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Platform for standing higher on a kayak – for sight fishing, poling, etc.
Here’s yet another example of what unrivaled stability can offer in terms of additional versatility: Creating such a platform is easy and inexpensive, and you can design its surface area to be bigger or smaller, according to your needs. Furthermore, … Continue reading
Fishing kayak design – the best and the rest
People looking for a kayak to fish from could get confused and think they face a broad and perplexing variety of kayak types, brands and models to choose from, while reality is much simpler and easier to address. This article … Continue reading
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Tagged aesthetics, bio mechanics, canoe, catamaran kayak, choosing a fishing kayak, dry kayak, fishability, fishing kayak, fishing kayak design, fishing kayak ergonomics, hybrid fishing kayak, kayak fishing, kayak safety, kayak speed, kayak stability, kayaking, kayaking back pain, kayaking injuries, motorized fishing kayak, offshore fishing kayak, outrigger, sit-on-top kayak, SOT kayak, stand up fishing, twin hull kayak, yak back
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Review of fishing kayak trends in 2012
It seems like anglers have learned to put in the right perspective the unsubstantiated promises of ‘hands free kayak fishing’ , ‘stand up kayak fishing’, ‘ergonomic seat’, and other hype that’s typical to this market. After all, you can’t fool … Continue reading
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Tagged canoe, choosing a fishing kayak, electric trolling motor, fishing kayak, fishing kayak design, fishing kayak ergonomics, hybrid fishing kayak, kayak fishing, kayak safety, kayak speed, kayaking back pain, motorized fishing kayak, offshore fishing kayak, outboard gas engine, outfitting, pedal driven kayak, propulsion, stand up fishing, yak back
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How to add a poling platform and a high saddle add-on to your W fishing kayak
Initially, the saddle bracket was introduced as means to improve the saddle’s rigidity, and through that increase its load capacity, as by that the load capacity of the kayak itself. But progress never ends in W kayak design: – The … Continue reading
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Tagged kayak load capacity, poling, poling platform for fishing kayak
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Motorized Fishing Kayak Or Personal Micro Skiff?
From a kayak angler’s standpoint, the question is whether to motorize your kayak or, not, and if the answer is ‘yes’, the next question is related to what type of motor – an electric trolling motor, or an outboard gas … Continue reading
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Tagged catamaran kayak, choosing a fishing kayak, electric trolling motor, fishing kayak, fishing kayak design, fishing kayak ergonomics, kayak speed, kayak stability, micro skiff, microskiff, motorboat, motorized fishing kayak, no motor zone (NMZ), offshore fishing kayak, outboard gas engine, sit-on-top kayak, SOT kayak, twin hull kayak
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Berny Marsden’s Stitch and Glue W Kayak, UK
This is the latest DIY W kayak project – It’s the first DIY design allowing to take the boat apart. Says Berny: -”I have been busy building my W kayak. I tested it today and did a dive off it … Continue reading
Posted in fishing kayak design, fishing kayaks, kayak propulsion, motorized fishing kayak
Tagged catamaran kayak, diving, DIY, fishing kayak, fishing kayak design, kayak review, kayak stability, motor mount, motorized fishing kayak, outboard gas engine, stand up fishing, storage, twin hull kayak, wood
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Fishing Kayak With 2hp Outboard Motor – Offshore
Here’s a recently produced movie showing a W fishing kayak outfitted with a 2hp 4-cycle Honda outboard motor, at the beach. In this configuration, this kayak is a car top motorboat, eliminating the need for a trailer. It can be … Continue reading
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Tagged beaching, bio mechanics, catamaran kayak, choosing a fishing kayak, cockpit cover, dry kayak, fishing kayak, fishing kayak design, fishing kayak ergonomics, kayak fishing, kayak speed, kayak stability, kayaking, launching, motor mount, motorboat, motorized fishing kayak, ocean, offshore fishing kayak, outboard gas engine, outfitting, outrigger, propulsion, rigged fishing kayak, stabilizers, stand up fishing, steering, storage, tandem fishing kayak, tracking, twin hull kayak
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Fishing Kayak Outfitted For Oceanographic Research
Here are some more pics of my Wavewalk kayak, and a blog from the project http://blog.iod.ucsd.edu/RIVET/ We keep talking about turning the wave walker into a robot..autonomous surface vehicle..so I don’t have to drive!…haven’t done it yet but will let … Continue reading
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Tagged catamaran kayak, choosing a fishing kayak, fishing kayak, kayak review, kayak safety, kayak stability, motor mount, motorized fishing kayak, outboard gas engine, outfitting, propulsion
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Consequences and Hazards of Overloading a Fishing Kayak
What Happens When You Load a W Fishing Kayak? The illustration below shows a W500 kayak in three load points – The left image shows it unloaded. The image in the middle shows it loaded with around 200 lbs (91 … Continue reading
