I can handle my Kayak many times better than my canoe by myself. There’s no comparison to me.

Solo=kayak for me every time.

Still take the canoe quite a bit when going with a partner, but I’ll never have that thing out again by myself.

I’m in rivers 90% of the time, but I don’t see a pond being that much different. Although if it’s your pond and you won’t be moving the boat much, I might would look into a Jon boat instead.