{"id":164,"date":"2026-04-06T17:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/how-to-pick-a-fishing-kayak-basics-of-fishing-kayaks\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:35:46","slug":"how-to-pick-a-fishing-kayak-basics-of-fishing-kayaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/how-to-pick-a-fishing-kayak-basics-of-fishing-kayaks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pick a Fishing Kayak &#8211; Basics of Fishing Kayaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Pick a Fishing Kayak - Basics of Fishing Kayaks\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-dAjFoOzJW8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How to choose the right fishing kayak &#8211; it&#8217;s a big question for many beginner kayak anglers. Fishing kayaks have a huge range in price and features. Paddle kayaks are right for some people and pedal kayaks are better for others. It&#8217;s Fishing Kayak 101 &#8211; Learn about what kinds of fishing kayaks are out there and what makes them different from each other. We&#8217;ll compare the Old Town Sportsman PDL 120 pedal kayak to the Hobie Pro Angler 12\/14, Old Town Predator MX paddle kayak as well as the Perception Hook\/Sound and the Old Town Otter (entry-level kayak).<\/p>\n<p>Check out our other kayak fishing videos:<\/p>\n<p>1 on 1 pike tournament (Predator MX vs Hobie Pro Angler 14)<br \/>\nOld Town Sportsman PDL 120 complete review<br \/>\nHow to Install a Humminbird Helix 7 fish finder on Old Town Sportsman PDL<br \/>\nHow to Replace a Broken PDL Propeller<br \/>\nOld Town Sportsman PDL 120 Fishing Modifications<br \/>\nOld Town Sportsman PDL 120 Assembly Steps<br \/>\nOld Town Sportsman PDL 120 stability test  Old Town Predator MX stability test  <\/p>\n<p>#kayakfishing<br \/>\n#bassfishing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>How to choose the right fishing kayak &#8211; it&#8217;s a big question for many beginner kayak anglers. Fishing kayaks have a huge range in price and features. Paddle kayaks are right for some people and <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/how-to-pick-a-fishing-kayak-basics-of-fishing-kayaks\/\" title=\"How to Pick a Fishing Kayak &#8211; Basics of Fishing Kayaks\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[29],"class_list":{"0":"post-164","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-water-trail-sports-equipment","8":"tag-how-to-choose-the-right-kayak-for-beginners"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}