The one and only Jeff McGovern produced these two new kayak fishing movies.
In the first one, Jeff shows a nice sea trout (a keeper), which is his first catch of this year.
In this second movie, Jeff has a guest on board: A Redfish he thinks he recognized from a previous kayak fishing movie he made last year 
That’s right - today YouTube reports showed that the total number of views for all Wavewalk Kayaks’ movies posted on that website topped 250,000. That’s a quarter of a million, and a big number for a small company
The most viewed is the movie entitled ‘WALKING ON WAVES’ (22,600 views):
The second most viewed is a movie named ‘Demo of Fishing Kayak Stability’ (17,600 views):
And the third most viewed is called ‘Stand Up Kayak Paddling- Fishing Kayak Surf Launching’ (16,200 views):
Jeff’s movie named ‘Rigged W300 Wavewalk Fishing Kayak’ comes fourth, with 15,500 views, and the movie he shot called ‘Super Fishing Kayak Stability Demo 2009 Wavewalk’ is fifth, with 14,400 views.
This is an opportunity to thank Jeff again for his huge contribution, as well as others who’ve contributed interesting, fun and otherwise valuable material to our website.
These numbers give YouTube’s motto ‘Broadcast Yourself’ a real meaning for us.
The boat is one you can sit and in an just wonder, “wow, what would happen if I did this” then just fill in the crazy stunt you are about to try. Chances are afterward you would still be dry and still in the W500. When I tried the slide to the rear to pin the tail trick I could actually lift the front end out of the water and still was just fine sitting nose in the air. The feel is awesome and for sure the boat can be paddled by almost anyone with no rear learning curve. This boat will change the kayak world for sure. It’s going to be a blast putting time in this one.
–Jeff
Tim Kerr, from upstate NY, wrote for us this great kayak review, and now he’s making his first steps in the movies 
Here is what Tim writes about this movie:
-”I had a blast riding the waves in Lake Erie. Reminded me of those Winslow Homer paintings of fisherman. I think this is what the Wavewalk kayak was meant for–a fantastic way to enjoy a summer day along Presque Isle. Now all I need is a waterproof camera!”
-”I had few great days of fishing in between storms, here in Connecticut.
1:30pm I started my trip on the Farmington River coves in Simsbury.
Water levels are way up, I only had to walk down half of the path to the water, launched the W500 right on the hill, just slid down in and off I went.
I started off with a small white chuckit frog, landed 3 bass right off the bat.”
“Headed down towards the Main arm of the Farmington River, stopped at some trees, picked off a couple more with the small chuckit frog.”
“Then I heard an osprey, and it sounded like it was fighting, I look up, and out of the trees comes a Bald Eagle attacking the Osprey.”
“This Eagle meant business, and was looking to kill this Osprey.
I got a video of it:”
-”I figured after watching this, I didn’t care if another bass came to hand, but the bite turned on.
I started pitching into the holes in the weeds, yum dinger t-rigged weightless, letting my bait sink and shaking it, while waiting for that tap.
I pulled 3 Bass up and out this way, nice chunky bass.”
-”While paddling I came upon some Monster Grass carp.
Here is a video of the encounter:”
-”I had to leave for an appointment, so I was off the water at 5pm.
Life is Good!
Tight Lines all
Rox”
Jeff McGovern and Jeff Maron ready to launch their fishing kayaks in Moses Creek, Florida, before the kayak fishing trip they had been planning for some time: -”I met up with Jeff Maron and his buddy Kenny at Shady Oyster this morning right around 6AM. We headed out before the sun and fished topwater lures to start with. Jeff was the only one to hook up and landed a very nice jack the size of the one in my short video. After the sun came up we paddled over to Moses Creek and just enjoyed the scenery. Both Jeff and Kenny had to head home mid morning and I stayed out till around 1PM. My fishless morning turned fruitful right around 11AM. 
The only rod I used today was the little Emmrod Rugged Flex I wrote about last year. After using topwaters and a Redfish Magic spinnerbait without success I turned to a 1/4oz Mission jig head with a 3inch Gulp shrimp in the new penny color. That did it. The first taken was a just under legal trout followed by two more of the same. Then a flounder, three of the chunky jacks like in the video and then two more flounder. I had decided early on I was not going to take fish home today. 
All those flounder were legal but no sense changing plans. The lady fish were also present but really little. But there were swarms of them and if you moved the bait too fast they would try and nail right away. Funny thing was all of the fish I caught were in an area that was a cut between two of the small islands just south of Shady Oyster. It was low tide so the actual width was only maybe 30 feet and the fishable area no more than 45 feet long. But the water was really pushing through that cut so the fish were on a buffet of bait fish and shrimp. It was fun and on that little Emmrod every fish felt so much bigger. With the tides running the way they were the only time I had to get my feet wet was when I headed in and the boat hot bottom 5 feet from the waters edge. –Jeff”
-”I forgot the chest mount today and what a time to leave it home the fish were quite cooperative. I caught 11 legal sea trout and a load of smaller ones. Managed a half dozen little redfish in the same area. I moved when the bite slowed down and got into a pile of ladyfish who were happy to eat everything that passed in front of them. It was a wonderful morning on the water. What made it even more fun was that I used a very old fishing rod I’ve had since the late 1970s.”
-”The rod itself it a four piece “Ugly Stick” fly/spin packrod. I bought it to carry behind the seat of my truck when I worked in Northern Indiana. That rod has been some miles with me. It was rebuilt around 1995 by a friend in Casselberry Florida. All new Fuji guides and a Fuji spinning reel seat turned it into a wonderful light action rod. It has fished from coast to coast plus in Mexico and Canada. Today it was rigged with one of my little Daiwa reels filled with 8lb mono line. All the fish today were caught on a little 1/8oz jig head with a 3 inch Gulp shrimp in “Nuclear Chicken” or “Sugar Spice Glow” colors. It was nice to get back to a simple outfit with simple rigging.”
Jeff send us this new movie.
This time he and his kayak fishing buddy Jeff Moran beached their fishing kayaks in Bing’s Landing, and they are fishing from shore. Apparently it’s chilly and windy down in Florida.
-”Jeff Moran and I headed out about 9:30AM, we had hopes that the weather would warm up some. No such luck but once you are there you just have to get on the water and fish. It was blowing like crazy and to be honest the temps were hovering right around 45 degrees or so. We were dressed like Eskimos as you can see from the video. But we had a blast.
As far as catching fish, well at least we had a few good pulls and some of our lures got chewed. But the time spent exploring was wonderful and we found some places that will be really great fish producing spots in the future. We ended up staying out till around 3PM then packed up and headed home. What was really cool on the way out was family of deer that walked right in front of Jeff’s car on the way out. Funny thing was when I headed in the meet him earlier in the day the same family must have been finishing breakfast because they passed in front of me at the same spot.
The Princess Place area we used to access Pellicer flats is 3800 acres of park land owned by Flagler County. It is simply beautiful and has facilities for fishing, camping. hiking, horse back riding, and viewing historic structures. The area is well maintained by the county so it is kept clean and very safe for folks who want to enjoy it.
With all the fishless paddling yesterday I was reminded that the W kayak is a great exploration craft in addition to a fantastic fishing boat. This is a boat you can truly become one with, walking on water really is possible.
–Jeff”
-”I shot that small piece on shore right before I launched. –Jeff”
This is another instruction movie from Jeff McGovern, who revisits the same oyster beds in his W fishing kayak, this time at high tide:
Jeff caught a Needle fish by accident in while fishing teh Florida flats, and this is the movie he shot of it:
Thanks Jeff!
Unless you live in a waterfornt property you need to get your fishing kayak and gear form your car to the launching spot, and back.
It can’t be easier and simpler than doing it with a Wavewalk fishing kayak: Just toss your gear and tackle inside, grab the carrying handles, and drag it on practically any surface except concrete and asphalt pavement…
It’s as easy as it gets, and as Jeff points out - you really don’t want to have to carry a kayak trolley on board if there’s another solution.
This is Jeff’s new, experimental movie that shows him paddling through grass beds in shallow water - first in the riding position, and than standing up, so he can scout for fish.
Yesteday’s movie was in slow motion, to enable perceiving the paddler and the kayak’s movements.
This movie is in actual, regular speed:
Here’s another one of those spectacular (goofy?) demo movies we produce from time to time. It shows a rather special stand up paddling technique involving hopping while paddling…
Totally useless in terms of kayaking or fishing, but it’s the best workout I can imagine.
Jeff McGovern’s reports from Florida:
-”I shot quite a bit today in just a short time. The fishing was off the chain, in other words, outstanding. I had only a few hours but was able to make the most of it. Catching fish with topwater lures is nothing but loads of fun - The W kayak allowed me to cast like a deck gun and really get some distance.”
And here is the movie that Jeff shot:
This is a new demo video showing how to cartop two Wavewalk kayaks on any regular car rack.
Attaching the boats is easy.
If you don’t feel like using the ‘quick and dirty’ method shown in this movie you can simply slide the kayaks upwards.
We recommend protecting your car paint from being scratched while you upload and download the boats. We also recommend insulating exposed metal parts that might come in contact with the hulls on very hot days using cardboard, foam, or any other type of basic thermal insulation material.
Wavewalk kayaks are guaranteed to fit all car racks.
This is a new demo video showing what ’super stability’ means. We show the footage in X4 slow motion so that the viewer can better appreciate what’s going on:
The movie was shot on the Charles River in Waltham, Massachusetts, by no other than Jeff McGovern, from Florida, who was on a business trip here and came to visit us.
Thanks Jeff!
By the way, I’m the one demonstrating the Wavewalk kayak - I’m 6 ft tall, and I weigh 195 lbs.
Yoav
Here is a new, short instruction movie on this subject:
Note that the reentry conditions here are difficult: Moving water and no help from others.
Nevertheless, if you take your time, go slowly and keep cool there’s no problem.
Jeff did it again: Here is his new W kayak fishing action video for all to enjoy (2.55 min):
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