Fishing Kayak for general purpose use plus a little fishing?
I am looking for a somewhat cheap kayak for a little river near my house. The river is quite small and the current is very gentle. People float down it on inner tubs, for example. A few feet deep in most places, or less. I would want to be able to paddle upstream without crazy effort.
I have a kayak from a long time ago I use on larger bodies of water. I'm not that familiar with kayaks and dont know it's type. Touring I guess? It's sort of balanced between speed and maneuverability. Anyways, I like it but felt like it was overkill for this river. Other than that I like it a lot. It's also a bit heavier and fairly nice compared to what I see everyone else in around here.
I was thinking about a sit on top fishing kayak like the Lifetime Tamarac Angler 100. I've hear great things. Im interested in it *somewhat* because I'd like to fish from it sometimes. Not necessarily all the time. Other times I may want to float down and paddle back up stream a mile or 2. Would it be a pretty bad experience for general kayaking in a river like this? I guess you can float down on anything and paddling back up would be the limiting factor.