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I'm heading to Florida in February for 6 weeks and am going to pick up a Yak as they are much cheaper down South and it will give me another way to get out fishing while there. So for those of you with fishing kayaks, what you got? What do you like about your yak? What don't you like about it? The yak I'm looking at getting is a 2008 Wilderness Systems Tarpon 120. These yaks are no longer in production under the Wilderness Systems name but are being made by a subsidiary of them and marketed under different brands (kind of like the Rapala ice augers). The version I like is sold by Dick's Sporting Goods and is a pretty good deal @ $549. The current version of Widerness' Tarpon 120 is in the $1,000 range. While I would like one of those wicked Hobie PA 12's or 14's I'm not independently wealthy and I'm getting too old to lift a #100 kayak onto my roof. This is the yak I'm looking at picking up. http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=20973116&cp=4406646.4413993.4417832.4417969 I've already ordered up a bunch of accessories for which ever yak I end up with and will be taking my tools with me to do a little customization before she hits the water. Rod holders, fish finder mounts, custom crate, anchor and anchor trolley etc. So tell me what you got, what upgrades have you done.