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W Kayak For Fishing and Bird Watching, by Russell Dodd, Western Australia

Posted on March 9, 2012 by W kayak

Due to back problems, conventional kayaks and canoes have become unusable for Russell, so he ordered a W500 for himself to paddle solo and in tandem with his wife Wendy: It got a first run up the Canning River. Wendy … Continue reading →

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Northern Kayak Fishing – Now The Blog

Posted on January 8, 2012 by W kayak

Several years ago, I was talking with Jeff McGovern about the kayak fishing phenomenon, and he predicted that unlike other fishing kayaks, the W will become as popular in the northern regions of the United States as in its southern … Continue reading →

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Review of W300 Fishing Kayak, by Chris Ott, Massachusetts

Posted on April 16, 2011 by W kayak

I can’t help but comment on what others have already mentioned and that is the dry entry and exit from the kayak. This is one of the big advantages of this kayak. Yesterday the person removing his Jon boat had to jump into the water with his rubber boots on to get the boat up on shore. I just paddled up, leaned back and then hopped to dry land in my sneakers after gliding to a stop. The ease of the exit did not go unnoticed to the fellow wading in 40°F water. The Wavewalk allows me to fish with the independence I was looking for. It is a great kayak that I will enjoy for years to come. Continue reading →

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Kayak Or Canoe? – Please Rephrase The Question

Posted on November 15, 2010 by W kayak

A kayak is a small watercraft designed to be propelled by a dual blade paddle, also known as a kayak paddle. A canoe is a small watercraft designed to be propelled with a single blade paddle, a.k.a. canoe paddle. The boundaries between canoe and kayak are not absolute: Some Whitewater canoeists modify kayaks’ cockpits, and use the modified kayaks for canoeing, while narrow canoes can be paddled with a long, dual blade paddle. Hybrid kayaks are essentially canoes denied of most of the freeboard that canoes typically feature, and paddled as wide SOT kayaks, in the L position, which is an inconvenient setup. Since hybrid kayaks offer little freeboard, and feature no scupper holes, even mild chops makes them fill with water, and that makes them suitable only for paddling and fishing in small ponds, or on calm lakes and rivers. Continue reading →

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Kayak and Canoe

Posted on April 15, 2008 by W kayak

Tagging the W as a canoe would be as technically correct as labeling it a kayak or a catamaran… It’s all of these and it’s neither, or shall we say that it’s basically a new watercraft with some canoe, kayak, … Continue reading →

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