tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29399576.post115318620930269129..comments2023-12-21T14:10:41.587-05:00Comments on The Minorcan Factor: Hey! Where'd the creek go??MinorcanMeteorolgisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29399576.post-1154239947018757482006-07-30T02:12:00.000-04:002006-07-30T02:12:00.000-04:00By the way...if you do decide you want to haul a l...By the way...if you do decide you want to haul a lot of stuff around on a one person trip, you can always get the tandem and load up the bow and stern with your gear. All you would need to do then is rig up a comfortable seat in the middle of the kayak (should be pretty easy to do if you're good with your hands...and I gather that you are) and tie all your gear down with parachute cord. It would work quite well, but obviously you would just need to make sure that you distribute the weight evenly, and unloading and reloading could be a hassle with all the tying-down. But, in my opinion, a few days out in the wildnerness alone would be well worth it.MinorcanMeteorolgisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29399576.post-1154239639622303092006-07-30T02:07:00.000-04:002006-07-30T02:07:00.000-04:00We have a Pelican Apex II tandem. It handles well...We have a Pelican Apex II tandem. It handles well, is as stable as you will ever find, and was cheap (only $400 at Sports Authority). It really is not a kayak built for speed, but it will definitely get you to even the most isolated and hard-to-get-to fishing spots (we've paddled it through 4-inch-deep water and through very narrow salt marsh creeks). I believe they make the model in a single form (Pelican Apex I). Word of warning, though...It's definitely not the best for hauling gear around in...you will need to cut out the hatch to store items below deck and find a waterproof hatch for dry storage. But honestly, if you're on a budget and you're looking for a good fishing kayak, I'd say you would be happy with it. There's better out there, yeah, but this definitely does the job.MinorcanMeteorolgisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29399576.post-1153486629294466992006-07-21T08:57:00.000-04:002006-07-21T08:57:00.000-04:00Oh man. I needed that dolphin shot for my Ozello p...Oh man. I needed that dolphin shot for my Ozello post. Everybody wanted to see the dolphins I mentioned, but I didn't get a pic that day.<BR/><BR/>What kind of kayak are you using? I'm shopping...there's a fishing kayak in Sports Authority that I have my eye on.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.com