WAVEWALK KAYAKS

John Fabina from Wisconsin used Krylon Fusion spray paint for this superb camo paint job he did on his new W fishing kayak.

Says John:

-”I didn’t have time to go fishing today because we are going to the ball game tonight to watch the Brewers beat the Cubs. However I did do a little painting, and I like the way it turned out. When I head up north this summer to the rivers and backwaters maybe this will help me sneak up on the big ones. Check out the new color scheme.   Talk to you soon, John”

Robert Young sent us his review of the W fishing kayak he got last December.

Robert is an avid kayak fisherman, who goes on kayak fishing expeditions in the mangroves of Western Florida. He has a lot to tell about his fishing techniques, which include fresh live bait and paddling standing while scouting for game fish.

Robert’s first time in the W fishing kayak story is particularly educating.

Says Robert about his W fishing kayak: -”I don’t believe there is anything else out there, in this price range, with the capability of this craft.”

He rigged his W fishing kayak with super-silent paddle holders, and other interesting devices.

We offer this hook-type, galvanized, fishing kayak anchor with a 35 ft long, braided, yellow polypropylene line.

Weight: 2.2 lbs (1 kg)

Price: $20

Jeff’s kayak rigging skills have produced this handy solution for carrying your W fishing kayak anywhere you want to go:

John Fabina recently got his new W fishing kayak, and this is his first report from a fishing expedition, with the kayak rigged for fishing:

-”I ventured out today to try to find crappies or blue gills. I tried two lakes, water temps were in the low 40′s. I found fish but I couldn’t coax them to bite. It may be a little early yet. More importantly it was my first time out on the W with fishing gear. Out for six hours on two lakes and no back fatigue!

My fish finder mount is a portable unit that came with a plastic base and battery holder. It also came with a nylon soft case which I removed and will use for ice fishing.

Sometimes the best set up is the easiest. I simply used the W’s bungee to secure plastic base and added a safety cable. It is very secure. I mounted the transducer sideways on the bracket and attached it with the suction cup on the side of the W. It worked great. Now we just need the water to warm up.

John”

Jeff McGovern has introduced many innovations in fishing from the W kayak. His latest rigging improvement is a device that helps you position your fishing rod inside your kayak’s cockpit.  Says Jeff:

-”I took one of those paddle clips and attached it to a section of pool noddle.  I plan on using it in place of the rod positioning one I have now that is just a crude grove cut into a section of the same stuff.  You might notice the screws holding the piece in place in the foam.  Those are actually not into the foam itself.  I used plastic screw in dry wall anchors with the tips cut off first, they work pretty well when working with foam.  They won’t handle a heavy load but for this purpose to position the rod tip it should be fine.”

Wavewalk is now offering a new option with its PSP paddle: Folding Paddle Clips.

These clips are molded from Nylon, which is common for small-size deck rigging.

Each clip features two holes, and can be either riveted to the kayak hull (preferably), or attached with bolts and nuts.

Note: We don’t recommend using screws for this purpose, or for attaching any piece of deck rigging to your kayak.

The clip has two positions: Open – ready to take the paddle, and folded – so it doesn’t get in the paddle’s way when you’re paddling.

The clips’ internal diameter is 1.25″, which fits the Wavewalk paddle’s shaft diameter.

You can also use it for holding the Mohawk paddle, although it features a smaller, 1.125″ diameter shaft.

When ordering the Wavewalk PSP paddle you can choose between getting a free pair of these folding paddle clips, or a pair of rubber paddle holders (clips). The advantage of the folding clips is that they’ll never get in your paddle’s way when you’re paddling your fishing kayak. The advantage of the rubber paddle holders is that they won’t break.

Separately from our PSP paddle, a pair of folding or rubber paddle clips costs $10 plus S&H.

Different kayak fishermen prefer to have the paddle clips in different places. We recommend that you don’t attach paddle clips to your fishing kayak before having fished from it several times, that is enough for you to know exactly where you want those clips to be.

Wavewalk is offering a line of gear and accessories for rigging your fishing kayak.

The line includes paddles, paddle holders, anchors, stake out pole, deck rigging, flotation modules, deck mount rod holders, flush mount rod holders, kayak carry handles, and our Wavewalk hat.

We offer these products as a service to customers who bought a W-kayak from us, and are looking to either extend their basic order, or get spare parts after the initial purchase.

We redesigned the ‘Kayak Outfitting and Rigging‘ page to better serve as a source of information, while reflecting how W kayak paddlers and fishermen have been outfitting and rigging their boats.

So, from a regular web page we turned it into a directory with links to customer reviews. In fact, in recent years our customers have taken the lead in outfitting and rigging (the fishing term) ideas and projects, which made us at Wavewalk less important, and we’re grateful for that…

We no longer offer information about seats since although some W kayak paddlers and fishermen have outfitted their boats with various types of seats, it seems like they hardly use them at all, as the paddling and fishing position of choice is riding (mounted), because in it the upper body is supported by the legs on both sides of the saddle.

Also, we no longer offer information an DIY flotation because all our kayak models feature one or two pairs of side flotation modules – standard.

We don’t offer information on electronics since basically there’s no difference between the way one would outfit his/her sit-inK or SOT kayak with a GPS system or fish-finder, and the way it’s done in W kayaks, except that with the latter it’s easier…

Anyway, we hope our visitors would find the changes useful, and we’re always interested to know what they think about both form and content of this page, and all other sections of our website.

Yoav

Dennis Vircks is a saltwater Wavewalk kayak fisherman from Huntington Beach, California.

Dennis contributed his kayak review to this website, and many excellent outfitting and rigging ideas, such as this ‘storm proof’ paddle holder system:

As it’s easy to see, this paddle isn’t going anywhere even when Dennis is fighting a fish or busy with his electric trolling motor, and even if the kayak is in turbulent water.

This picture shows the inner side of the cockpit, where Dennis attached a Nylon eyelet that serves as an attachment point for the hook on the bungee cord:
The hook prevents the bungee from coming out of its place when holding the paddle.
The last picture shows the paddle holder from inside the cockpit, with the hook securing the bungee to the eyelet.