|
|
|
|
#2
05-14-2008, 10:54 AM
|
||||
|
||||
I know a couple guys with the F&D...it is a REALLY nice yak. They have monster room and storage, not to mention stability out the wazoo. its very easy to stand and fish or pole in a F&D. You can too in the Nav...as I can my Redfish, but given the choice Id go fish and dive all day. They are pretty comparable yaks, but taking into account the width the 31" nav vs the 36" F and D the main difference between the two is room and stability.
Not to mention the monster compartment in the floor of the F and D...you can put a small army in there...  My suggestion is to go paddle them both and decide what YOU like best...
__________________
Really, who ISNT better looking than Charlie? 
|
|
#3
05-14-2008, 11:40 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Definately paddle both and then decide. I found in the short time of yak ownership that the whole idea of buying the widest yak you can get for stability reasons soon looses is appeal after you have it a while. The big wide yaks become like tanks in the water and you'll find yourself working harder to get anywhere. As you gain experience and skills on the water, you'll most likely start wishing for a faster more streamline boat.
The FnD is an excellent kayak. I have paddle them quite a bit. have a friend that first introduced me to yak fishing about 7 years ago and let me borrow his FnD off and on. Personally, I would go with a boat with a 29"-31" beam. My LiquidLogic has a 31" beam. I'm certainly not a small guy with that pooch of mine. I don't try to stand on mine, but I can easily swing my legs over the side and fish that way or access my gear easy enough in the rear tank well. Don't buy without trying. Good luck. Whatever you decide on, you'll love it once you try it.
__________________
Heavily medicated for your protection.
|
|
#4
05-14-2008, 11:49 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
 I call it what it is, Fat Gut!! 
__________________
1986 V20  Old Fishermen never die, we just SMELL that way!!
|
|
#5
05-14-2008, 12:03 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Excellent point from a veteran yaker.....I was kinda worried about not getting one of the super wide 32"+ yaks, but the more I paddle mine (3 days this week so far) the more I like how effortlessly it slides through the water.
__________________
Really, who ISNT better looking than Charlie?
|
|
#6
05-14-2008, 03:36 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
Or is it called a sloop?
__________________
 '75 Cuddy with '00 Johnson Ocean Pro 150 horse Benny
|
|
#7
05-14-2008, 04:17 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
its called a john boat....
__________________
Really, who ISNT better looking than Charlie?
|
|
#8
05-15-2008, 08:05 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Well I may have to go back to the drawing board. I told my wife that I had narrowed it down to (4) models the Cobra Navigator, Fish and Dive, Native Manta Ray 14, and the Redfish 14. She wanted to see them so i showed her online and she realized that they arent tandem models. I tried to explain that the tandems arent ideal for solo paddling, she still wants the option to be able to go with me. So my next question, what is the best tandem to paddle solo?
|
 |
|
|
CY 1984 V20 STEP LIFT I/O 470 MERCRUISER Wheeling, WV
Hybrid Mode
