Category Archives: Fishing Kayak Ergonomics

Setting the bar for fishing kayaks

So, you want to fish out of a kayak?… Choosing a fishing kayak may seem to be a daunting task, unless you apply a few simple rules that help you set the bar as far as what is acceptable to … Continue reading

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Easy Tutorial to Standing Up in your W Fishing Kayak [Movie]

Jeff is a big guy (6’3″, 245 lbs), and if he can kayak standing up with no issue in his W fishing kayak, and drift in the tidal current, anybody can. In this short movie, Jeff explains why it’s important … Continue reading

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Truth About Deluxe Fishing Kayaks’

John, from Brew City Kayaks, had a hearty laugh when he came across ads by a well known, nationwide, catalog and online distributor of outdoor apparel and gear for high-end (dubbed “deluxe”) sit-in angling kayaks, and they declared the following … Continue reading

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Elderly Kayak Fishing In Florida

Fishing in the closer locales has been kind of slow so I’ve decided to explore a few places farther away with overnight stays. I set up a kayak fishing tour of an area close to Tampa yesterday, and went down … Continue reading

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Kayak Fishing At Night

It was too windy to fish in the river so I stayed in the lagoon by where my friend lets me keep my “W” kayak on his floating dock. I had been out in the morning about 7:30 AM and … Continue reading

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New England Kayak Fishing

I have already taken my W300 fishing kayak out of mothballs, but I still just don’t have “anything to write home about”. While not impressive, the attached shows a recent bass caught with an emmrod fishing pole. I was hoping … Continue reading

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Tandem Kayak Fishing In Asia

Sungjin Kim is the distributor of W fishing kayaks in South Korea, and a master in rigging fishing kayaks. Sungjin created this outrigger system from foam boards and aluminum rods that he cut and assembled himself. His goal: motorized tandem … Continue reading

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Fly Fishing Kayak Review From Florida

This is a fishing kayak review recently contributed by a kayak fly fisherman from Florida: I bought my Wavewalk a couple of months ago after driving up to Palm Coast Florida and meeting with Gene Andrews of “High and Dry … Continue reading

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Large Guy Stands Up While Kayak Fishing In CA

I took my kayak out for a test spin at the lower lake lagoon at Castaic Lake here in South California. It’s been raining off and on the last two weeks but I finally just went! It took about 5 … Continue reading

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Kayak Fishing In the Riding Position

While it is pretty obvious to most fishermen that fishing standing is advantageous, many who haven’t tried the W Riding (mounted) position may wonder what makes it superior to the customary L kayaking position or to fishing seated in a canoe. … Continue reading

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