Riot Kayaks Escape 12 Angler

[shtuka]

Hello,
Looking for my first kayak and saw this one for $699 brand new, fully rigged, on several websites!
http://www.grandriverkayak.ca/products- ... 12-angler/
Any comments/opinions? It seems like a great value, but would it be a good choice for my firs kayak? I am 6’3” and around 260-270lb; small lakes and if ever going to Great lakes it will be within 100m from the shore.
Thank you.

[flywatersmallie]

Seems like a lot of boat for the money. I don't have any experience with the Riot kayaks so I can't really comment on quality, hull or anything else unfortunately. I've got a 2012 WS Tarpon 100 for river smallie duty and before that I had a sit inside model. It does look like a nice, well designed platform though