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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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John’s W500 Fishing Kayak Rigged for Cold Water Kayak Fishing

Posted on May 7, 2011 by W kayak

John Fabina, from Brew City Kayaks, Wisconsin, created a new video in which he shows how he rigged his W500 for kayak fishing in cold water: John has been fishing from W kayaks for years in Wisconsin and Michigan, and this is the rigging he likes best for coldwater species such as Crappie, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, Northern pike, walleye, and muskie.
Note the special camo patter John created for his fishing kayak. Continue reading →

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How Does It Feel To Catch A Big Pike In A W500 Fishing Kayak?

Posted on April 17, 2011 by W kayak

Here are some images I grabbed from John Fabina’s movie: And here is John’s movie: For more info on kayak fishing in Wisconsin >>

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

Posted on April 14, 2011 by W kayak

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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Another Look at Redfish Magic – Article by Jeff McGovern

Posted on July 2, 2009 by W kayak

It’s time for another look at this style of bait and the rigging that works best.  I just got back from another of the McGovern family trips to Canada fishing Lake of the Woods.  As with the last three years, … Continue reading →

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