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ocfishermang
The problem I see is from Guide's boats swamping your 12'er if you are thinking about Springers at OC. It's a crazy zoo there! I did it on my old 15' boat, and we were OK, but it wasn't that enjoyable.
Good luck,
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I take my 12' kayak out on the Willie all year round, but it is a sealed hull with scuppers to drain water out. Basically I could tip but not swamp (water drains through the floor and the hull itself traps air like a giant bobber). I would be pretty leery to be out there in a small open boat. My advice is to ditch the tin can and get a sit on top kayak