: My brother, Mike, has finally talked me into building a kayak. Now I need to
: find a design. I'm a fly fisherman, so I want to be able to carry and cast
: my 9' fly rod in my new boat. I'm going to be using it in lakes, moderate
: rivers (the Yakima?), and Puget Sound. I'll also need to be able to keep
: up with him in his Arctic Tern or Putz Walrus when we go out paddling.

: Anybody have any recommendations?
:
:I would look at the kayak designs with outriggers or amas and see if you
can make a similar setup. fishing from a sitting position is not that hard
to do. fly casting is a lot different and may not be comfortable or practical from a sittinf position. Have you seen the tri-balance kayaks? Maybe build one of the more stable designs and adapt the hull so that you can add outriggers later. I'm sure I'm not the only one on this board that is thinking about adding a setup like the tri-balance to a plywood kayak..addison