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Rox Test Drives Her 1.2hp Outboard Motorized Bass Fishing Kayak

W kayak — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:12:23 +0000

Here is the test ride, it was awesome!!!!!
I had a late start today, didn’t hit the water until 2pm. Cloudy, windy and water temps were 53.
Today was my maiden voyage in the W500 with my 1.2hp Gamefisher outboard motor.

It Was AWESOME, I had so much fun, the W500 handled like always – Stable, stable and yes Soooooooooo Stable. The motor made no difference in the balance, it was like the kayak was meant to be used with a gas outboard.
I was doing doughnuts, driving over my wakes, I felt like a Kid with a new Toy…………
I even stopped to fish a little, maybe 1/2 hour was spent on fishing.
All smallies came out of the channel in 10′ to 16′ of water. Rattle Trap was really the only lure I tried, time was short. Only 2 Smallies were picture worthy, lost a beast, and landed 6 that were cookie cutters, 13″.

These 2 Big Girls hit the RT like a freight train. They both did circles under water putting a good bend in my Med/Hvy BPS rod before coming up and jumping like crazy even with the cold water temps.

LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!!!

Rox

Rox' motorized fishing kayak in her vehicle with the motor mounted

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Motorizing Your Kayak – New Section In Our Website

W kayak — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:59:53 +0000

Electric trolling motors are becoming more popular, at east according to some people, and we’re also developing an alternative mode of motorization – outboard gas engines.
So we created a new section for this website, and it will be dedicated to motorized kayaks -
Why motorize your kayak that’s dedicated to motorizing your kayak:
What type of solution would best fit your kayak motorizing needs – an electric trolling motor, or an outboard gas engine? How to motorize your W kayak on a budget? What are the practices we recommend following in a kayak motorizing project?

Here is an example of a motorized W500 kayak with a 2HP outboard gas engine:

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Fishing Kayak With Outboard Gas Motor, By Gary Thorberg, Minnesota

W kayak — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:55:08 +0000

Gary Thorberg is Wavewalk Kayaks’ dealer in Minnesota.
Gary mounted a 2 hp Yamaha outboard gas engine on his W500 fishing kayak, and this is how he did it:

Gary made this great looking motor mount from an aluminum profile and oak wood.

Gary’s outboard motor locked up, in a position enabling him to paddle his kayak.

Plenty of room to turn the propeller around, in 360 degrees

Close up: Transom mount for kayak outboard gas motor

Transom mount for outboard gas engine for Gary’s fishing kayak

This special clamp configuration assures good grip of the mount.

See movie in Gary’s comment below –

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Motorized Fishing Kayak With Powerful Outboard Gas Engine – Korea

W kayak — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:01:10 +0000

Sungjin, Wavewalk Kayaks’ distributor in South Korea, takes kayak fishing and touring to a new level. He outfitted a W500 kayak with a full fledged, 2 HP outboard motor:

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Stand Up Kayak Fishing Movie From Korea

W kayak — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:20:38 +0000

Sungjin posted this new kayak fishing movie, featuring local kayak anglers:

It’s the rain season in Korea now, and powerful rainstorms are frequent. But although the wind is blowing hard, the anglers in Sungjin’s movie are seen fishing and paddling standing up in their W kayaks, undaunted and hardly disturbed at all.

One of the W500 kayaks is outfitted with a powerful outboard gas engine. We hope to get some video of this beast in action!

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