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New Wavewalk Fishing Kayaks Dealer in Texas

W kayak — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:39:55 +0000

We welcome Glynn and Donna Gantenbein, our new dealers in Salado, Texas.
Glynn is an avid fly fisherman, who’s been fishing out of the wrong kayaks for years
But now Glynn found the kayak that suits his style of fishing, and doesn’t hurt his back
At Texas Fishing Kayaks, Glenn will be happy to outfit your fishing kayak.

Salado is located on route 35, about 50 miles north of Austin, 160 miles west of Houston, and 120 miles south of Dallas and Fort Worth.

Offshore, Motorized Kayak Fishing Trip on December 31st (Korea)

W kayak — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:14:52 +0000

Today Sungjin posted an interesting story on the Northern Kayak Fishing blog >>
It’s about members of the South Korean Sea Dreamer Kayak Fishing club, who are avid anglers, courageous, and technically savvy: These guys outfitted their fishing kayaks with outriggers and outboard gas motors, and endured a kayak fishing trip in the ocean on December 31st, in very cold weather. The fishing expedition included a few traditional SOT kayaks, and a W500 kayak, which unlike the other kayaks, was operated by a crew of two.

Sungjin published his story on his Korean kayak fishing website too, and his post there includes a link to the kayak fishing club’s website.

System For Quick Kayak Position Adjustments For Fishing Fast Species, By Brandon Cutter

W kayak — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:19:21 +0000

Brandon fishes offshore and in the estuaries of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The unique solution he developed was inspired by oar systems first here first by Wayne Taylor, and then by Dave Baumbaugh.
Says Brandon:

-I was trying to figure out a way to control the boat while in fishing mode: When targeting false albacore or bonita, speed to the fish and a quick cast are pivotal. These fish are extremely fast swimmers and pop up just for a few seconds, so I needed to be able to spin my W kayak and cast in an instant.

I drilled (29/64″ drill bit) 4 holes on the gunwale (port fore, port aft, starboard fore and starboard aft). Then dropped (2) smaller open oarlocks into the holes so they fit snug. I will not bolt them down in order to be able to move them on the water from paddling position (whether with both oars or just one) to storage position for the oar/paddle.

I plan on starting with the oarlocks in the fore position. This allows for me to paddle normally to propel the W kayak. I can rest the paddle perpendicularly at any time and cast over it. Once hooked into a fish, I can quickly move the starboard fore oarlock to the port side aft position and store the paddle inline.

If fish are breaking sporadically (like false albacore and bonita usually do), I plan on splitting the kayak paddle and using half as on oar on the port fore position. I should be able to spin the boat to the proper angle with the left hand and cast with the right.

I doubt I will be able to test it until the spring, but can’t wait.

Brandon

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

W kayak — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:11:09 +0000

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.

Kevin's Stand Up Poling Fly Fishing Kayak In The Tidal Flooded Grass

I was fortunate to get out a few days this week to take advantage of the flood tides, and poled the W through the grass in search of feeding Redfish. My efforts were rewarded with a couple of nice fish. It’s getting harder to get them as the season progresses. They don’t do a lot of tailing now and you must spot them moving through the grass and try to get the fly ahead of them so you can give it a twitch as they pass by. When they are tailing earlier in the season I will usually get out of the kayak and sneak as close as I dare, and get a few shots at each fish. Now I find that I have to stay in the kayak and make my casts quickly, because they are most often moving. So, the game is a little faster paced and stealthy now vs earlier in the season.

Redfish caught on a fly in stand up poling kayak, in the tide flood grass

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.

Kevin

Kevin showing a redfish he caught while poling his kayak in the tide flood grass

Brandon Lands A 9 Lbs False Albacore On A Fly, In His W300 Kayak, MA

W kayak — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:29:50 +0000

Brandon Cutter, an offshore W kayak fly fisherman from Cape Cod, MA, landed this 9 lbs false albacore on a fly:

Read Brandon’s review of his W300 kayak >>
(He has two, actually)