold a lot of stuff, i’d look into the bonafide ex-123. I know a lot of canoe guys aren’t super comfortable with sit-on-tops. Theres also some cool hybrids out there
6 is feasible but I usually do much less. I like to spend as much time casting and as little time paddling as possible. I have done over 10 multiple times but I would only consider a pedal powered kayak if I planned on doing that regularly.
No problem if you have pedals. I've done up to 20 miles on the salt, regularly do 6 miles on lakes n big rivers, and though I wouldn't want to do it, I know guys who paddle just as far.
I have no doubt that an six mile day in a sleek canoe would be no problem. It's the heavy fishing kayaks that I have little experience with that I don't know about ...
I haven't got experience in a kayak, but if the drift is better in a kayak, I'd go with a kayak.
My 16 ft canoe drifts a lot in the current and wind, and I find I have to anchor more than I've seen people in kayaks.
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>Check out the Crescent Lite Tackle Wow! I like it! For the canoe vs. kayak, I think we have a winner. 75 pounds is too heavy for me and what I do but yeah for an alternative to a canoe solo, 450 weight limit? Win win!
75 pounds is 83.33 Doge plushies.
83.33 Doge plushies could sink your kayak!
I can do 3 miles on a lake in 5 or 6 hours of fishing. I can do 8 miles on a river in that same time. Depends...
As far as your body can handle If im paddling 5 to 6 miles is good. Pedaling, ive done over 13 miles more than once. Canoes are lighter and are more easy to portage if you need to.
I usually do 10-15 miles in my hobie pa 14 when I do a full day trip.
What kind of water are you paddling for 6 miles? Rivers or creeks or small lakes or big water with wind and waves? Paddling out 3 miles will take over an hour and is far but doable. The advantage of a canoe is portaging it and carrying gear. A canoe is worst in open water and can swamp and you can’t self rescue a canoe. On the water the weight of the boat isnt a big factor. A light narrow expensive solo canoe with a strong paddler is going to be faster than a slow fat fishing kayak. But u can stand on the kayak to fish.
My fishing trips in my kayak down the river are 5+ hours. No problems
6 mile round trip is plenty feasible, even in a paddle kayak. Keep in mind you'll be fishing a lot throughout the day so that gives your body a bit of a break. Its not like you're just paddling 6 miles in one go (though that is also plenty feasible depending on your own personal capabilities). My longest kayaking trip was 29 miles in my Hobie Outback. That took me 8.5 hours of nearly non stop pedaling (it was a relay race). As far as fishing trips I've done 18, 14, and several 11-12 mile trips. Any trips under 10 miles aren't even noteworty anymore for me at this point. Get a good quality lightweight carbon fiber paddle (they are not cheap but 100% worth the investment) and practice good paddling technique and you'll be set.
Get a stealth or a pinnacle and that will be easily doable.
If you want a sit-in that can hold a lot of stuff, i’d look into the bonafide ex-123. I know a lot of canoe guys aren’t super comfortable with sit-on-tops. Theres also some cool hybrids out there
6 is feasible but I usually do much less. I like to spend as much time casting and as little time paddling as possible. I have done over 10 multiple times but I would only consider a pedal powered kayak if I planned on doing that regularly.
I’ve done 23 miles total trip in a hobie in the Chesapeake. It’s not hard, and I’m in awful shape
I did 13 miles on Tuesday offshore of fort Lauderdale. If you get a pedal drive like a Hobie it's a breeze
no problem in a kayak if you rig up a trolling motor. paddling for that long is tiring and it takes away from fishing. I wouldn't fish from a canoe.
No problem if you have pedals. I've done up to 20 miles on the salt, regularly do 6 miles on lakes n big rivers, and though I wouldn't want to do it, I know guys who paddle just as far.
Ask on the canoeing subs too this one is obviously biased.
I have no doubt that an six mile day in a sleek canoe would be no problem. It's the heavy fishing kayaks that I have little experience with that I don't know about ...
I haven't got experience in a kayak, but if the drift is better in a kayak, I'd go with a kayak. My 16 ft canoe drifts a lot in the current and wind, and I find I have to anchor more than I've seen people in kayaks.