WAVEWALK FISHING KAYAKS BLOG » fly fishing kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog The World's Best Fishing Kayaks Thu, 24 May 2012 12:37:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 W Fishing Kayaks Distributor In Australia! http://wavewalk.com/blog/2012/04/24/w-fishing-kayaks-distributor-in-australia/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2012/04/24/w-fishing-kayaks-distributor-in-australia/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:08:53 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=3646 Continue reading →]]>
Australians love the outdoors, and they love water as well, which is why they spend as much time as they can sailing, boating, fishing, kayaking… and even kayak fishing.

We started selling W fishing kayaks in Australia about two years ago, factory direct. This meant that until now, our Australian clients had to import their W kayak individually, all by themselves, which isn’t easy for someone living on the other side of the globe.
For this reason, we were slow to introduce the only fishing kayak worthy of this name in Australia, which is the world’s second biggest market for fishing kayaks, after the United States.
Australian fishing kayak dealerBut this unfortunate situation has changed now that Steve Phillis founded a new business named Aussie Kayaks, which is the distributor of Wavewalk fishing kayaks in Australia.
What drove Steve to order a W kayak for himself in the first place was his lower back problem, which prevented him from paddling old-style sit-in and sit-on-top kayaks. -”No back pain since I got my W kayak!” says Steve.

Steve and his partner Dave, together with Steve’s wife Melissa and Dave’s wife Heather, form the Aussie Kayaks company. Together, they will spearhead the next phase of the evolution of kayak fishing in Australia.

Aussie Kayaks is located in Bendigo, north of Melbourne, in Victoria, a state in the southeastern tip of the Australian continent, and facing the island of Tasmania. In the north, Victoria is bordering New South Wales, Australia’s most populated state, and in the west, it borders another state named South Australia.

Steve and his team would be happy to assist Aussie anglers in rigging their W kayaks for fishing, as well as motorize them.

Steve happens to love sailing too, and he already contributed a review of the W kayak under sail.

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I finally finished that paddle I’ve been building forever, and have paddled it a bit. It’s working out quite well for the W kayak.
I laminated the shaft out of one layer of poplar in the center for stiffness, and a layer of cedar on each side.
The blade is a lamination of two different colored cedars along with a maple tip to take a bit more abuse.
The blades have fiberglass cloth epoxied over both surfaces, and the shaft is finished in Tung oil (China wood oil) over the bare wood.
I also included a ferule for the shaft so I can break it down, as well as feather the blades left or right.
The paddle is nice and light, and really moves the boat along well. I’m liking it a lot so far.
I’d like to build one with carbon fiber paddles at some point, but who knows how many years that would take a the rate I put this one together.

Kevin

DIY wooden paddle for fishing kayak

DIY wooden paddle for fishing kayak, front side

DIY wooden paddle for fishing kayak, back side

DIY 2 piece, adjustable wooden paddle for fishing kayak

Kevin is a fly fisherman who fishes mostly standing up in his W kayak. He paddles and poles his kayak while sight fishing for red fish >>

]]> http://wavewalk.com/blog/2012/04/15/wooden-paddle-for-my-w-fishing-kayak-by-kevin-eastman/feed/ 2 The Muskie Fishing Kayak At The Muskie Show in Minnesota http://wavewalk.com/blog/2012/04/14/the-muskie-fishing-kayak-at-the-muskie-show-in-minnesota/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2012/04/14/the-muskie-fishing-kayak-at-the-muskie-show-in-minnesota/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:38:19 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=3616 Continue reading →]]>
Gary Thorberg from Minnyaks is showing the W kayak at the Minnesota Muskie show. Says Gary: -”It’s going good. They haven’t seen anything like it before!”

The muskie fishing kayak presented at the Muskie Show, Minnesota

Gary is an avid kayak fisherman, and muskie is his favorite species.
As you can see, Gary put on display a W500 kayak outfitted with a motor mount he designed, and an electric trolling motor.

And this a good occasion to remind our visitors of the beautiful song about the W kayak fisherman and his encounter with a monster muskie:

More info about the W kayak angler song >>

]]> http://wavewalk.com/blog/2012/04/14/the-muskie-fishing-kayak-at-the-muskie-show-in-minnesota/feed/ 2 New Design For Electric Kayak Trolling Motor Mount By Gary Thorberg http://wavewalk.com/blog/2012/04/05/new-design-for-electric-kayak-trolling-motor-mount-by-gary-thorberg/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2012/04/05/new-design-for-electric-kayak-trolling-motor-mount-by-gary-thorberg/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:18:19 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=3582 Continue reading →]]>
Gary Thorberg, who has already designed several fishing kayak motor mounts, both for electric motors and outboard gas engines, has come up with a new, simpler and more effective design for an electric trolling motor mount:

electric trolling motor mount for fishing kayak, MinnesotaFishing kayak with electric trolling motor on the side, Minnesota

If you live in Minnesota, you can contact Gary at MinnYaks, W fishing kayaks dealership in Minnesota, and ask for a test ride in this great looking kayak.
Gary is an avid fly angler who fishes mostly standing up in his kayak. His favorite fish species is muskie.

]]> http://wavewalk.com/blog/2012/04/05/new-design-for-electric-kayak-trolling-motor-mount-by-gary-thorberg/feed/ 1 Rare Pictures of Legendary Kayak Fisherman With Rare Catch… http://wavewalk.com/blog/2012/04/04/rare-pictures-of-legendary-kayak-fisherman-with-rare-catch/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2012/04/04/rare-pictures-of-legendary-kayak-fisherman-with-rare-catch/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:40:02 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=3574 Continue reading →]]>
This is a sequel to yesterday’s story about Gary’s first pompano -

Says Art, one of Gary’s fishing buddies:
-”Each time I’ve been out with Gary good things have happened: super snook; super trout; and now, Gary’s surprize…He never expected that the large “Red” he was fighting (and it did give him a fight) would turn out to be his first pompano…Gary’s comment:”that’s one more off the bucket list”…

Fisherman landing a pompano in his kayak

Fisherman taking a photo of a pompano he caught in his kayak

Fisherman taking a photo of a pompano he caught in his kayak

Photos: Art Myjack

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