WAVEWALK FISHING KAYAKS BLOG » pole http://wavewalk.com/blog The World's Best Fishing Kayaks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:16:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Poling The W Kayak In The Tidal Flooded Grass, Fly Fishing For Redfish, By Kevin Eastman http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/10/29/poling-the-w-kayak-in-the-tidal-flooded-grass-fly-fishing-for-redfish-by-kevin-eastman/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/10/29/poling-the-w-kayak-in-the-tidal-flooded-grass-fly-fishing-for-redfish-by-kevin-eastman/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:11:09 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=2940 Continue reading →]]> As promised, here is the October flooded grass fishing report.
I ventured into some new areas this week and found some new hot spots that I’ve never seen anyone fishing in. Most likely because they can’t get to them.
This is probably the last flood tide of the season that the weather and water will still be warm. In November the water will cool off and the flooded grasses don’t have a lot of crabs left in them so the fishing slows a lot.

stand up fly fishing kayak for poling in shallow water, with poling pole

Kevin's Stand Up Poling Fly Fishing Kayak In The Tidal Flooded Grass

I was fortunate to get out a few days this week to take advantage of the flood tides, and poled the W through the grass in search of feeding Redfish. My efforts were rewarded with a couple of nice fish. It’s getting harder to get them as the season progresses. They don’t do a lot of tailing now and you must spot them moving through the grass and try to get the fly ahead of them so you can give it a twitch as they pass by. When they are tailing earlier in the season I will usually get out of the kayak and sneak as close as I dare, and get a few shots at each fish. Now I find that I have to stay in the kayak and make my casts quickly, because they are most often moving. So, the game is a little faster paced and stealthy now vs earlier in the season.

Redfish caught on a fly in stand up poling kayak, in the tide flood grass

Redfish caught on a fly in stand up poling kayak, in the tide flood grass

Once again it’s great to pole the Wavewalk kayak around the shallow water while standing high on that platform. It’s a unique experience pushing your way through miles of areas that I usually have no access to other than during flood tides. Catching the fish is a bonus.

Kevin

Kevin showing a redfish he caught while poling his kayak in the tide flood grass

Kevin showing a redfish he caught while poling his kayak in the tide flood grass

Kevin showing a redfish he caught while poling his kayak in the tide flood grass

Kevin showing a redfish he caught while poling his kayak in the tide flood grass

Kevin showing a redfish he caught while poling his kayak in the tide flood grass

Kevin showing a redfish he caught while poling his kayak in the tide flood grass



]]> http://wavewalk.com/blog/2011/10/29/poling-the-w-kayak-in-the-tidal-flooded-grass-fly-fishing-for-redfish-by-kevin-eastman/feed/ 13 Poling Your Fishing Kayak In Shallow Water http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/02/27/poling-your-fishing-kayak-in-shallow-water/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/02/27/poling-your-fishing-kayak-in-shallow-water/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:13:59 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=237 Continue reading →]]> Sometimes it makes more sense to pole your fishing kayak rather than to paddle it. This can be a necessity when you’re paddling and fishing in shallow water, especially in the presence of weeds, reeds, tree roots, underwater rocks and etc., and when launching or beaching in shallow, sandy or muddy beaches.

You’ll find that poling your W fishing Kayak is easy, but you’d obviously need a longer paddle for that, and preferably one that’s sturdy enough, such as the Wavewalk PSP, which stands for paddling standing and poling.

You can also use the 9′ Mohawk paddle for poling, but you need to bear in mind that while the Wavewalk PSP has a strong, wide-diameter, pultruded (pull-extruded) fiberglass shaft, and composite Nylon-fiberglass blades, the Mohawk paddle features a smaller diameter, two-piece, aluminum shaft that can support less abuse.

Therefore we recommend to pole more gently when using the Mohawk, and preferably not use it for poling.

If the bottom is composed of deep and sticky mud your poling paddle might get stuck in the mud while you lose grip unintentionally and let your fishing kayak keep going forward… Having your paddle stay behind you may sound like a rather silly accident, but stuff happens, especially to those who have a tendency for daydreaming, or get easily distracted. So, you may want to leash your paddle, or at least stay focused on your poling while you’re at it.


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