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The Hybrid Fishing Kayak – Facts, Hype and Plain Nonsense

Posted on December 19, 2011 by W kayak

Hybrid Kayak Defined The term ‘Hybrid Kayak’ is an abbreviation of ‘Hybrid Canoe-Kayak’. It’s a type of small, typically human powered watercraft that takes from the kayak in the sense that its passengers sit in it with their legs stretched … Continue reading →

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Maiden Offshore Voyage and Wheels For W500 Fishing Kayak – Ken From Katikati, New Zealand

Posted on December 9, 2011 by W kayak

I went out in the kayak for the first time this morning. The wind appeared to have eased off, so I went out from Beach Road at 8am. High tide was early this morning, so it wasn’t the best time to go, but I didn’t want to wait any longer to try it.
I ended up paddling in the sitting position, and felt quite happy with that, even though the wind got up and I ended up having to paddle into a 500mm chop and strong head wind..

I shall have to do some fine tuning in how I use it, but the bottom line is that I am thrilled with it, and it will get a lot more use than my [name brand sit-in kayak]. Continue reading →

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Riding Tropical Storm Irene In The Stand Up Kayak

Posted on August 28, 2011 by W kayak

Earlier today we took the W500 kayak to the beach at lake Massapoag, a 1 square mile lake in eastern Massachusetts, on the path of Irene – a tropical storm at that point in time.
The wind was blowing at 35 mph, with long gusts of up to 55 mph, beating the waters of this small lake to waves between 1 and 2 ft high. Such waves are almost unnoticed when you’re paddling the W500, but paddling standing up against such powerful headwind isn’t easy, as you’ll see: Continue reading →

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Jesse Martinez’ New Kayak Fishing Summer Adventure Movie – Texas

Posted on July 4, 2011 by W kayak

In his new funny and exciting kayak fishing movie, Jesse is a serial kayak angler who leaves no fish uncaught… Luckily for the fish, and for other anglers in Texas, Jesse releases all the fish he catches, even some very tasty looking ones, although in the past some of his fans have criticized him for doing so ;)

Says Jesse, a.k.a. Texas Tarheel Yaker:
-”Notice how stable the W is in a fast incoming tide; I didn’t even think of tipping over. I had the wind at my back and the tide on my side so all I had to do was navigate with the paddle on the way back to the launch site.”
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Paul at the Ocean Springs Kayak Festival, Mississippi

Posted on June 20, 2011 by W kayak

Paul Harrison participated in the annual kayak festival in Ocean Springs, and sent us this photo:
The 3 mile race was originally scheduled to be 4.5 miles long, but choppy water conditions prompted organizers to shorten it. Continue reading →

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