I use a sit in kayak for fishing the White river here in Arkansas. When they are running anything more than 2 generators below the dams the river has a lot of water and current. I can paddle against the current for several miles at a time by reading the river, staying in the back eddies, on the insides of bends and close to shore if all else fails. I find I don't have to stand to cast, but I have made a set of retractable pontoons that I can deploy if I need to stand. Sit on tops are good fishing boats. especially if you get out and in alot to wade fish like I do.