Standing up is an advantage when trying to sight fish for mudding carp, spawning pike etc. If I can't stand and cast, so be it, but I will give it try when the water warms. I plan on taking a basics course next month at a local indoor pool and I am definetly going to spend some time learning to self rescue and test the limits of what is deemed to be a very stable S.O.T. kayak. Better to know what to expect and be prepared than to find out the hard way. Most times I expect I'll be out of the boat and casting to those above mentioned fish, and then paddle on to other parts of the lake, river, whatever.

JA