It fishes well. My ONLY complaint is my Hobie Outback doesn't have a flat floor, so standing is tricky. So, I fish it from a sitting position most of the time. I fish lakes, and I usually just drift-and-cast, or drift and fish vertically, rather than anchor...but I have an anchor if I need one. I've also trolled with a sinking line (works like lead-core), and caught a couple white bass. When trolling, I discovered I had to pedal VERY SLOW, cuz the kayak goes a lot faster than you think. You can get pretty close to fish in shallow water with a kayak without seeming to alarm them.