Comments on: Kayak Fishing Trends – October 2009 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/10/15/kayak-fishing-trends-october-2009/ Kayak Fishing and Paddling: New Standards in Fishing Kayaks. Fishing Kayak Reviews and Kayak Fishing Trip Reports by and for Kayak Anglers Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:28:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/10/15/kayak-fishing-trends-october-2009/#comment-2473 admin Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:25:13 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=379#comment-2473 Thank you, admiral Jeff :) I think the key word is indeed <strong>Fishability</strong>: Traditional Sit-In and SOT fishing kayaks simply don't offer enough fishability to keep the kayak fishing bubble growing as it did before. I'd call it 'a moment of truth'. Yoav Thank you, admiral Jeff :)

I think the key word is indeed Fishability:
Traditional Sit-In and SOT fishing kayaks simply don’t offer enough fishability to keep the kayak fishing bubble growing as it did before.
I’d call it ‘a moment of truth’.

Yoav

]]> By: Jeff McGovern http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/10/15/kayak-fishing-trends-october-2009/#comment-2472 Jeff McGovern Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:13:12 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=379#comment-2472 I see lots of folks kayak fishing but for the most part they are no longer kayak buyers. They have their boats and except for a limited number of them no more boats are required. Wavewalk is getting the folks who found that the sit on top and fancy pedal drive models just don't have what they want. I was talking yesterday with another yak fisherman at a tackle store event. He too is not happy with his current ride, it just sort of does it for now. The first thing he asked me was how I liked the W500, he reads my posts I guess on our local site. His eyes lit up when I talked about how there were no more micro adjustments on my part while fishing. That the boat was just rock solid comfort and there were no back issues, he loved that too. The next time we see each other on the water he wants a ride. Just an example of how the W gives folks that missing factor. The piece of comfort or fishability their boats were lacking but they had a hard time describing it. The kayak market for sales of most boats is a joke right now. Piles of them at dealers but kayak fishermen still wandering the piles with the hope another little hatch or depression in the hull will be the answer. Sadly for them it will not be. Those of us that are members of the W Navy have the answer, we just need to pass on the good word and increase our ranks. I see lots of folks kayak fishing but for the most part they are no longer kayak buyers. They have their boats and except for a limited number of them no more boats are required. Wavewalk is getting the folks who found that the sit on top and fancy pedal drive models just don’t have what they want. I was talking yesterday with another yak fisherman at a tackle store event. He too is not happy with his current ride, it just sort of does it for now. The first thing he asked me was how I liked the W500, he reads my posts I guess on our local site. His eyes lit up when I talked about how there were no more micro adjustments on my part while fishing. That the boat was just rock solid comfort and there were no back issues, he loved that too. The next time we see each other on the water he wants a ride. Just an example of how the W gives folks that missing factor. The piece of comfort or fishability their boats were lacking but they had a hard time describing it. The kayak market for sales of most boats is a joke right now. Piles of them at dealers but kayak fishermen still wandering the piles with the hope another little hatch or depression in the hull will be the answer. Sadly for them it will not be. Those of us that are members of the W Navy have the answer, we just need to pass on the good word and increase our ranks.

]]> By: Fish Wiz http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/10/15/kayak-fishing-trends-october-2009/#comment-2470 Fish Wiz Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:17:24 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=379#comment-2470 The world is waiting for WaveWalk! :D :D FW The world is waiting for WaveWalk! :D :D
FW

]]> By: pozitivv http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/10/15/kayak-fishing-trends-october-2009/#comment-2469 pozitivv Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:15:40 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=379#comment-2469 in a period of strong growth you seldom see major vendors failing, but it happened a number of times in recent years in the kayak market, and with companies that focused on fishing. smaller kayak manufacturers failed too. also, it's possible to see that in the past two years resellers of fishing kayaks have narrowed their product offering, and that's not a sign of expansion... in a period of strong growth you seldom see major vendors failing, but it happened a number of times in recent years in the kayak market, and with companies that focused on fishing.
smaller kayak manufacturers failed too.
also, it’s possible to see that in the past two years resellers of fishing kayaks have narrowed their product offering, and that’s not a sign of expansion…

]]> By: Bluefish http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/10/15/kayak-fishing-trends-october-2009/#comment-2468 Bluefish Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:53:33 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=379#comment-2468 With the price of kayaks being so much lower than the cost of buying and owning fishing boats, I expected kayak fishing to become bigger than fishing from boats. It didn't happen, not even in the southern states, where kayak fishing has many more fans than in the north. Maybe w kayaks can lift kayak fishing above its current levels, and turn it into a very popular sport? Blue With the price of kayaks being so much lower than the cost of buying and owning fishing boats, I expected kayak fishing to become bigger than fishing from boats.
It didn’t happen, not even in the southern states, where kayak fishing has many more fans than in the north.
Maybe w kayaks can lift kayak fishing above its current levels, and turn it into a very popular sport?
Blue

]]> By: Marco http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/10/15/kayak-fishing-trends-october-2009/#comment-2467 Marco Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:48:01 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=379#comment-2467 Some fishing magazines didn't make it although they covered kayak fishing intensively, or were dedicated entirely to kayak fishing. Marco Some fishing magazines didn’t make it although they covered kayak fishing intensively, or were dedicated entirely to kayak fishing.
Marco

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