Kayakers?

[motoman]

They setup a spot at the Panther Island Pavilion (on the river bank) where you rent and put in / out.

Which direction you go on the river (it's on a fork) is up to you. One way (north) will take you back into the woods, the other (west) will take you along the Trinity trail where you'll see lots of cyclists, runners, etc.

You can rent standup paddleboards there also.

How far out do they let you go?

[Strychnine]

Is Backwoods more of kayaking around a small lake or do they have a put in and take out spot?

They setup a spot at the Panther Island Pavilion (on the river bank) where you rent and put in / out.

Which direction you go on the river (it's on a fork) is up to you. One way (north) will take you back into the woods, the other (west) will take you along the Trinity trail where you'll see lots of cyclists, runners, etc.

You can rent standup paddleboards there also.

[Shorty]

I'm up for the downtown Fort Worth deal if anyone wants to gtg.

I'm in but only if we have food and drink afterward to cancel out any calories burned with exercise.

[Danny46]

I kayak fish with a sit on top kayak; an Ocean Kayak, Scrambler XT. It's a great all around yak, and pretty affordable!

[motoman]

Do you plan on fishing from it?

The Torque by Ocean kayak is a pretty badass little angler setup. I'm sure that little trolling motor makes puttering around the lake or calm water areas pretty easy.

[motoman]

I'm up for the downtown Fort Worth deal if anyone wants to gtg.

I'm game.

If you want to try out some different ones Backwoods rents kayaks in Fort Worth. During the spring / summer / fall they have a place at Panther Pavilion (north of downtown ftw) and you can kayak the Trinity all day long for cheap.

http://www.kayakfortworth.com/

Is Backwoods more of kayaking around a small lake or do they have a put in and take out spot?

[motoman]

Do you plan on fishing from it?

Not really. I'm planning on picking up a separate angler kayak and pimping it out. So far I've found a couple of kayaks from Ocean and Malibu that I really like.

[Ratt]

If you want to try out some different ones Backwoods rents kayaks in Fort Worth. During the spring / summer / fall they have a place at Panther Pavilion (north of downtown ftw) and you can kayak the Trinity all day long for cheap.

http://www.kayakfortworth.com/

I'm guessing you want more open water type kayaking... not whitewater stuff, right?

I have that kayak. I'd recommend it for any open water and very light rapids stuff.

Also:

I'm up for the downtown Fort Worth deal if anyone wants to gtg.

[Snatch Napkin]

Do you plan on fishing from it?

[Chili]

I've been wanting to try it out for a while, and was even oogling them at Bass Pro over the weekend. I just worry that I would pony up the cash for one (or two if Leah wanted) and then never actually use them.

I may try out one of the rentals at some point.

[motoman]

If you want to try out some different ones Backwoods rents kayaks in Fort Worth. During the spring / summer / fall they have a place at Panther Pavilion (north of downtown ftw) and you can kayak the Trinity all day long for cheap.

http://www.kayakfortworth.com/

I'm guessing you want more open water type kayaking... not whitewater stuff, right?

I'll check them out. Yeah I'm looking for more of a recreational open water type of kayak. I've canoed parts of every major river here in Texas there's really nothing around here that an open water kayak wouldn't handle. If we had some whitewater that was within a 6-8 drive I'd probably be a little more interested in a whitewater setup.

Right now I can't decide if I want a sit in or sit on top.

[Strychnine]

If you want to try out some different ones Backwoods rents kayaks in Fort Worth. During the spring / summer / fall they have a place at Panther Pavilion (north of downtown ftw) and you can kayak the Trinity all day long for cheap.

http://www.kayakfortworth.com/

I'm guessing you want more open water type kayaking... not whitewater stuff, right?

[4.6coupe]

I've been thinking about a kayak for awhile now. The Rush package is right near me. Didn't know that. I don't really know much about them though (ie: what separates a good one from a bad one, pricing, etc...).

The longer ones are more stable, better for cruising along and fishing. The shorter ones are for white water. I have some milk crates and a small cooler im going to rig up on mine for fishin when i get a chance. There are some cool vids on youtube as far a customizing.

[Geor!]

I've been thinking about a kayak for awhile now. The Rush package is right near me. Didn't know that. I don't really know much about them though (ie: what separates a good one from a bad one, pricing, etc...).