Ocean Kayaks - A Few Of Their Better Selling Fishing Kayaks Reviewed

I have been an avid kayak fisherman for a long time, and one of the manufacturers have really stuck out to me not only from personal experiences, but also from the amount of the boats that I have seen out on the water while I have been fishing. Ocean Kayaks have been around for a long time, and from the amount of people I have seen using them, it is easy to say that they are going to be around for a while to come. The quality and craftsmanship put into these boats makes them practically sell themselves.

The Ocean Kayak Prowler 13 is one of my personal favorite kayaks, coming in at 13 feet long, and 30" wide. While it is stable, I would not recommend standing up in this boat. The slender build of the boat helps it bust through chop better, as well as maintain a nice glide from your paddle strokes on calm water. Being a sit on top this wide, it is going to be pretty hard to flip, and the scupper holes have been placed in nice locations to help you avoid swamp booty and numb ankles. Been there, done that, sold the tee shirt.

Ocean Kayaks Big Game on the other hand, while still being 13 feet long, has a lot wider beam that allows anglers to stand up and sling flies. I have personally seen some pretty big guys standing up on the Big Game using a fly fishing rod, and the boat rarely moves. They say that it does paddle like a barge because of it's width, but as many as I have seen on the water, I really don't think it is that much of an issue. This is one of their better selling models by far.

One of the boats in the Ocean Kayak lineup that really got my attention when I started researching them online was the Ocean Kayaks Torque. This is built off of the Prowler 13 model, but comes in a sand tan color and has a Minn Kota trolling motor built into the rear of the kayak. They have moved the controls up front into the cockpit to allow the anglers more freedom, as well as being able to use the rudder kit to steer. While my preferred method is to have the trolling motor move free, I haven't yet tried this setup so I can't say for sure. It looks promising though.