@switchhitter
The thing is there are three kinds of kayaks. What makes you happy is based on what your desired outcome is.
1. Sit-in - only paddles make these go. Everything from ocean going to rivers to surfing.
2. Sit-on - these come in
a. Peddle
b. Paddle
If you want to fish and enjoy
fishing than the Peddles are the only real option.
I have both types of Sit-on yaks, peddle and paddle. Fished with the paddle yak for a couple years, tried a peddle and NEVER looked back.
But. I love a paddle kayak, if you're just out tooling and groving in the swells/chop its a shitton of fun. We take the paddle yaks over and 'surf' small clean sets... its a blast.
That's a wilderness system 14 paddle yak, 2005 I believe. Just about the last time went fishing in a paddle yak. Just too hard as your hands have to switch a seemingly infinite number of times. Pole, paddle, pole, paddle, bait, paddle...etc etc
The yak I went trolling yesterday with is a Hobie Revolution 13.
All Hobie's are peddle driven, I call them bat wings, some makers drives are propeller driven.
By all means, I tell everyone when looking for a kayak, put our butt in it while its in the water - before you buy. Try them - you've yak'd before so in a min you'll know... and you'll be hooked.
there's always enough wood and brush to burn. 
's... back on Eglin AFB live ordinance ranges 77 and 78. Might get the seawall pit lit later winds are supposed to die at sunset.
