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I'm 230lbs. My kayak has 450lb weight capacity. (Malibu Stealth 12). Had some 10kt winds and a chop yesterday paddling across some open water to get to where I wanted to fish and I'm glad I had the freeboard that I did. Weight capacity is also related to the width (stability) of the kayak. I read reviews and although there were wider/more stable yaks at around the same price, I didn't want to be paddling a barge or one with such high sides that it would be a big problem in winds. This one seemed to be in the middle of the road. It's my first kayak, so I just pulled the trigger and figure now I need to get on the water and get first hand experience.

Edit to add: Also be mindful of the weight of the yak. Are you putting it in the back of a truck or are you putting it on a rack on the roof of your car? Or do you plan on getting a trailer for it.... just something to think about.

Fished Ft Desoto Park yesterday. (first time). Went at dead low tide but didn't care. Put in right past the entrance where you pay (St Jean key). Paddled across Mullet Key Bayou to Soldier's Hole fished a bit until a herd of people in rental kayaks just descended and proceeded to paddle along the shorelines scaring fish. So back out and across the bayou I went past my put in point and with the tide coming in I could now paddle over the shallow grass flats past Barbie key where fish were feeding.. jumping clear out of the water.

Caught a couple trout like the one in the attached pic on an artificial shrimp w/o a cork. Drove past the Fort without stopping. Had two 12" rifled mortar batteries, at one point having 4ea per pit (super crowded design later reduced to 2ea per pit to speed reloading). Now on display are the only 4ea M1890 M1 12" mortars in existence.