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New Kayak Flotation Down Under, By Dennis Hodgetts, New Zealand

Posted on November 29, 2011 by W kayak

My son (24 and bullet proof) goes fishing in huge seas, up to 3 metre surf [about 10 ft... a metre is a meter spelled in non-U.S. English, or about 1.1 yard]. He has repeated this several times. Continue reading →

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Extra Large Flotation Modules For W Kayak

Posted on November 4, 2011 by W kayak

Most kayaks are molded from Polyethylene resins. Polyethylene is slightly less dense than water, but a Polyethylene kayak could still sink to the bottom if its hull gets filled was water because of the weight of the accessories attached to it, such as rubber handles, rod holders that have metal parts in them, and rivets, let alone a motor… Continue reading →

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Fully Rigged Fishing Kayak – Ray Schwertner, Texas

Posted on March 24, 2011 by W kayak

First fish, a nice crappie. 3/12/11. My water craft was ogled with much envy at Purtis Creek State Park. One guy from Austin has been looking at WaveWalks for a while. He fishes from a kayak and was getting a little wave splash in the windy conditions. I think you will have a sale soon.
I am sold out on this W . Cannot wait to go out this weekend. Continue reading →

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Detachable Flotation For Fishing Kayak

Posted on February 19, 2011 by W kayak

Flotation is a useful means of recovery for kayaks. Depending on where it is added to the kayak, and how much of it is used, it can assist you in recovering your W kayak, and preventing it from sinking if it gets filled with water, in case you capsize it.

When attached below the kayak’s saddle (Fig. 1-3) the flotation will keep the kayak floating in case it is overturned, and water gets into the hulls. When attached on the kayak’s sides (Fig 4) the flotation modules may prevent the kayak from overturning, could help the kayak right itself if it’s laying on its side, and will assist you in turning it back, and recovering it. Wavewalk kayaks are offered with closed-cell polyethylene foam side flotation modules that you can attach either below the saddle, or or on the kayak’s sides. Each kayak flotation module is 5 ft long (150 cm), and 2.5″ in diameter (6.5 cm), and features a bungee cord going through it, with hooks on both ends. Continue reading →

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3 New Kayak Models in the W500 Series

Posted on July 16, 2010 by W kayak

The W500 S model is good news for shallow water fly anglers, who sight fish in skinny water and require no rod holders in their kayaks. These hunter-anglers will find in it a a low-cost, super-stable, stand up fly fishing kayak, offering more storage than any other kayak on the planet…
The W500 GF2e H and GF4e H are the top of the line in saltwater kayak fishing today: The two models feature only high, deck mounted rod holders (2 and 4, respectively), that put your precious tackle further away from the salt’s corrosive action, thus offering you to fish in choppy saltwater with.
No other fishing kayak in the world comes close to putting such a distance between your fishing tackle and the water. Continue reading →

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