Month: June 2019

By Terry Wilkison

Aloha,
Had another great weekend on the S4! Tuna season is in full swing and they have been biting! Caught another this past weekend and a fat bonita. I also had two small Mahi chasing a homemade fly but couldn’t entice a bite from either of them. I gave the bonita away to a friend who likes them (in Florida we considered them a trash fish but here they are eaten) and split the yellowfin with my neighbor. I made a plate of sashimi that night and froze the rest to pan sear later. I’ll be going again soon and have dug out some bigger gear as the 100lb ahi are around and you never know! The bent butt shotgun fits right in the molded holes and will be used as a holder while my live bait swims about. If others are looking for a fish bag the ‘midi chiller’ from chillco in Australia fits perfectly, It has a triangle shape that is much more convenient than the flat bags. I’m also glassing a taller transom to try with the Nissan outboard. I believe the engine is sitting about 2.5″ too low and its costing me 2-3 knots, right now I’m not getting the rpm I should out of the 9″ prop. I’m raising it where the cavitation plate will be .5″ under the bottom of the hull as to not affect turning. I’ll post the results after giving it a go. The next project is a loading ramp idea to save some time at the boat ramp, I’d like to go straight from the truck bed to the water without getting my axle/brakes wet in the salt.

More offshore fishing with Terry »

The saddle of a Wavewalk kayak offers maximal balancing capabilities to the users who ride it. Some people, especially tall ones, may prefer to ride a higher saddle, in a posture that gives their legs a more active job.

These people can simply add a few inches to the height of their Wavewalk kayak’s saddle seat.

The above picture shows a motorized S4 with an 8″ high saddle add-on for two passengers. It’s very comfortable, and riding it in choppy water with the motor at full throttle is exhilarating. It’s not less stable than riding in a lower posture.

Some people would prefer adding a soft pillow.

Do you have any questions for us?

Just another short movie that shows how stable the S4 is, and how fun it is to drive it, even in the choppy water of Narragansett bay.