I have been reading on the forums here for a while, thanks for all of the great information. It helped me pick out a kayak. I ended up with a used old town dirigo 140. My 16 year son has a 10ft lifetime set on top fishing kayak. It is a cheaper one from academy sports he bought on sale a few years ago. It doesn’t get used a lot since him or my wife never want to go by their self. I suggested we buy a used one that I can use, and if it is just them, she can use. I am 6’3 and about 275. I figured I needed a big kayak. I also have had a couple back surgeries so was worried if I could handle setting in a kayak. For instance setting on the floor is hard for me. I have never kayaked before but always wanted to. I found the old town kayak on fb marketplace. I got it for $300, which fit the price range I was hoping to be in. I took it out on the water for the first time yesterday. It took my a little bit to get balanced in it, I kept rocking side to side. We were out for about an hour, but had a great time.

I do need to do something about the seat. My back did bother me some. Mostly i think I need I higher back. I found myself feeling like I needed to hunch forward which caused my back to knot up some. When I would lean forward and hold my leg for support, it took the strain off my back and helped. I looked online, but didn’t really see anything that looked like it would work and had any higher back then mine has. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Also I tend to always customize everything I get to make it mine. Not sure what good accessories or mods I should do. I will probably add some handles to make it easier to carry. But anything that makes it quicker and easier to load on the roof of my Yukon would be a plus. I put the j hooks on yesterday so we could haul both kayaks. Anything else I should look for? Thanks