It really depends on what kind of fishing you'll be doing. Since you are looking at a sit-on-top(SOT), I'm assuming you're only fishing flat water like lakes and ponds. If there is a chance you'll be fishing creeks, where you may have to maneuver fast riffles, rapid sections and small waterfalls, in my opinion an SOT would probably not be the right choice. So, If you want to read some advanced fishing guides then also check out .