Kayak Recommendations

[Hookmanski]

I have a lifetime tamarack 10' (aka the walmart special). I believe they make a 12' verison too. for the price, it simply cant be beat. On it's maiden voyage i took it out on round valley on a whitecap day. Super windy, decent sized waves. I got wet but didnt lose any gear and felt stable the whole time. Got the Kayak as a gift from my lady, but she only paid $235 for it. Your budget is a lot bigger though, so there might be something else for you, but with one of these there is a ton of room in the budget for accessories. My 2 cents!

Whatever you get, enjoy it! This was my first year as a kayak angler and it really opened up a lot of water to me.