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Howdy, If you're looking for a Friday - Sunday adventure, try the San Marcos River. Boy scouts have been enjoying this beautiful, spring-fed river for decades. Most stay at the boy scout, girl scout, church group, family friendly San Marcos River Retreat, which is safe, alcohol free and right on the...

Add the Jackson Kayak Big Rig to the list. It has reasonable hull speed for a 38" wide kayak, you can walk all over it, and it has a true working capacity of 500#, plenty for you and your deer. A Big Tuna will be a bit faster at 14', can be paddled from the comfortable high/low chair in the cen...

Howdy 3rd Coast, The wrong kayak breaks the bank. The right kayak saves precious time paddling the wrong kayak, making it a 20 year bargain. The replies for big kayaks are good. Add to the list the Jackson Big Rig (you can dance on it), and the new Jackson Mayfly (pro fishing kayak angler Chris Fowl...

Savannah, fist things first - do not purchase a kayak without paddling it (fit, feel, speed, maneuverability, comfort, and outfitting will be experienced). If you want to stand and fish, do not purchase a kayak without standing on it in water you will be fishing. At 5'4" and 120#, another quest...

The Jackson Kayak Kilroy DT and the Big Tuna may be options. The Big Rig is the hunting platform, however. Put the seat in the high position, cover the kayak (and yourself) with camo, put your Realtree 10 or 12 gauge on you lap and enjoy. Shooting from the raised seated position is a comfortable adv...

Howdy Lozano, The Kraken is a great Gulf/Ocean style kayak - stable and fast. It works in the flats, also. I am 6' 5", 230#, and I am able to stand up and paddle the Kraken. It is slightly less stable than a Cuda 14 and does not have a high/low seat system so standing requires a strap to help i...

Although not great for your other applications, the Ocean Kayak Malibu II or XL may be your best option for running baits out for your size. It was actually designed to surf and, therefore, will work well in the surf. It would be OK on open water but will weather vane easily so don't paddle it on op...

TG Canoes and Kayaks offer free demos every day we are open, from 1 - 3 PM, at our San Marcos location - closed Tuesdays. The Perception is basically the old style Tarpon 120. My nephew had the Tarpon 120 and loved it. I paddled it and it tracked well and had decent speed. Fast enough for a 12 foot ...

Paddle everything and get the right one the first time. We offer free demos every day we are open from 1 - 3 PM. We carry the Jackson line and most everything else, except Hobie. A couple of fellas came though yesterday with ideas for personal kayaks and left with 2 different fishing kayaks that wer...

Howdy, The Kraken is designed for ocean/gulf fishing. It has a fairly sharp entry and is long for speed with flared decks to climb over swells (as opposed to submarining through the swells - not good). Although not designed to stand on, because standing on a kayak out on the ocean will test your abi...

Howdy, If you can find your way to San Marcos, we have both Wildy Threshers and the Jackson Kraken available to demo side by side. These kayaks are loaded and have a very important dry ride. We offer free demos between 1 and 3 PM every day but Tuesday, the day we are closed. Come see us. It should b...

If you want a paddling partner, purchase a kayak that matches the performance of the one you are paddling. The idea that a youngster needs to paddle a short kayak, because they are physically small and the kayak is cheap, really does not make sense as the smaller person would have to put out much mo...

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Here's what we tell folks buying a kayak that can be stood up on to fish. Put on your swim trunks, stay in 4 feet of water, and paddle the kayak like a stand up paddle board for an hour, then go fish. Because you will sleep before you fish again, do the same thing the next time out and you should be...

The Big Game II has the same hull as the Big Game - the performance on the water is the same. The II has more and better bells and whistles. The deck was redesigned for comfort. The seat is excellent. When transporting, the seat stays on the kayak so it will have to be carried deck up. If you are a ...

The River Bassin Tournament Trail begins at TG Canoes and Kayaks, San Marcos, on March 22nd. The 8th stop will be at TGCK, Austin, on May the 10th. Here's an opportunity for Texans to get a jump on the rest of the country. With a total of 35 stops, this is the premier river fishing tournament. It al...

TGCK has been a sponsor and involved in getting TWS participants the proper watercraft and accessories for 28 years. Give me a call and we'll discuss the options thoroughly 512-353-3946. Just to touch on a few things. Peddlecraft are probably not an option as the San Marcos and Guadalupe are shallow...

The best way to store a kayak in our neck of the woods is upside down, on the rails (the toughest part of the kayak because it has engineered angles), on saw horses or similar, 1/3 in from each end. That way gravity works evenly on the entire kayak and it will resist deforming. To store it hanging w...

Great question, BKT. General truths: Long and skinny is fast and tippy. Short and wide is slow and stable. It is all about the hull design. Shallow "V" and shallow arc are faster than flat or pontoon-style hulls. The latter have more initial stability and drag (think jon boat or OK Big Gam...

Sky, T G Canoes and Kayaks does free demos every day we are open at our San Marcos location - 512-353-3946. Paddling one right after another will separate the best one (for you) from the pack in a short period of time. Buying the right kayak the first time will save you time paddling the wrong kayak...

The gradient boundary line is the invisible border between private property and state property on a river. Probably the best interpretation of the gradient boundary line I have heard, and personally adhere to, is to see the line when the river is bank full and below that I camp. That will not work o...

We have the Jackson, Wilderness Systems, and Ocean Kayaks available to demo every day we are open at our San Marcos location (closed Tuesdays). The demos are free and demoing is imperative in purchasing the right kayak the first time, saving time paddling the wrong kayak and money in trying to upgra...

As most kayak manufacturers go, the listed capacity of a kayak is the total weight allowing the watercraft to float, on flatwater, with about 2 - 3 inches of freeboard (the part of the kayak above of the water). Not only is that a dangerously small amount of freeboard in an open kayak (or any kayak ...

Check out the Perception Pescador for $500. It's built by a reputable company and is one of the most popular designs on the water. It will hold you plus about 35lbs of gear with no problem. It's also pretty fast/efficient for a 12 footer, which is helpful on windy lakes. Most local yak shops will se...

When you and your wife go on a trip, and she's in her Necky, what's your weight plus your gear? If you want speed and you plus your gear are over 250lbs, grab a Cuda 14. You'll have no problem keeping up with her. If you and your gear are sub 250lbs, look at the Tarpon 140. You sound like a strong m...