Donavan Campbell is a stream kayak angler from North Carolina, who got his W300 in the summer of last year. He took his time to write a review, and it was worth waiting for…:
I wanted to share my review of the W300 with you…
-”Look at the teeth on that Muskie!”
I use the W300 on the New River in the NC mountains (Sparta, Jefferson) for smallmouth bass fishing.
I was very impressed with the stability of the W300 for river fishing and it’s tracking.
Water depths range from 10′ to 6″ on the New River and the W can handle either along with occasional sharp rocks.
I keep the rigging light for easy maneuverability out of the water and plan to add an additional rod holder and the “wheels” I see from other owners. I fish with other standard kayaks and am glad I purchased the W, I strongly recommend the W to everyone that asks, thanks.
Donavan Campbell
Statesville, NC
Added some fish pictures, first calendared fishing trip for 2010 is March 26th & 27th!
PS- If anyone in western NC wants to check out a wavewalk I would be happy to help them…
Great review!
The fish are amazing, and the scenic pictures are beautiful!
Pete
Ah, sweet!
Where did you get that awesome seat?
Looks like a motorbike’s – How appropriate!
Marco
NICE CATCH!
Congrats on your W300 and the great fishing trips.
Remember you don’t have to drill any new holes in the yak if you get yourself a Tite-Lok rod holder.
Open style rod holder with coated contact points.
And it rotates 360 degree and is a CLAMP mount…no drilling needed.
I own 2 and love them, plus I added an alum pc to also hold my transducer for my sonar.
If you search back in riggings the W’s you’ll see a picture of it.
Looking forward to more reports on your fishing adventures!
Tight lines and Paddle Safe!
Rox
Great review, especially the pictures –
ukee-yak
Beautiful!
Great Fish
I am from Hickory NC and looking for something lighter and more manuverable than the plastic two man bass boats. I was searching SOT’s when I found the W kayak. I am big 270 pounds I was wondering about 300 series vs 500?
How did you fasten in your seat, would it be possible to put in one with a backrest?
Have you had your boat on still water, I was thinking of fishing some of the eastern black water.
Darrell,
You will need the 500, and you can add whatever seat you like. I have had my boat on local ponds, Lake Hickory and the New River. Contact me directly at donavancampbell@att.net if you want to see the boat sometime, I live in Statesville.