Monthly Archives: October 2011

Sam Wire & Sons Kayak Fishing And Camping In Northern California

I’m finally getting around to sending you some pics of our latest expeditions. We’ve spent a couple weekends camping and fishing in the months of September and October. In Sept, we went to Lake Del Valle, just south of Livermore, … Continue reading

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Where Are My Kayak Fishing Buddies?? – Stand Up And See! , Movie By Jeff McGovern

The one and only Jeff McGovern sent us this new, funny, and spot-on movie: Jeff shot this video in the tidal, flooded grass area where Kevin fishes too >> BTW, Jeff fishes almost exclusively with the Emmrod fishing rods >>

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New Review Of Wavewalk Kayak In Dutch Fishing Magazine De Roofvis

Wilfred Van Nunen, one of the Netherlands’ top fishing journalists wrote review of the W500 kayak in the Dutch predator fishing magazine De Roofvis (The Predator): Van Nunen’s review is very comprehensive, and covers many issues, from transporting (car top) … Continue reading

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Driving The W Motorized Kayak Seated With Tiller Extension

Here’s a short video showing what it’s like to drive the W500 kayak motorized with a 2HP outboard gas engine, and steer it with a long, articulated tiller extension: — The long tiller extension offers the driver to sit more forward, and make the boat more level, although at high peed the bow still goes up.
The articulation in the tiller extension makes it easy to steer, as it enables both pushing and pulling, as well as rotating the handle in order to increase and decrease power. Continue reading

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Standing In Motorized Kayak With 2HP Outboard Outboard Gas Engine

That’s it. We’ve created a new type of watercraft: The most amazing thing about it is how easy and fun it is to drive this thing.
The long, articulated tiller extension is perfect for both steering and accelerating. It takes minutes to learn how to drive this motorized kayak, even in the standing position.
The implications for fishing trips and touring are significant. Continue reading

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