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My W500 Fishing Kayak Story, By George Brewster, California

After doing much research as I looked for a stand up kayak for fishing, my search led me to the WaveWalk site. After reading all about this kayak and watching almost all of the videos on the site, this seemed just the right one for me. So far my adventures with my W500 have been a blast and I can’t wait for the next one. Continue reading

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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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‘First Impressions’ W Kayak Review, By Sam Wire & Sons, California

I have two sons, one 10 and one 8. I put one of them on one end of the cabin, myself in the middle, and the other son on the other end of the cabin. The one sitting behind me faces the opposite direction so he can fish out the back of the boat. When we weren’t casting into the weed beds, we were trolling around the lake. I was the trolling motor and my kids each would put a pole in the water on opposite sides of the boat. This boat is just roomy enough for me to fit myself and the two kids in the boat so we can all go fishing at once. It is incredibly stable. Continue reading

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Brian’s Folding Outriggers for Motorized Kayak

I put my W kayak in the water this morning and tried-out the folding amas. Wow!, when I tried my hardest to make it tip , I could not. Just like standing on a concrete floor. Solid, solid as I never thought it would be. That is saying a dickens of a lot, coming from me. I could not budge it at all. Continue reading

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Alfred’s First Trip in His W Fishing Kayak, California

After I felt comfortable, I stood up and paddled in the standing position (in the shallow area, about 1 to 2 feet deep). On the way back, I had to paddle thru deep areas and paddled in both in the standing and sitting position. I took it slow, and I found the W to be very stable. Continue reading

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