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Ryan Moreno’s Motorized W500 Fishing Kayak Review, San Diego, California

The W500 as been working out great.

Its impossible for me to take it anywhere without somebody asking me what the heck it is. I ended up installing a bow mounted trolling motor with a 12 volt battery in the stern.

I also put in a fish finder and made a custom cart so I can tow it to and from the truck.

I mostly use it for fishing San Diego bay. Eventually I’m planning on fabricating some outrigger pontoons to add some more stability when I’m standing up.

I’m also trying to find some type of product to protect the bottom of the kayak, it’s starting to get some scratches on the bottom. I was thinking about maybe finding some kind of spray on protective material or perhaps some kind of protective tape that would adhere to the plastic but I’m not sure yet.

Overall its been working great so far.

Ryan


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2 Responses to “Ryan Moreno’s Motorized W500 Fishing Kayak Review, San Diego, California”

  1. Knucklewalker Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at

    Ryan, I feel a bit frustrated not being able to see pictures of your motorized yak, especially with the San Diego Bay in the background! :(
    KW

  2. Rox Says:
    September 27th, 2009 at

    Ryan,

    Congrats on your New W500, and adding the trolling motor.

    They sure are fun with power, especially on a very windy day.

    Weather is a strong factor when I go out.

    If it’s high winds, I take out my W with the trolling motor.

    If it’s calm to low winds, I’ll take out my W500 without the motor and paddle.

    It’s All Good!!!!!! :)

    I can’t wait to see some pictures of it.

    As far as scratching them up, which is almost impossible to prevent on any kayak…………………………..

    It would be interesting to see if there is a product that can be add to the bottom to help with scratching, something like a keel guard maybe??

    Good luck and Keep us posted. :)

    Tight lines all.
    Rox

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