Suggestions about fishing ops

Ok, as ya'll know I'm new to kayak fishing and my kayak is a 10'6" future beach Trophy SINK. So, anyway, I'm wondering where you'd fish this type of kayak. I currently have only taken it out on Hagg Lake and the Willamette River. Figured The CR sloughs would be a good op as well (on a calm day)Obviously lakes and ponds are a good bet but what about salt water? Thoughts???

Do you have a bomb proof roll?

I don't want to be one that says you "can't" or "shouldn't" do something.  Thats up to your discretion, comfort level, "stones" etc..  But, my opinion is, that is not the yak I would feel comfortable taking out into the ocean proper.  It would be fine for bays and tidewater rivers etc.  It just might not be the best platform for launching through the surf.  Perfect for all the other applications/locations you listed though

You can use whatever boat. It's about YOU, not the boat. If you have the skill and experience for the ocean, it will be fine, if not, it won't. I've never seen a boat flip upside down without some one in it.

If it's 10ft, it's either a WW boat, which is fine, or a flatwater rec boat, which probably has no bulkheads, which you would need to put float bags in to keep from having an 800lb boat when it fills with water.

That boat's not designed for anything other than flatwater and is not ideal for anything else, so it won't perform as well as others, but if you have the skills you can make it work.

The other thing is 10ft rec boats have huge cockpits. 99% of the time people just fall right out when they capsize.

It's kind of like using a screw driver as a hammer. It works ok and will probably get the job done, but a hammer works way better.....It's designed to hammer.

J

For reference, here's an image of the Future Beach trophy kayak.

Z