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W Fishing Kayak To Be Shown at the Minnesota Muskie Expo in St. Paul

Posted on April 2, 2012 by W kayak

After a very exciting and successful introduction of the W fishing kayak at the 80th Annual Northwest Sportshow in Minnesota, including a couple appearances on local TV, Gary from MinnYaks, an avid muskie fisherman, will be exhibiting it at the … Continue reading →

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MinnYaks to Exhibit The W Fishing Kayak at the Coming Annual Northwest Sportshow In Minneapolis, MN

Posted on February 14, 2012 by W kayak

Gary Thorberg and the MinnYaks team will exhibit the W500, known especially among people who fish out of it as the world’s best fishing kayak, at the coming Annual Northwest Sportshow in Minneapolis, MN, from March 28 till April 1st. … Continue reading →

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November Muskie, By Gary Thorberg

Posted on November 13, 2011 by W kayak

The Wavewalk is a perfect craft for landing bigger fish. You are close to the water, and can easily steer the fish where you would like it to go. Because of the great tracking ability of the W, the fish won’t pull you around side to side as much as you would think. The fight was short and sweet, with the muskie quickly released without a scratch!
It’s going to be a long winter! Continue reading →

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John King & Son Running Rapids In Fishing Kayaks On A River In Ohio – Movie & Trip Report

Posted on July 31, 2011 by W kayak

Just a short video of a river trip my son and I took. A small rapids run that the w500 seem to handle very well. A set of rapids that we ran later was larger and had some 3ft swells, that was interesting!
The w500 is not a whitewater kayak but it does pretty well when you pay attention to how the water is moving. What’s funny is at the end of the video my son hung up on a rock that I slid right over…
We ran 4.5 miles of the river in about 4hrs that day, floating and fishing. Another great day on the the water in my W500.
Been to busy the past couple of weeks and have not been able to get out on the water. Have made some Fall kayak fishing trip plans on a couple of larger lakes and rivers. Continue reading →

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Opener 2011 – Minnesota Kayak Fishing Trip Report With 18′ Mothership

Posted on June 2, 2011 by W kayak

Opener 2011 was a success! (see photo gallery) Weather was lousy, but that made for good fishing. We caught and ate a lot of crappies, caught and released a lot of bass and northern pike. Didn’t really fish much for walleyes, but managed to catch and eat a few anyway. The W500 was really fun to fish from. I was able to go anywhere I wanted, and was never tired, even after hours of fishing. Trolling, casting, bobber fishing, and fly fishing were all easily managed. We tried transporting the ‘W’ with our ‘mother ship’, our 18′ bay boat. It was too easy! The long run into the wind to the fishing spot took only a few minutes! We will be doing that again. All in all, I can honestly say that fishing from the ‘W’ was one of my more memorable fishing experiences to date! Continue reading →

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