I want to take up a water sport. I always thought kayaking but it seems like a ton of people around my town are huge standup paddle boarders and I work with a dude whose into all of the water sports and he says SUP is by far the best option.

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Posted by DownSouthDave

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Posted on 5/14/15 at 5:10 am to athenslife101

What are you doing with it? For fishing, kayak wins hands down. I know some people fish out of SUPs, but I look at that as a novelty. If it's just cruising around, go with whatever you like. I would probably try out a SUP before you buy it though, make sure you like it.

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Posted by hogfly

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Posted on 5/14/15 at 8:36 am to athenslife101

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I want to take up a water sport. I always thought kayaking but it seems like a ton of people around my town are huge standup paddle boarders and I work with a dude whose into all of the water sports and he says SUP is by far the best option.

Kayak is way more versatile and MUCH less expensive. SUPs are insanely overpriced right now, imo, due to them being the hot "new" trend.

$500 for a pretty decent kayak vs. $1300 for a decent SUP. That's a no brainer to me, especially when you're just entering the sport and aren't sure that you'll even stick with it.

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Posted by DLauw

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Posted on 5/14/15 at 12:26 pm to athenslife101

how do you plan to transport it? kayaks tend to be heavier than a SUP. for just pure recreation i'd consider the SUP. as far as pricing (contrary to an earlier post) they are about the same. cheap kayaks are the same price as cheap paddle boards, expensive kayaks (excluding hobie) are the same price as expensive paddle boards. as far as the washed out to see part, i've never had that happen