Considering a new Yak for Rivers, Any suggestions?

It seems alot of you guys up here fish the rivers, and in my area, that is about all there is, The Snake is in my back yard, so I seem to fish it most, and some of the other rivers I am interested in trying do have some Minor Class 2 rapids, not sure I want to attempt in my Tarpon 14', Suggestions?

Skyboy

Fishin'-T has told me he really likes his FnD for river work. I'd think anything short, maneuverable, and able to carry your load would work.

Yup.  What PS said.  Mini-X, Caper, FND, etc.

-Allen

I just went through the same decision process (First time kayak owner). Seems most of the river only folks choose a 10 or 12 foot kayak depending on the weight to be carried. For me @ 215lbs and given the features I was looking for, I narrowed my list to 3.

1) Heritage Redfish 12 (which I did purchase)
2) Native Watercraft Manta Ray 12
3) Wilderness systems Tarpon 120

I have read a few posts where a 14' sot yak was used in rivers, but I don't recall how fast or narrow the channel was. For up to class 2 rapids, some folks use thigh straps to have better control of the sot yak during tough manuvering. No personal experiance myself, just what I have read...

Good luck on your search!
-Bill-