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Welcome. Yes you can definitely catch fish from a kayak, especially the ones where you can move hands free. It sounds like you have one of those old towne kayaks with spot lock and all. Great choice in my opinion, although I’ve never used any kayak other than a cheap paddle kayak, where boat positioning was extremely difficult. But with a trolling motor, that problem should be eliminate.
I think it also matters what your goal is. If you’re looking to fill coolers with fish every trip, then maybe a boat would’ve been a better choice. But if you’re cool with spending a morning on the water, enjoying the outdoors, and catching some fish, awesome.
In 2020, with very little fishing experience other than when I was a kid, I bought a new 21’ bay boat. In hindsight I should’ve bought a used flat boat or bass tracker. I would be more willing to adventure to new areas if I wasn’t so concerned with damaging my “pretty” fiberglass boat. I’ve thought about buying a hobie so I could travel by land to where the fish are. Instead of running 20-30 miles by boat to get out to islands, I would just go to grand isle or whatever
My one suggestion to you, especially at your age, and not knowing your physical abilities: make sure if you get flipped over, you can re board your kayak, especially if you are venturing more than swimming distance from shore. I would find a deep swimming pool where you can’t touch bottom and practice before you head out to the middle of no where. It’s harder than you might think, especially if you’re out of shape.