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Kayak Fishing With My Dog Skye, By Rox Davis

W kayak — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:11:32 +0000

I took Skye out today for a little fishing trip at a Pond not far from my house.

I promised her I would, since I left her home to chase some Stripers on the Ct River with my Buddy Mike yesterday.
Fishing was very tough, water is high and Muddy On the Ct River.
I did manage to land a nice fat Striper, I cast my 3/8 oz. jig rigged with a Berkeley Hollow belly in blue herring up next to a lay down close to shore and BAM…………………. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Pole bending and my tip is bouncing as this bad girl made her run down river, then I was reeling like a mad woman as she turned and swam back up river..
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ………….I finally gain some ground and get her boat side.
Mike got the lip grippers, and she’s in the boat.
My first Keeper of the season, 29 1/2” and 14#, fat and healthy.

She swam away strong to fight another day.

Next Week, I’m taking the W500 out for my first Striper trip, My buddy Mike will be out in his Bass boat
keeping and eye on me, I can’t wait.

The pond gave up no big fish today, but that doesn’t matter, it was nice just being out on the water in my W500, fishing with my dog.

Tight Lines and MoPaddle Safe All.
Rox

Sneaking In Shallow Water For Bluegills, By John Fabina

W kayak — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:47:47 +0000

My Wavewalk allowed me to get into some Bluegills.
A regular boat would have spooked the fish, that’s if a boat would have been able to get to this spot in the first place.
I was able to sneak up in the shallow, weedy, back water areas to locate the Gills.
I kept a few of the nicer ones for a fresh Gill fry.
John
BCK – Fishing Kayaks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

A Story Of Two Kayak Fishing Dogs, By Rox Davis

W kayak — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:06:13 +0000

I know I haven’t been in touch, but last month we lost our German Shepherd Ty, of 6 years old, after a twist in her stomach.

I’ve been lost without her, she was my fishing buddy, friend and protector.
So I hadn’t been fishing at all.

Well, 3 weeks we got another puppy, Skye, and though I miss my dog, the pup has helped ease the pain.

Introducing, Hop Rivers The Skyes The Limit.

So my trips may be fewer this year, but this pup will live the dream.

And the new set of eyes to watch over me and my bags as I fish.

Tight Lines and MoPaddle Safe all.
Rox

South Korean Kayak Fishing Trip Report: Beauty, Fun, Fish, and Food

W kayak — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:02:30 +0000

Here’s a kayak fishing trip report, courtesy of Sungjin Kim, who distributes W fishing kayaks in Korea.
Sungjin and his wife took a pair of W kayaks, and went on a fishing and fun trip in the mountains. The beauty of the scenery is breathtaking, and the fishing seems pretty good too!
They cooked a real meal on the beach, and after the trip ended, they dined in a restaurant. What could be better?
Sungjin drove his motorized W outfitted with the 2 hp 4-cycle Honda outboard (it’s the first W fishing kayak that got such a motor!), and towed the second kayak during parts of the trip.

Two Sand Bass Fighting For Same Kayak Fisherman’s Lure, By Ray Schwertner, Texas

W kayak — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:47:30 +0000

People always have to ask about the WW… and I tell them to get one. I now have rigged a Minn Kota electric trolling motor that works great for positioning an runs to a spot or back to dock.
The picture is two sand bass that were fighting for the same bait. Not too big but fun! This was 4/27/12 in Lake Ray Hubbard a few miles from my house. With the W, I can through it on the back of the F150 and get a 2-3 hour fishing trip in before dark..
The rod holders are standard coated yard tool hooks. The front ones are screwed into the 2X4 that hold the depth finder. The side holder are mounted to the W by inserting a ¾ dowel(or broom stick as I did) under the lip of the cockpit about midpoint. Hold the dowek it in place with plastic wire ties. Then drill a hole thru the top edge of the cockpit in to the dowel at the location you want to butt end of your fishing rod to lay. I like to keep it far enough back so the tips of the rods do not protrude past the for tips of the W. When traveling or paddling you can secure the rods by flipping the W shock cord over the holder and the rod. Since I fish lures, I can have two rods rigged with different baits, while fishing with a third. ( I find the optional W socket mounts are not useful to me as I get them hung when fish around brush or hit them with the reel that I am casting with.
The front 2X4 is mounted to a 1X8 that runs the length of the cockpit. The 1X8 is the mount for the seat, tackle box, water proof box… whatever. The 1X8 is one inch longer than the cockpit. The extra inch slides between the bench and lip of the cockpit on the stern end. It is further secured along the bench by ¾ X 1 inch boards (or dowels) six inches long. Lay these in 3 slots in the bench, then put the 1X8 on top of them in the position centered on the bench. Next run screws thru the 1X8 into the 3 dowels.
On the bow end, a 2X4 is mounted on top of the 1X8 and notched out for the left and right sides of the front of the cockpit so it can rest on the bench top.(about 2 inches).
On the front of the 2X4, I have 2 open eye hooks where you pull the boats elastic shock cords over them to hold the bow end down. I also hook my anchor pulley to the outer part of the 2X4. The chrome hooks shown.
Once installed you can mount anything you like without having to drill the W kayak. It easy to pull the entire rigging out if you just want the basic W as it arrived from the factory.
The transom for the electric trolling motor is a mount that is copied for ideas on the website already. Have to send pix later.
Ray

“This seat sits a little higher, and it’s much more comfortable than the rigid seat I had added before.”

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