From a fellow big guy,
I have a creeker, and play boat, am about your weight. Sounds like you'de be
into a river runner/creeker. The Perception Stikine a previous poster
mentioned would fit your needs fine. If you want to have real performance
potential, one of the best out there for big guys is the Pyranha H-3 255.
Stable enough for beginners, but is also a serious river runner/creek boat.
Bottom line with this one, you'll never outgrow it as your skills progress.
You may eventually add a playboat to the stable, but still keep theH-3.
Mike
"Barry" wrote in message
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Thanks....I plan on doing just that. However, boats to try are limited in
our area and my big butt doesn't fit well in most that I've tried so far.
I
have an Old Town Adventurer 139XL and I like it...and a wide recreational
kayak that I turned into one that I use for fly fishing. However, I would
like a good river boat for big guys. As I gain in knowledge about what I
want, I will locate a composite ocean kayak. But, for now, my Old Town is
fine.

Barry


"yakker" wrote in message
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Hey Barry,

There are lots of big boats for big guys, just try as many as possible
and
see what fits. I'm 6'4", 235#, my current boats are a Perception
Stikine
for big water and a Dagger G-force 6.4 playboat.