I'm 54 yrs old and had many fishing kayaks - this one I like best. Paddles easy and I'm a small guy. Reviews are to be taken with a grain of salt... it's more stable the Predator MX or Ride 115 that I owned, and paddles better then both. super seat and mine is a 2017 with the new mod pod that's a great improvement over the older style. Ocean fishing is great with bg2