Category Archives: fishing kayaks

Platform for standing higher on a kayak – for sight fishing, poling, etc.

Posted on May 4, 2013 by fishingkayakdesign

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 →

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A barge fishing kayak is not a microskiff

Posted on March 13, 2013 by fishingkayakdesign

Anyone observing the evolution of the common fishing kayak in the past decade has noticed that the high-end tier (not better, just more expensive) of this class of watercraft has grown bigger, that is longer and excessively wider. Why is … Continue reading →

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Fishing kayak design – the best and the rest

Posted on February 4, 2013 by fishingkayakdesign

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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Review of fishing kayak trends in 2012

Posted on January 2, 2013 by fishingkayakdesign

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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How to add a poling platform and a high saddle add-on to your W fishing kayak

Posted on November 30, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

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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Motorized Fishing Kayak Or Personal Micro Skiff?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

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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Berny Marsden’s Stitch and Glue W Kayak, UK

Posted on September 14, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

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 →

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Fishing Kayak With 2hp Outboard Motor – Offshore

Posted on September 7, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

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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DIY Cable Anchoring System For W Fishing Kayak

Posted on August 19, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

By Gary Rankel Florida In my never ending quest to simplify and diversify using my Wavewalk kayak, I just added a cable anchoring system. I first assembled the pulley arrangement as per Jeff McGovern’s video in the rigging section of … Continue reading →

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Fully Rigged and Motorized W Fishing Kayak From Alabama

Posted on August 19, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

The battery for the motor is located in the front, between the hull tips, in special wooden box I made. Randy.

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