I have a good friend that fishes from one.

She loves it.

Some 'drawbacks' I've seen with the pedal drive are:

You can't back up with it....if you want to be able to maneuver in shallow water around cover you have to keep that in mind.

It doesn't turn like a regular kayak, or even like a boat with a front mounted electric motor. I'ts not ideal for fishing from if you want to work shoreline cover or around stuff like bridges, etc....

You can always use a paddle to alleviate this, but it seems the whole idea of the foot pedals is so you don't HAVE to use a paddle.

Advantages I've seen:

You can cover long distances in it with little effort....on a lake with 27 miles of shoreline there wasn't anyplace she couldn't fish if she wanted to.

If you need to 'troll' there is no kayak better suited.

Amazing stability.

They are really fast and handle rougher water well.

Up to you...depends on how you fish.


Buddy