I've borrowed a Sportyak a few times whilst in France. They are very compact and light and can easily be put on a roofrack. They are fine for dropping bait out etc but are very unstable and don't have a transom fitted. I would be wary trying to land fish from one as they lurch badly when you lean one way or the other. If you can afford it the larger version, Bic 252 I think , are very good and very stable, but they are twice the price at ?399, the odd one comes up secondhand for a lot less.
Have a look at ebay or boatsandoutboards.com, quite a few good secondhand dinghies come up on there. Tackle box do the Sportyak new at ?199 as well.