Paddle vs peddle - input from guys who have done both successfully needed - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Flounder · 03-03-2020, 07:17 PM

I've owned one of each and ill take the peddle every time. I saved and worked my ass off for 4 months to get a PA12 and will not go back for saltwater period! I was caught by some high winds and tide one day and every time I paddled quickly enough to make headway against the conditions the kayak would plunge into the next wave. While this was going on watched a PA several hundred yards away on his ipad watching a movie or something cruise right by at a good clip. Went to Fastlane the next day and priced out and decided to take advantage of upcoming fred hall deal. I'll still paddle a kayak for whitewater/river spots but everything else I have found that if swell is too big change location, or go out of the harbors instead, or just stay in the bay.

03-03-2020, 07:17 PM	#1
Flounder Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 101	I've owned one of each and ill take the peddle every time. I saved and worked my ass off for 4 months to get a PA12 and will not go back for saltwater period! I was caught by some high winds and tide one day and every time I paddled quickly enough to make headway against the conditions the kayak would plunge into the next wave. While this was going on watched a PA several hundred yards away on his ipad watching a movie or something cruise right by at a good clip. Went to Fastlane the next day and priced out and decided to take advantage of upcoming fred hall deal. I'll still paddle a kayak for whitewater/river spots but everything else I have found that if swell is too big change location, or go out of the harbors instead, or just stay in the bay.