Tandem Fishing Kayak

I would recommend a 14.5 Ultimate made by Native Watercraft. I own a single 12' and don't have any experience with a tandem but very happy with my single seater.

One of the best features of their tadem is you can remove the front seat and use it as a single when you are going it alone.

It would be rough only when your partner thinks she is going to sit on her arse and eat Bon-bons while you bust a nut paddling both of y'all around. Sounds like you know her well.

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Anyone have any experience with these?

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I got a Native Ultimate 14.5 tandem last week and have taken it out 3 times.
See this thread for pics.
I love it. I'm not sure who else makes a tandem fishing kayak other than maybe Feel Free. Supposedly you can easily add another seat to the KC Kayak.

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Seems like two people fishing out of one would be rough.

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It was a little rough with my 12 year old nephew, but not too bad. No doubt it will get easier as we both learn how to fish from a kayak.
As far as paddling, it's no big deal. I paddled my wife and two toddlers around with no help from the wife, and it was easy enough. You're not going to spin it around like you could a 10' kayak, but the extra length is supposed to help with tracking and speed.

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One of the best features of their tadem is you can remove the front seat and use it as a single when you are going it alone.

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I took it out like this Sunday morning for the first time. Worked great. I would rather have the Ultimate 12' if it was just me all the time due to it probably being a bit easier to load and unload, but on the water I can't imagine there's a ton of difference.

Yeah the 12 is a great boat and it meets all my needs.

I have a rudder that is still in it's box, which came with the boat. Not sure if I will install it or sell it.