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Location: Grand Marais, MN | My friends and I fish out of mad river synergy 12 footers for musky all the time. Unfortunately that is a discontinued model, but it is great because you can even stand up in them without outriggers. Light enough to carry by yourself for short distances, tough enough to drag all day. We dont fish alone, so we like to land with a frabill cradle, safe for fish and you because you are that much closer to a fish with lots of big hooks in his mouth. Have landed with musky sized net, too, but that is cumbersome on these kayaks, and hard to do alone.
I cant recommend that anyone kayak musky fish alone because there is a lot that could go wrong that could put you or a fish out of commission very quickly if you were by yourself.
I'd recommend a Ocean Kayak angler series, perhaps the trident 13, fast, lightweight, super fishable and customizeable.
hobie makes one with fins you can pedal with, but that thing you could not carry or drag by yourself, and one of the benefits you have for kayaking is getting over skinny water, but with that model, you have probably 18" of draft. The hobie is very comfortable and you sit a little higher up, though.
Edited by bigfoot 10/23/2013 12:41 PM
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