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Catching Stripers Standing Up In My Motorized W Kayak, By Rox Davis

W kayak — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:03:25 +0000

Epic, That’s what this day was……Epic.
I took the W500 out for my first solo Striper fishing on the Connecticut River In Windsor Locks, CT.
My buddy Mike was already on the water, I launched at 12:00 noon.
I took the 1.2hp Gamefisher outboard since I knew I could count on it running well.
My first slam came at 12:25, but the fish came unbuttoned.
I was drifting and casting my top water lure and working it slowly back to the W500, when BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fish on, and it’s a big one………………..ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Off goes the drag, and the sleigh ride began.
It was an awesome Battle, she circled me twice, and shot up river, still towing me ………….. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
I start to tire her, and get her yak side, went to grip the lip with my boga, and ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ she wasn’t ready.
Now she is tired, I get her yak side one more time, reach with the bogas ………… and SHE IS MINE!!!!!
You could here me hooting for miles I’m sure.

29” Fat and Healthy, 14 1/2 lbs of fighting fury.
Many more Battles happened after that.

Today was one of the Best Fishing Days of my LIFE!!
I landed 3 keepers, and 9 smaller Stripers.

I had some awesome blow ups, and Lost 4 Bigger Stripers, but That’s okay, that’s why its called fishing.
I can’t Thank You enough Yoav, for this wonderful yak, The W500 Rules the water.
Tight Lines and MoPaddle Safe All.
Rox

Two Sand Bass Fighting For Same Kayak Fisherman’s Lure, By Ray Schwertner, Texas

W kayak — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:47:30 +0000

People always have to ask about the WW… and I tell them to get one. I now have rigged a Minn Kota electric trolling motor that works great for positioning an runs to a spot or back to dock.
The picture is two sand bass that were fighting for the same bait. Not too big but fun! This was 4/27/12 in Lake Ray Hubbard a few miles from my house. With the W, I can through it on the back of the F150 and get a 2-3 hour fishing trip in before dark..
The rod holders are standard coated yard tool hooks. The front ones are screwed into the 2X4 that hold the depth finder. The side holder are mounted to the W by inserting a ¾ dowel(or broom stick as I did) under the lip of the cockpit about midpoint. Hold the dowek it in place with plastic wire ties. Then drill a hole thru the top edge of the cockpit in to the dowel at the location you want to butt end of your fishing rod to lay. I like to keep it far enough back so the tips of the rods do not protrude past the for tips of the W. When traveling or paddling you can secure the rods by flipping the W shock cord over the holder and the rod. Since I fish lures, I can have two rods rigged with different baits, while fishing with a third. ( I find the optional W socket mounts are not useful to me as I get them hung when fish around brush or hit them with the reel that I am casting with.
The front 2X4 is mounted to a 1X8 that runs the length of the cockpit. The 1X8 is the mount for the seat, tackle box, water proof box… whatever. The 1X8 is one inch longer than the cockpit. The extra inch slides between the bench and lip of the cockpit on the stern end. It is further secured along the bench by ¾ X 1 inch boards (or dowels) six inches long. Lay these in 3 slots in the bench, then put the 1X8 on top of them in the position centered on the bench. Next run screws thru the 1X8 into the 3 dowels.
On the bow end, a 2X4 is mounted on top of the 1X8 and notched out for the left and right sides of the front of the cockpit so it can rest on the bench top.(about 2 inches).
On the front of the 2X4, I have 2 open eye hooks where you pull the boats elastic shock cords over them to hold the bow end down. I also hook my anchor pulley to the outer part of the 2X4. The chrome hooks shown.
Once installed you can mount anything you like without having to drill the W kayak. It easy to pull the entire rigging out if you just want the basic W as it arrived from the factory.
The transom for the electric trolling motor is a mount that is copied for ideas on the website already. Have to send pix later.
Ray

“This seat sits a little higher, and it’s much more comfortable than the rigid seat I had added before.”

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A Successful Kayak Fishing Trip – Oklahoma

W kayak — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:55:31 +0000

Had a great day at Hartshorne lake in SE Oklahoma today with my versatile Wave-walk fishing kayak. When I arrived at about 3:00pm everyone had left the lake due to the wind. A couple of folks who were just leaving warned me not to go out. The W is no problem in the wind and I paddled easily out to the lily pads where I parked my W right in a patch of them to secure my position without needing an anchor in the strong wind.
With the wind to my back I could cast into the “lanes” between patches of lily pads and harvest the fattest of the perch that I had come to fish for.
With an ultra light spinning rig a bobber, a #6 snelled hook, a split shot weight and some red worms I began catching slabbers one right after another!
The windy conditions were no setback for the W and I had the lake to myself.
I culled out the biggest fish, and let the rest go for another day.
Of all the fish available for eating in Oklahoma, for myself, nothing beats a pan fried bream and there are many members of this tasty albeit boney species throughout the state to enjoy.
The Wave-walk kayak is so easy to move around and tote to and from the car/truck that even if you’re only blessed with half a day or just a couple of hours you can fish in your window of opportunity due to the ease of getting to and from your favorite fishing spots.
Wave-walk has revolutionized my favorite past time with the W kayak as my simple, stable and efficient answer to a fishing platform, especially on small easily accessed lakes and bayous.

Robin Gleason

Stringed fish caught in Oklahoma kayak fishing trip

Robin and his son Destry, have recently opened a new business, where they resell fishing kayaks in Oklahoma -

My First Pompano – Kayak Fishing Trip Report By Gary Rankel

W kayak — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:31:00 +0000

We had perfect conditions today so we paddled to the open Gulf and fished around a moored crabbing boat named the Viagra Express (we thought we better not peek through the window). We got some nice trout and I got my first pompano which was more amazing since I got him on topwater, which is really rare. What a great fighter for a not-so-big fish. We also ran into a school of rays, a couple of manatees hosting a bunch of remoras, and a disappointed osprey who crashed into the water near my W only to come up empty. What a great day.

Gary

Gary's first pompano

Bob fishing standing in his W kayak

Dad & Son in Kayak Fishing Trip, By Jeremy Knight, Tennessee

W kayak — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:24:48 +0000

My dad and I decided to take the Wavewalk kayaks out on Tims Ford Lake.
I never imagined it could be so much fun! We were able to get the Wavewalks in places we can’t take our other boat.
We fished with small yellow and white jigs using the trolling method. We threw our lines out and paddled the Wavewalks so the line would trail behind the kayaks. We caught over a dozen fish in a very short amount of time!

We decided to race back to the dock on our way in. I took the lead but eventually looked up to see Dad passing me up. He had the long W paddle with him which allows you to stand up while paddling the W kayak. I couldn’t believe he won! Of course, I had to take my kayak back out for a second just to see what an advantage paddling while standing up would give a person.

The Wavewalk kayaks are very easy to load/unload, and maneuver in the water.
I was very comfortable while fishing, and I loved the fact I could stand up if I needed to.
I can’t wait for some more adventures…

Jeremy

Tennessee Fishing Kayaks