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About Kayak Fishing In Tandem…

Whether we recommend kayak fishing is not an easy question to answer. Essentially, kayaks are solo boats that do not lend lend themselves easily to tandem applications – In principle, tandem kayak fishing is possible, since many kayaks are big … Continue reading

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Motorized W500 Fishing Kayak In Tandem, Powered By 2HP Outboard Gas Engine

This is out second day testing of W500 kayak powered by a 2HP Honda gas outboard engine.
This time we tested it in tandem, with a second adult on board.
The W kayak seen in this video is loaded with about 390 lbs, which is over the maximum 360 lbs load we recommend. Continue reading

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Sungjin And His Daughter Paddling The W500 Kayak, South Korea

It’s been raining for months in Korea, but finally, the sun came out, and Sungjin took his daughter for her first W kayaking trip. Continue reading

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The Thorbergs In A Tandem Kayaking Trip In Lake Superior, Minnesota

Gary Thorberg and his wife went on a beautiful tandem kayaking trip in lake Superior.
Gary tells that launching their W500 was easy, and so were paddling and beaching in those little beaches.
This wasn’t a typical kayak fishing trip, but rather a long kayak trip in tandem, in which the W500 performed as a tandem touring kayak, or as an expedition kayak, due to its extended carrying capacity.
The W500 fit easily on Gary’s pickup truck bed. Continue reading

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

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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