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New Kayak Flotation Down Under, By Dennis Hodgetts, New Zealand

Posted on November 29, 2011 by W kayak

My son (24 and bullet proof) goes fishing in huge seas, up to 3 metre surf [about 10 ft... a metre is a meter spelled in non-U.S. English, or about 1.1 yard]. He has repeated this several times. Continue reading →

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‘First Impressions’ W Kayak Review, By Sam Wire & Sons, California

Posted on August 8, 2011 by W kayak

I have two sons, one 10 and one 8. I put one of them on one end of the cabin, myself in the middle, and the other son on the other end of the cabin. The one sitting behind me faces the opposite direction so he can fish out the back of the boat. When we weren’t casting into the weed beds, we were trolling around the lake. I was the trolling motor and my kids each would put a pole in the water on opposite sides of the boat. This boat is just roomy enough for me to fit myself and the two kids in the boat so we can all go fishing at once. It is incredibly stable. Continue reading →

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Danilo Russolillo, Offshore W Kayak Paddler and Angler, Rome, Italy

Posted on June 28, 2011 by W kayak

From the beautiful, sunny Mediterranean, Danilo wrote us:

Yesterday and today I tested the wavewalk.
I am happy with the W. It is very stable, I went far away from the beach, I enjoyed standing up, I think it’s going to be very important to people who own a Wavewalk, and also the ability to lie down and sunbathe.
It is fast like a normal kayak, and to me it is perfect.
I’m not a fisherman, but today I tried trolling. I hooked a big fish, but it broke the wire and ran away!
Danilo Continue reading →

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First W Fishing Kayak Review From New Zealand, by Dennis Hodgetts

Posted on May 19, 2011 by W kayak

The day was overcast and the sea was rough but I decided that I had to give it a go.
The waves looked small from the shore but 20 yards off shore I struck breaking waves about 2 to 3 feet high. I was really impressed how well the W500 handled them. I would not have taken them on with my SOT.
Out past the breakers was a swell of between 4 and 5 feet, and I was really impressed at how comfortable the kayak was in those conditions. I paddled out about half a mile then parallel to the shore for a while and then headed back in through the surf. I didn’t try standing. Continue reading →

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3 New Kayak Models in the W500 Series

Posted on July 16, 2010 by W kayak

The W500 S model is good news for shallow water fly anglers, who sight fish in skinny water and require no rod holders in their kayaks. These hunter-anglers will find in it a a low-cost, super-stable, stand up fly fishing kayak, offering more storage than any other kayak on the planet…
The W500 GF2e H and GF4e H are the top of the line in saltwater kayak fishing today: The two models feature only high, deck mounted rod holders (2 and 4, respectively), that put your precious tackle further away from the salt’s corrosive action, thus offering you to fish in choppy saltwater with.
No other fishing kayak in the world comes close to putting such a distance between your fishing tackle and the water. Continue reading →

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