Light Kayak for a Lightweight

I bet that Sandpiper is light, I know I want to stay with a Sit On Top,  I enjoy the salt too much.   I have tried a Hobie,  It is paddles all the way for me.   Everything I see about the Carribean looks nice other than the price tag.   Great features.
Lee,  my Dad ?

Sorry, got you mixed up with someone else, who has a daughter that just moved up here to attend at a local university.

Have you checked out the Gig Harbor fly shop yet? They specialize in fly fishing from kayaks, they have a lot of native watercraft there,  they are located in downtown gig harbor and are right on the water.

Check out the OK Caper. 11ft and 45lbs. Works great in salt and fresh. There is also a Trident 11 that might suit you.

+1 on the Ocean Kayak Caper.  I've had mine for almost 10 years and I keep it around because it is so light.   I've had plenty of larger kayaks come and go in my fleet but if I could only keep just one, it would probably be my caper.   Is it the perfect kayak, no.  But it's 45 lbs and fits in the back of my pickup.

That said, my wife had an OK Venus 10 (34 lbs) for a couple years and really liked it but she didn't fish much out of it. Ocean Kayak also makes a Venus 11 (40 lbs).   The are extremely light and track well for their size.   However, they have very low weight capacity  (~160 lbs and ~200 lbs respectively) and little to no deck space or hull space.   As long as you don't mind fishing with minimal gear this could be a great option.

Brian

P.S.  yes I have an Ocean Kayak bias.

Thanks so much for the ideas.  A 35 to 40 pound kayak sounds like something I could handle.  I don't think I would top 130 even with all my gear on.    I'm looking forward to doing some crabbing so may need some deck space.   I'm 5' 10" so need some leg room to.  I may need to pass on the spinning class and hit the weight room  more often  to open up my options.  Your suggestions have been very helpful.