Nowadays, it’s just as common to see a fishing kayak with a pedal drive system as it is to see one propelled by a paddle. Even fishing kayaks with electric motors are becoming more and more common.

A South Florida saltwater test of the new motor-drive, device-operated 2020 AutoPilot 120 fishing kayak, the flagship of Old Town’s 2020 Sportsman Line. The Old Town AutoPilot isn’t the old ...