Monthly Archives: August 2009

Gary’s Seven Hour Kayak Fishing and Wildlife Observation Trip Report, Florida

Here’s a new report from Gary Rankel: Was out for 7 hrs yesterday in hot weather and sun. Ran into lots of redfish yesterday, but most were pretty spooky. I did manage to get this beautiful 10 pounder on top … Continue reading

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Range of Motion and Protection From the Fish – Kayak Comparison

By Jeff McGovern Range of motion and protection from the fish – Sounds a little weird but the W kayak offers a far better range of motion for anglers and some measure of protection when landing fish. I’ve noticed this … Continue reading

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Jeff’s Catch of the Day: Snook

I was on the water for a few hours today fishing for snook. Got a nice one just under keeper size when they are in season. Came in at 26 inches, once the season reopens Sept 1 they have to … Continue reading

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Kayak Fishing Action: Rox’ Battle With A 20.5″ Large Mouth Bass

Here’s an update on my latest trip in my W500: Hot humid (92 degrees) with slight winds. I went to Rainbow Reservoir, it’s a dammed area of the Farmington river in Ct. I headed down to some submerged trees in … Continue reading

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Gary’s Fishing Expedition in His New W500 Kayak

Gary Rankel, a kayak fishing aficionado from Florida, got his first W kayak back in 2006 (see his first kayak review). Since then he had spent countless hours in it, until recently, when he got himself a new W500 fishing … Continue reading

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Casting From a W Fishing Kayak Compared to Casting From Sit-In and SOT Fishing Kayaks

By Jeff McGovern In preparation for comparison to the new W500 I have been spending time “relearning the joys” of sit inside and sit on top kayaks. Besides the obvious back issue already known there is the concern of shoulder … Continue reading

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Personal Motorized W Fishing Kayak…

I thought about this motorized W boat design a few years ago: It shouldn’t be too hard to turn a W500 kayak into a similar ‘personal watercraft’: Using standard aluminum tubes, the stem of the steering handle can be made … Continue reading

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Darrell Leidigh – My First Client

I recently learned with sadness that Darrell Leidigh had passed away, at the age of 78. Darrell started designing and manufacturing pontoon boats and canoes in 1958, in Florida, where he founded Mohawk Canoes. Darrell designed dozens of models, some … Continue reading

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John’s New ‘Tiger’ Camo W500 Fishing Kayak

-”Jeanne and I had a chance to take a trip down a stretch of the Wisconsin river. Fishing was slow but the scenery was beautiful. The weather was perfect and we had a great time with the W kayaks. The … Continue reading

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Lumbar Support or Lumbar Abuse?…

Here’s another ‘myth busting bomb’ on the Painless Kayak Fishing blog: It’s called “Kayaks, Back Problems, Lumbar Support – and the Simple Truth” Basically, it details how sit-in and SOT kayak seats don’t offer lumbar support but rather inflict lumbar … Continue reading

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