They have their places. Silently slipping through Mangrove swamps after Bone and Snook. Drifting into a remote flat after spooky Tarpon. Hovering over near shore Hali grounds and Ling hidey holes. Trolling for snappy bay Coho. Pond trout.

But for that money, just get a real boat. Hobie corned the market with that paddle drive. Nothing else has it, which forces hand paddling that a) sucks for fishing, especially trolling at speed and b) wears you out a lot quicker. Legs and paddles drives open up so much more water.