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Kayaks on the Fishing Edge

Fishing kayaks have come a long way since the Ocean Kayak Scupper first hit a West Coast beach in 1971. It was a new sort of boat, one designed to get watermen through the waves and chop to dive and fish. Self-draining and open-topped for easy on-off access, and capable of carrying SCUBA tanks and other heavy gear, the aptly named Scupper was square one in the evolution of today’s fishing savvy ‘yaks. Fish 'Em!

A Stack of Budget 'Yaks - Breaking in on the Cheap

Need a ticket to ride but afraid you can’t afford the fare? Think again. In kayak fishing, it doesn’t cost a lot of green to get out on the blue. Five crisp Benjamin Franklins gets it done. Of course you can’t expect BMW performance on a Kia budget. In general, a budget buyer gets an econobox: basic transportation that won’t win any races, shouldn’t stray far from a smooth track, nor carry a truck’s worth of cargo. Five Bills Buys?

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