You naturally want your fishing kayak to be as stable as possible, because you want to feel comfortable sitting in it, and not have to worry about it flipping it over. Furthermore, you want to be able to stand up in it in full confidence, for paddling as well as for fishing, and no sit-in or SOT kayak out there can offer that in real life, no matter what vendors say, and try to show….
Outfitting your kayak with outriggers may help in achieving better stability, but at a price -
First, you need to understand what makes a fishing kayak stable (or unstable), and then what adding outriggers (a.k.a. stabilizers) to your fishing kayak can achieve >>
