Anyone thinking of going out on Wednesday?   I think that I will be able to be free then.

I think it’s an XXL or a large king. I’m 6’ and 260lbs. Used it mostly for work on my SOs grad project, took it fishing 4 times or so. Gaskets are original and uncut. 1000$ OBO.

Welcome to NWKA.  There are many of us that do a lot of fly fishing from the kayak.  You are going to have a blast.  One thing I learned was it is almost harder for me to stand on the kayak to fly fish.  At least with a pedal drive, the fly line would get caught up in the pedals etc.  Fly fishing from a seated position, keeps the line coiled right in from of the seat.  Things may be different for you, but something to keep in mind while looking at different kayaks.

As far as picking a kayak, I would suggest going to one of the demo days that many of the kayak shops offer.  The Hobie Revo is a great kayak and would be faster than the Outback.  I have had both, but use an Outback because has much more storage options.  Both are very stable, but have a very different feel when on the water.  Happy hunting and hope you find just the right kayak.

I only had a few hours to fish yesterday morning before work, but I was stoked to enjoy the nice water for a bit. The early morning bite was scratchy, as it usually is with bottomfish. Things slowly picked up as the sun rose in the sky. Connected on a few lings, harvested 33 and 32 inchers. Sifted through blacks, blues, and deacons to harvest the tastiest-looking ones. Headed back to the beach by 1030.

Water temp high 40s, 15 ft of vis, bout a 1mph north current. The cold water likely depressed the rockfish bite, but I was expecting a better lingcod bite given the conditions. I fished 70-90 ft yesterday. It's possible the ling bite was better shallower or deeper than that, I just didn't have the time to investigate. Glad to see SD2OR and Kemfish found some good ones after I left, nice fish guys!

You can see more related maps & such in my gallery. I'll also post them to this thread on request.
 https://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=540;u=412

Launch point at Sunset Bay State Park boat ramp.




Group camp at Bastendorff Beach County Park