Since then he’s rigged it to perfection:
-”It’s a great boat, and I love it. I got what I call the wavewalk-tan on my knees from paddling it so often… I do a lot of stand up paddling and poling. It works for me.” Says John.

Front view of John’s fully rigged W300 fishing kayak.
-”I just purchased a Hummingbird fish finder, but haven’t put it on yet.”

John paddling his kayak standing – scouting for fish.

John’s variation on the front storage solution.
The tube rod holders are RAM-301 (top) and RAM-119 (bottom) .

John’s anchor trolley system – a useful device for certain types of shallow water kayak fishing.

Close up on John’s W300 cockpit. Note the anchor attached to the anchor trolley, and how well the space is organized.

John’s version of paddle holders made from foam noodles. It’s as silent as it gets.

The classic milk crate used for attaching extra rod holders, and for more storage.

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.