WAVEWALK FISHING KAYAKS BLOG » kids

Sam Wire & Sons Kayak Fishing And Camping In Northern California

W kayak — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:49:05 +0000

I’m finally getting around to sending you some pics of our latest expeditions. We’ve spent a couple weekends camping and fishing in the months of September and October. In Sept, we went to Lake Del Valle, just south of Livermore, CA. Great time, but no fish caught out of the kayak that weekend. In Oct, we took the kayak to Lake San Antonio. This lake is located northwest of Paso Robles. The next two pics show my two sons taking the kayak out fishing at sunrise into one of the coves at Lake San Antonio. The steam rising off the lake is due to the air temp being colder than the water temp that morning. Made for an interesting photo. The last photo is a pic of my temporary milk crate rigging. I say temporary as I haven’t built up the courage to drill holes in the boat for the Scotty rod holders I intend to use. The milk crate is wide enough to span the two hulls and I strap it down with bungees. While I don’t intend to keep this milk crate setup, I include it here for your other customers who may also want a beginner fishing setup while they are deciding what works best for them long term. I know it has helped me learn what I like and what I don’t.
I am loving this vessel and my sons are as well!

Cheers,
Sam Wire
San Jose, CA

Read about the first kayak fishing and paddling adventures of Sam and his 2 boys >>

Lake Del Valle, N. California

Lake San Antonio, N. California

‘First Impressions’ W Kayak Review, By Sam Wire & Sons, California

W kayak — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:32:43 +0000

I took my kids on a day fishing trip to Calero Reservoir yesterday. Fantastic day! My oldest son told me it was the best day of his life. We didn’t even catch any fish! He just loved paddling around in the boat.

I have two sons, one 10 and one 8. I put one of them on one end of the cabin, myself in the middle, and the other son on the other end of the cabin. The one sitting behind me faces the opposite direction so he can fish out the back of the boat. When we weren’t casting into the weed beds, we were trolling around the lake. I was the trolling motor and my kids each would put a pole in the water on opposite sides of the boat. This boat is just roomy enough for me to fit myself and the two kids in the boat so we can all go fishing at once. It is incredibly stable. This particular lake is a water ski lake so we often had boat wakes to deal with. Boat wakes make me nervous in a traditional kayak, but they are no concern in the W500.

I took it out for it’s maiden voyage last weekend. I went to Manresa State Beach just outside Watsonville, CA. Anyway, the plan was to go fishing but surf was quite large that day and given my inexperience with the W500, I was worried I’d lose my tackle. So I left all the tackle in the truck and just took the W for a joyride. My 8 year old and I dawned our life jackets and paddled out to sea thru 4 foot waves! The waves were going over the top of our heads. But keeping the W500 pointed straight into them, I was able to safely paddle out thru the waves. I had some water to bail out of the boat but we got thru the surf just fine.
Coming back in, we weren’t so fortunate. We made it all the way to knee deep water (really shallow water) when a wave dumped us. In retrospect, I should have jumped out of the boat sooner. But, practice makes perfect.
Your product proved to be superior to anything else out there. I just needed to learn how to use it.

Sam Wire

Update: Read Sam’s story about his recent fishing trips with his 2 sons >>

The Kayak Adventures Of Captain Shiley – Now The Movie

W kayak — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:58:03 +0000

For those of you who liked the story about two year old girl Captain Shiley, the world’s youngest kayaker, we now present the movie:

Captain Shiley – The World’s Youngest Kayaker, Massachusetts

W kayak — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:29:50 +0000

Meet Captain Shiley, the two year old commander of a W500 kayak navigating the mighty lake Massapoag (meaning ‘Great Waters’).
Captain Shiley tells the crew -”Let’s go here!”, and then -”Let’s go there!”, and sometimes they obey her orders…

Although she’s the boss, commanding a crew of 1-2 paddlers, Captain Shiley doesn’t hesitate to grab a paddle, and paddle like everybody else on board.

The crew loves Captain Shiley, and they’ll follow her everywhere she goes!

Next: Watch the movie ‘The World’s Youngest Kayaker’ >>

Son’s First Fish In The Wavewalk Kayak – Tom Soska, Virginia

W kayak — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:35:43 +0000

My son’s first fish on the Wavewalk!

Great Kayak!

Sorry I wasn’t able to write back sooner, but it is the first time I’ve used since purchasing it.

….I love it!

Tom