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Pontoon or kayak.
« on: April 17, 2016, 05:15:47 PM »
I'm looking to buy a water craft for time on the yakima river. I was convinced a pontoon boat was what I wanted but I'm wondering about kayaks? Any input?
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Re: Pontoon or kayak.
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2016, 05:26:53 PM »
For recreational or some utility purpose?  Planning to run in deep water?

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Re: Pontoon or kayak.
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2016, 05:32:48 PM »
I'll use it for fishing, and hunting. I guess I'd like to be able to take it to lakes which I guess qualifies as deep water
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Re: Pontoon or kayak.
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2016, 05:42:25 PM »
Pontoon.

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Re: Pontoon or kayak.
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2016, 05:44:42 PM »
for the river kayaks, the shorter ones are more maneuverable and the longer ones are faster and can generally carry more.  Kayaks tend to need deeper water than a pontoon.  Kayaking in a shallow river, the kayak will hang up on a rock then the water will tend to turn you perpendicular and flip you over.  You have to climb out, generally undo the skirt attachment slows you a little too.  And then getting back in you need to find a launch point again, hook the skirt up, etc.  For a pontoon, you can hop off and slide it over a shallow area and hop back on, back on your way.  But if you use on a lake, a pontoon kind of sucks.  Wind blows you around and they don't row as nicely or fast as a kayak.

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Re: Pontoon or kayak.
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2016, 07:04:33 PM »
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Re: Pontoon or kayak.
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2016, 07:33:23 PM »
sit on fishing kayak not sit in kayak.
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