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3 Men, 6 Hulls and Crystal River – By Jeff McGovern

The first unofficial Wavewalk group fishing outing in Florida was held December 14, 2009 at Crystal River, Florida.  Gary Rankel, Ed Wheeler and I participated, fishing out of the new 2009 W500 fishing kayaks.  Ed and I were in our … Continue reading

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W500 Kayak Review by Tim Kerr – Kayaker, New York

Tim Kerr is a kayaker, and member of a kayaking club in Buffalo, New York. He came to West Newton, Massachusetts, tested the W500, and ordered one right away. Here is his review: Buffalo, New York. June 29, 2009 The … Continue reading

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Jeff’s Kayak Fishing Report and Reflexions on Back Pain Improvement

This weekend Jeff McGovern wrote from Florida: -”Aside from the fishing today the W was a great relief. A four hour flight from LA to Atlanta yesterday, then a short hop to Jacksonville was uncomfortable to say the least – … Continue reading

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Kayaking Back Pain and Leg Numbness (Part 2)

Again, according to Isaac Newton’s Third Law whenever a body exerts a force on another body, the latter exerts a force equal magnitude and opposite direction on the former. This also means that when your torso’s entire weight is combined … Continue reading

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Following Jeff’s Fishing Trip

Today Jeff emailed me this short addendum to his fishing report from yesterday: “I wanted to mention these two things. First not having really to lift much of anything is great. From the time I put my W into my … Continue reading

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