Need some help

[Russ 11]

First off I know nothing about kayaks . My son's b-day is coming up and he is asking for fishing kayak . With about a$300 limit I found 2 online .  #1 is a Lifetime Tamarack '10 angler .  #2 is a Sun Dolphin Journey '10 SS. Can anyone tell me anything about these . Are they safe ? Are they junk ?  Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated . He will be 16 if that helps .  Thanks in advance .

[Tarhunt]

5 minutes ago, Russ 11 said:

First off I know nothing about kayaks . My son's b-day is coming up and he is asking for fishing kayak . With about a$300 limit I found 2 online .  #1 is a Lifetime Tamarack '10 angler .  #2 is a Sun Dolphin Journey '10 SS. Can anyone tell me anything about these . Are they safe ? Are they junk ?  Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated . He will be 16 if that helps .  Thanks in advance .

Is he going to tow it behind his bike?

[vdep217]

I had the sun dolphin and it wss ok.  I used in bay lakes and ocean.   It is very light and may be hard for him to control easily it id's stable and fishes nice.. can't comment on the other

[Pathman]

I don’t know about those you mentioned, but Ocean Kayaks are very good, and there are a couple of Frenzy models for sale in your price range on Craigslist. 

[Russ 11]

33 minutes ago, Pathman said:

I don’t know about those you mentioned, but Ocean Kayaks are very good, and there are a couple of Frenzy models for sale in your price range on Craigslist. 

Thank you Pathman I will look into them . 

[Tarhunt]

You may want to call Ken from Tackle and Field up in Wanaque. He may have some used ones or know someone who has one.

[Russ 11]

15 minutes ago, Tarhunt said:

You may want to call Ken from Tackle and Field up in Wanaque. He may have some used ones or know someone who has one.

Thanks John will do .

[Cedars]

They sell Sun Dolphin @ Tractor Supply.  They just put a 12 footer on the floor at my local store.  I think that they had it on sale last month $329.  Keep in mind the local regs wherever you want to use it.  Merrill Creek has a 10 or 11 foot minimum length.  Good luck. 

 

[Kayak Ken]

They appear nice and have nice features. The reason they are light and low cost is the plastic. The plastic is very thin and will not hold up as well as a more expensive kayak. I have seen many at Wal-Mart with dents and large dings. They are not bad but be very careful with them.