Comments on: More Storage Than Any Other Kayak: The W500 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2010/02/11/more-storage-than-any-other-kayak-the-w500/ The World's Best Fishing Kayaks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:18:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Gary Rankel http://wavewalk.com/blog/2010/02/11/more-storage-than-any-other-kayak-the-w500/#comment-2919 Gary Rankel Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:01:54 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=426#comment-2919 Just wanted to correct my previous comment about not seeing any mention of the W in the Kayak Fishing Magazine review. After reading it more closely, I see that they did include it. I'm wondering if these magazine folks have ever seen the W up close and had the opportunity to test drive it. Just wanted to correct my previous comment about not seeing any mention of the W in the Kayak Fishing Magazine review. After reading it more closely, I see that they did include it. I’m wondering if these magazine folks have ever seen the W up close and had the opportunity to test drive it.

]]> By: admin http://wavewalk.com/blog/2010/02/11/more-storage-than-any-other-kayak-the-w500/#comment-2911 admin Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:26:55 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=426#comment-2911 Gary, I understand that too. These people have to make a living somehow, and advertising is their bread and butter. If they had to rely on subscriptions, or on people buying their magazines, or paying to read articles online (sounds silly, isn't it?) - they'd all be out of business. Still, claiming a media status while consistently misrepresenting the truth is unfair to the consumer. Luckily, we live in the Internet age, and nowadays people can find information by themselves, directly, without someone crafting it and feeding it to them. They can communicate with other people directly too, and I find it all to be a wonderful thing indeed. Having said that, I still have to spend a fortune advertising on Google, but at least that's a level playing field, where the big companies don't dictate the content and tone. Yoav Gary,

I understand that too. These people have to make a living somehow, and advertising is their bread and butter. If they had to rely on subscriptions, or on people buying their magazines, or paying to read articles online (sounds silly, isn’t it?) – they’d all be out of business.
Still, claiming a media status while consistently misrepresenting the truth is unfair to the consumer.
Luckily, we live in the Internet age, and nowadays people can find information by themselves, directly, without someone crafting it and feeding it to them. They can communicate with other people directly too, and I find it all to be a wonderful thing indeed.

Having said that, I still have to spend a fortune advertising on Google, but at least that’s a level playing field, where the big companies don’t dictate the content and tone.

Yoav

]]> By: Gary Rankel http://wavewalk.com/blog/2010/02/11/more-storage-than-any-other-kayak-the-w500/#comment-2905 Gary Rankel Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:33:01 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=426#comment-2905 In fairness to the kayak fishing publications, I understand why they may not want to highlight the problems associated with sitting in the L position, since all fishing kayaks, except one, require this posture. I really can't blame them for not wanting to alienate the very industry whose support they require. Just present unbiased reviews, describing and commenting upon every SOT, sit-inside and peddle kayak marketed for fishing, including the W, without making recommendations. Then an informed kayak angling public can decide for themselves which kayak they'd like to explore further (that's what the free marketplace is all about). In fairness to the kayak fishing publications, I understand why they may not want to highlight the problems associated with sitting in the L position, since all fishing kayaks, except one, require this posture. I really can’t blame them for not wanting to alienate the very industry whose support they require. Just present unbiased reviews, describing and commenting upon every SOT, sit-inside and peddle kayak marketed for fishing, including the W, without making recommendations. Then an informed kayak angling public can decide for themselves which kayak they’d like to explore further (that’s what the free marketplace is all about).

]]> By: admin http://wavewalk.com/blog/2010/02/11/more-storage-than-any-other-kayak-the-w500/#comment-2902 admin Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:31:08 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=426#comment-2902 Another kayak fishing publication named 'Kayak Angler Magazine' omitted Wavewalk from its last year's buyer's guide, but this year they've corrected their error. As for paddling publications, 'Canoe and Kayak Magazine' has been remarkably consistent in concealing Wavewalk, its technology, message and products from their readers. They simply won't print a word about what we have to offer to their readers :D Paddler Magazine published a short product review a few years ago, and that was it... But we have this blog, which has great contributors and many followers, and that's perfect, as far as I'm concerned :) Yoav Another kayak fishing publication named ‘Kayak Angler Magazine’ omitted Wavewalk from its last year’s buyer’s guide, but this year they’ve corrected their error.

As for paddling publications, ‘Canoe and Kayak Magazine’ has been remarkably consistent in concealing Wavewalk, its technology, message and products from their readers. They simply won’t print a word about what we have to offer to their readers :D
Paddler Magazine published a short product review a few years ago, and that was it…

But we have this blog, which has great contributors and many followers, and that’s perfect, as far as I’m concerned :)

Yoav

]]> By: Moshiko http://wavewalk.com/blog/2010/02/11/more-storage-than-any-other-kayak-the-w500/#comment-2900 Moshiko Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:37:26 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=426#comment-2900 Those kayak fishing magazines aren't real media, and never will be. They hardly make any money from subscriptions, so in order to survive they depend completely on advertisers, which are mainly companies that manufacture kayaks that have a fundamental and unsolved ergonomic problem that's driving people out of the sport. It seems those "magazines" would repeat anything their advertisers want them to tell. They even promote obviously false notions such as stand-up kayak fishing from SOT and traditional kayaks that aren't stable or safe enough for that purpose, hands-free kayak fishing in pedal-powered yaks that can't be steered without hand-activated rudders, and other ridiculous nonsense. In my opinion, since all these publications have to offer to the public are various forms of overt and covert advertisement, they cannot be considered to be a reliable source of information by any standard. It's really funny, but that kayak fishing magazine did not include Wavewalk in its "buyer's guide", although it's the only company that offers fishing kayaks that are worthy of this name :D Moshiko Those kayak fishing magazines aren’t real media, and never will be.
They hardly make any money from subscriptions, so in order to survive they depend completely on advertisers, which are mainly companies that manufacture kayaks that have a fundamental and unsolved ergonomic problem that’s driving people out of the sport.
It seems those “magazines” would repeat anything their advertisers want them to tell. They even promote obviously false notions such as stand-up kayak fishing from SOT and traditional kayaks that aren’t stable or safe enough for that purpose, hands-free kayak fishing in pedal-powered yaks that can’t be steered without hand-activated rudders, and other ridiculous nonsense.
In my opinion, since all these publications have to offer to the public are various forms of overt and covert advertisement, they cannot be considered to be a reliable source of information by any standard.
It’s really funny, but that kayak fishing magazine did not include Wavewalk in its “buyer’s guide”, although it’s the only company that offers fishing kayaks that are worthy of this name :D

Moshiko

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