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Lumbar Support or Lumbar Abuse?…

Here’s another ‘myth busting bomb’ on the Painless Kayak Fishing blog: It’s called “Kayaks, Back Problems, Lumbar Support – and the Simple Truth” Basically, it details how sit-in and SOT kayak seats don’t offer lumbar support but rather inflict lumbar … Continue reading

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Casting From a Fishing Kayak

Jeff reflects on casting from various fishing kayaks: -”Yesterday got me to thinking again about just how good the casting position is from a W kayak.  In the riding position the power that can be put into a cast is … Continue reading

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The W Fishing Kayak Combat Position for Fighting a Big, Powerful Fish

I decided to re-edit and republish this blog that was initially posted over a year ago because it’s both important and interesting: A big and powerful fish may be smaller and altogether weaker than you, but being in its natural … Continue reading

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Back Pain, Good Posture and Kayak Fishing

UK researchers recently published an article about the beneficial effect of good posture in the British Medical Journal . According to this work, about half the UK population suffers from back pain from time to time, with up to 15% … Continue reading

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New Position: Riding Over Your W Fishing Kayak

Riding over is yet another position enabled by the new 2008 kayak design. It’s basically a static position, for fishing, resting, chatting, shooting pictures, cooling your feet in the water etc. You can paddle while you ride over your W … Continue reading

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