WAVEWALK FISHING KAYAKS BLOG » kayak seat http://wavewalk.com/blog The World's Best Fishing Kayaks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:16:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Rigged W500 Kayak For Ocean Fishing, By Richard Dion, New Hampshire http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/10/10/rigged-w500-kayak-for-ocean-fishing-new-hampshire/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/10/10/rigged-w500-kayak-for-ocean-fishing-new-hampshire/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:27:38 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=2748 Continue reading →]]> I have yet to try fly fishing but it is on my “to do list”. I use saltwater reels hoping to land stripers.
My primary use for my W500 kayak is ocean fishing. I usually do not venture out beyond a mile off shore.
I feel better sitting lower, and the seat modification works perfect. The bottom of the seat is even with the bottom of the structural “ribs” so there is no added drag.
Richard

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kayak for ocean fishing rigged with carry wheel

Read more about motorizing your fishing kayak >>

]]> http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/10/10/rigged-w500-kayak-for-ocean-fishing-new-hampshire/feed/ 11 Boyd’s W Kayak Transportation Wheels – Ontario, Canada http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/07/16/boyds-w-kayak-transportation-wheels-ontario-canada/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/07/16/boyds-w-kayak-transportation-wheels-ontario-canada/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:13:23 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=2347 Continue reading →]]> Boyd and Sandy Smith, from Ontario, Canada, use their W500 kayak extensively, and needed a solution for transporting it to the water and back from it.
Boyd salvaged a pair of wheels from an broken golf cart, got some 2×2 wood and $10 of hardware, and created his version of kayak trolley, which serves the purpose perfectly.

kayak trolley for transportation wheels for transporting kayak

People everywhere ask Boyd and Sandy “What is this boat?”, so Boyd added the series number 500 to the W logo…

folding wheels for kayak transportation store inside hullBoyd designed his kayak trolley in such a way that it can be easily and swiftly disassembled, and stored in one of the hull tips.

And this is Boyd’s idea of supreme comfort, for when he just wants to lay back and get some rest after a long paddle: A seat with armrests and beads in the back rest:

kayak seat with armrests and backrest, Ontario, Canadakayak seat folded and stored in hull

The seat can be folded, and stored in one of the hulls, so it won’t get in the way when Boyd is paddling.

Read about Boyd and Sally’s first paddling trip in tandem >>

New: Read about Boyd and Sandy kayaking the Grand River in South Ontario >>


]]> http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/07/16/boyds-w-kayak-transportation-wheels-ontario-canada/feed/ 3 Three Wet W Kayak Anglers In Florida, by Gary Rankel http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/07/01/three-wet-w-kayak-anglers-in-florida-by-gary-rankel/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/07/01/three-wet-w-kayak-anglers-in-florida-by-gary-rankel/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:19:21 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=2210 Continue reading →]]> Ed Wheeler joined me and Dick Sherman for a morning of fishing which, unfortunately, never materialized because of rain. After stopping for breakfast on our way back, Ed showed off the seat he crafted using some plastic material attached to the bottom of a boat seat, which then slid over the saddle, and held in place with a piece of rubber sheeting. A pretty slick arrangement and really comfy. Ed also mounted his compass and rod holder on another piece of plastic screwed down on the front of the saddle.
Dick showed off his wood frame that slips into the saddle groove to hold it in place.
For those not needing a back rest, the 1/2 inch thick self adhesive foam pads I’ve mounted on my W provide nice cushioning, and also can be pressed down anywhere on the saddle
to create a non-skid surface.
Now, if we can just figure out how to mount a wide-screen TV across the hulls for those days when the fish aren’t biting :D
Gary R

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Folding seat for fishing kayak

Folding seat for fishing kayak

Compass attached to deck of fishing kayakFolding wooden backrest for fishing kayak seat


]]> http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/07/01/three-wet-w-kayak-anglers-in-florida-by-gary-rankel/feed/ 8 When Dog Met Yak – A Special Kayak Chair For A Kayak Touring Dog, Wisconsin http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/04/18/when-dog-met-yak-a-special-kayak-chair-for-a-kayak-touring-dog-wisconsin/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/04/18/when-dog-met-yak-a-special-kayak-chair-for-a-kayak-touring-dog-wisconsin/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:24:45 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=1725 Continue reading →]]> Kay Rankel lives in Wisconsin, and last year she got a W500 fishing kayak as a birthday present from her brother, Gary Rankel, who lives in Florida.

Here is what Kay wrote us:

I just got back in from my maiden voyage this year out with the WW kayak.  Our dog Josey did great in the new chair that my husband built for her…it fits right into the grooves of the WW kayak and I use a bungee to secure it to the boat.  Here are the pics I took today.  Hard to believe there was ice out there just a week ago!

Kay

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]]> http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/04/18/when-dog-met-yak-a-special-kayak-chair-for-a-kayak-touring-dog-wisconsin/feed/ 2 The True Stand Up Fly Fishing Kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/2010/05/28/the-true-stand-up-fly-fishing-kayak/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2010/05/28/the-true-stand-up-fly-fishing-kayak/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 14:59:01 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=482 Continue reading →]]> Here’s another result from Craig’s visit here:

Craig is a saltwater kayak fly fisherman who’s usually fly fishing standing in his W300 kayak in Cape Cod and Florida. He got that fishing kayak back in 2008, and has contributed a kayak review about it, as well as interesting rigging ideas.
Now he’s come to test the W500, and guess what – he became an instant fan of it.

Craig is getting a yellow W500, and we can hardly wait to see how he’s going to rig it.

The movie shows Craig fly fishing standing in his kayak, paddling standing, and doing a bunch of other things that are amazing and amusing, including entertaining a guest on board, and testing a lawn chair as a seat add-on (just stick the chair in the cockpit…).
BTW, Craig said he prefers the kayak without any added seat, which proves the W saddle is a classic :)

UPDATE: Craig has started developing his own kayak fly fishing blog, called Waiting to Flyfish



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