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The Best Fishing Rods and The Best Fishing Kayak, by Jeff McGovern

Here is a shot of my desk yesterday. I forget sometimes how much trouble it is for other kayak anglers to relax and fish. Here in my W500 I’ve got all my gear right on hand, easy to reach and a great work surface right in front of me. I do keep it simple since over gearing leads to lost fish finding way to exploit all the extra stuff we hang on our kayaks. Of course I’m also the guy who prefers window cranks on my truck since it’s far less to go wrong, some people do love all the extra stuff. I really need to find out who the so called kayak expert is calling for anglers to have rods at least 7′ long in order to fight fish effectively. I’ve seen nothing but tangled rods and broken tips from those how surround themselves with a forest of over priced rods. Those little Emmrods on my desk on much easier to deal with, far stronger, and the casting distance particularly with baitcasting reels is wonderful. Continue reading

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3 Men, 6 Hulls and Crystal River – By Jeff McGovern

The first unofficial Wavewalk group fishing outing in Florida was held December 14, 2009 at Crystal River, Florida.  Gary Rankel, Ed Wheeler and I participated, fishing out of the new 2009 W500 fishing kayaks.  Ed and I were in our … Continue reading

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Jeff With 3 Emmrod Fishing Rods in His W Fishing Kayak

Jeff sent us this new clip, where he shows his W kayak equipped with three Emmrod fishing rods, and he tells about the his favorite one, the new Fuji model: Thanks Jeff!

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How to Choose a Bait Caster

Jeff McGovern elucidates this complex and sometime confusing issue in a new article entitled Choosing a Bait Caster. In his article Jeff methodically explains and advises the new kayak angler about different rods, reels and lines, and helps see more … Continue reading

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