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Maiden Offshore Voyage and Wheels For W500 Fishing Kayak – Ken From Katikati, New Zealand

I went out in the kayak for the first time this morning. The wind appeared to have eased off, so I went out from Beach Road at 8am. High tide was early this morning, so it wasn’t the best time to go, but I didn’t want to wait any longer to try it.
I ended up paddling in the sitting position, and felt quite happy with that, even though the wind got up and I ended up having to paddle into a 500mm chop and strong head wind..

I shall have to do some fine tuning in how I use it, but the bottom line is that I am thrilled with it, and it will get a lot more use than my [name brand sit-in kayak]. Continue reading

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Fishing Kayak Outfitting Plans, By Chris Ott

As usual, you were right in pointing out that there was some good kayaking left in the month of October.
I made two short outings… I also have to rethink how I fish now because of the additional range I have in the W. For starters, I will be researching the techniques Rox mentioned in her most excellent recent outing as well as taking a look at Jeff McGovern’s fishing poles. Continue reading

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Boyd’s W Kayak Transportation Wheels – Ontario, Canada

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. Continue reading

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Lou’s Fishing Kayak Transportation Wheel System, Pennsylvania

This is my beach wheel fabrication assembly for the W boat.
I took the idea a little further. I have pivoting telescopic support tubes which leaves entry and re-entry a little easier due to the void area for foot access. I have my crate cooler on the stern and the beach wheel assembly on the bow. Continue reading

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Review of W300 Fishing Kayak, by Chris Ott, Massachusetts

I can’t help but comment on what others have already mentioned and that is the dry entry and exit from the kayak. This is one of the big advantages of this kayak. Yesterday the person removing his Jon boat had to jump into the water with his rubber boots on to get the boat up on shore. I just paddled up, leaned back and then hopped to dry land in my sneakers after gliding to a stop. The ease of the exit did not go unnoticed to the fellow wading in 40°F water. The Wavewalk allows me to fish with the independence I was looking for. It is a great kayak that I will enjoy for years to come. Continue reading

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