Donavan Campbell, W300 Stream Kayak Angler, North Carolina
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…
Tags: bass, kayak fishing standing, muskie, NC, New River, North Carolina, rigged fishing kayak, rigging fishing kayaks, river, smallmouth, smallmouth bass, standup fishing kayak, tracking, W300
February 7th, 2010 at
Great review!
The fish are amazing, and the scenic pictures are beautiful!
Pete
February 7th, 2010 at
Ah, sweet!
Where did you get that awesome seat?
Looks like a motorbike’s – How appropriate!
Marco
February 8th, 2010 at
NICE CATCH!
February 8th, 2010 at
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
February 9th, 2010 at
Great review, especially the pictures –
ukee-yak
February 9th, 2010 at
Beautiful!
February 27th, 2010 at
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.
February 27th, 2010 at
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.