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Ted Stevens, Stand Up Kayak Fly Fisherman, Florida

Here are pictures contributed by Ted Stevens, courtesy of Gene Andrews, W fishing kayaks dealer in Palm Coast, Florida. Ted is a fly fisherman who practices sight fishing: He paddles his kayak standing, and scouts for big fish (e.g. redfish, … Continue reading

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Poling The W Kayak In The Tidal Flooded Grass, Fly Fishing For Redfish, By Kevin Eastman

As promised, here is the October flooded grass fishing report.
I ventured into some new areas this week and found some new hot spots that I’ve never seen anyone fishing in. Most likely because they can’t get to them.
This is probably the last flood tide of the season that the weather and water will still be warm. In November the water will cool off and the flooded grasses don’t have a lot of crabs left in them so the fishing slows a lot. Once again it’s great to pole the Wavewalk kayak around the shallow water while standing high on that platform. It’s a unique experience pushing your way through miles of areas that I usually have no access to other than during flood tides. Catching the fish is a bonus. Continue reading

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Short Stand Up Fly Fishing Kayak Review by Jay Petersen, CT

Boat works pretty good. Yes I can stand in it, will be good on the flats this spring. Have not done any nice pictures, but did one of my wheel barrel carrier rig, Continue reading

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4 Guys Yakking and Fishing in the Flats, North of Pellicer, Florida

It’s kind of funny but when a few of us get together for kayak fishing there are times it’s more chatting than fishing… Anyway we headed north on the intercoastal maybe a mile or so before heading into the flats north of Pellicer. Jeff Maron tried out the Wavewalk 500 and finally he now gets the joke. Every time we go out he needs to head for shore about each hour to unkink his back. He always wondered the real reason I was comfortable and did not get all kinked up, now he knows. Continue reading

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Poling Your Fishing Kayak In Shallow Water

Sometimes it makes more sense to pole your fishing kayak rather than to paddle it. This can be a necessity when you’re paddling and fishing in shallow water, especially in the presence of weeds, reeds, tree roots, underwater rocks and … Continue reading

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