I'm leaning more towards the angler kayak. Thoughts on them? Pros and cons etc?

I like the jon boat for stability. A lot depends on the type of water you are encountering.

i have a kayak by "native". upside is really stable, can go thru shallow weeds, etc yet it holds a decent line across wide open water, i mainly duck hunt out of it in the fall. sometimes i'll use it to access bow hunting spots. i have trapped beaver out of it in the spring without any problems but if you were doing long water line it has limited capacity. i believe it was designed as fishing craft. i dont really like to fish out of it. probably works decent with spinning gear and if you set it up for that but you sit relatively low to water so i find it a nuisance to fly fish out of. however, it gives access to spots on river to fish at night and in those cases i only use it for travel and dont actually fish out of it.

guess would depend on what you wanted to do out of boat vs kayak, need for motor, whether mainly open water or shallow water, how much wading you plan to do, how much carrying capacity you need, how easy the water is to access vs how far you need to haul the craft . i built a cart for the one i have so can take it longer distances when thats a option

My son has a kayak equipped with bait bucket,rod holders,etc. They sure do come in handy especially in river systems.

I got a Hobie outback. I really like it. Hands free for fishing. Pedal drive. With a pedal drive you do have to be at least 24" of water because of the drive system sticking down. I take it to Florida and fish around pile ons at bridges . Pretty stable as well.

Main thing is how much weight are you gonna handle.

I have a trolling motor for my ascend fs128t...when we were at the NTA in escaba last year I had my kayak out on the lil bay denoc and was out there trolling for whatever would hit a worm harness. I can stand up on my yak and cast anything.

Outside of the weight/cargo issue the only worry is if you need need to have an outboard to get where you need to go and have time to do what you need to do.

i have both.set and pull from the jon boat when i need stability and to haul extra weight.kayak to run them quicker and a little easier.

No heavy lifting, small lakes/ponds, tackle box, few rods and miscellaneous things raincoat etc. Mainly crappie and bass rig. I appreciate the responses Ty.

Kayak, if thats what the plan is...

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I like the Kayak for ease of access on small water for a little fishing and there I will have the option to get out , but just me and 2 rods is about all a kayak can hold when a kayak states max weight limit they generally mean any more and it will be under water if you can buy one where you are half of max if your not 300# that will be a lot easier.

if I need to carry anything else or any bigger water or longer trip I want my canoe

My kayak has 4 built in rod holders plus I've installed two ram mount holders to hold rods that have lines in the water. Normally carry 4 rods at most however as the bow factory holders are just in the way once you start fishing

i bought a big 12'6" 2 man and gutted it.put my own seat--a gaming chair for kids-- in it and i love it and it's ability.you can kinda see the seat in the pic.

I have a Pelican Catch 120. I did several mods to suit my needs, its been awesome!

I did a video of the mods and a few fish...

rendezvous, that is a nice setup. Thank you for sharing.