I bought a Lifetime Teton angler kayak last year and absolutely love it. Very stable and plenty of room for gear/poles. I can even fit my dog on the front. It looks like they run upwards of 500USD but I found mine on sale and they knocked off a damaged discount for a scratch on the bottom which brought it down to about $300. Keep an eye out for seasonal sales.
Have fun!

Only thing I can really add here is that you should definitely opt for a sit-on-top rather than a sit-in.

I have the latter and I'm making it work until I can get myself a "bifl" fishing yak in a year or three, but every so often I have the opportunity to fish from a sit-on-top and even with zero modifications, it's just so much more convenient.