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32 Inch Pike for John in His First Kayak Fishing Trip This Season, Wisconsin

My buddy Bob and I headed out for the first time this year with our Wavewalk kayaks. Temps climbed into the 70′s and winds were calm. The lake we were fishing is only accessible by kayaks or small boats. Fishermen that want to access this lake must often cross bogs. Our Wavewalks are perfect for this and handled the challenge with out a problem. Our reward was having the whole lake to ourselves. We were targeting early season crappies. Bob started catching a few and I lost a few. Then I got side tracked by Largemouth bass that started popping my little Road-runner jig and minnow. The nice surprise was the 32 inch pike that bit on my bait and provided a very exciting fight. Water temps on this small lake had climbed into the low 50′s. It felt so great to be back on the water in the Wavewalks after a long winter! Continue reading

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How Bob Convinced Gary R to Take His Fly Rod Out of Mothballs – A Kayak Fishing Report

Bob Smaldone joined me for a day of fishing on Kings Bay yesterday. He spends about 90% of his time flyfishing while standing in his W, and outfished me 10 to 1 doing so. He convinced me to get my flyrod out of mothballs and find a good source of Clauser Minnows. Continue reading

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Walking on the Wave – The W Kayak Angler Song, by ‘Unknown Traveler’, Ohio

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W500 in Action – Fishing Kayak Review by John Fabina, Wisconsin

I finally took my new W500 to test up in the Michigan’s upper peninsula. Perfect weather awaited me as temps hit mid seventies and sunshine abounded for the three day trip. I logged plenty of fishing and paddling hours on … Continue reading

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Kayak Fishing Report From Jeff – Florida

Here is Jeff’s latest fishing report from Florida, in case you’re interested to know what the fishing conditions are down in the sunshine state: “I spent the morning and early afternoon paddling around in the W and fishing. No big … Continue reading

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