- Senior Kayak Angler is a blog for people who love to fish but would accept neither the lack of stability, comfort and storage, nor the back pain, wetness, restricted range of motion, and difficulty when launching and beaching that are associated with common fishing kayaks.
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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Fly Kayak Fishing and the L position
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. The L position, in which both sit-in and SOT kayak fishermen have to spend long hours is notoriously uncomfortable, and potentially harmful to your back. Many people are already aware … Continue reading
Posted in back pain, fishing kayaks, fly fishing, kayak fishing, leg numbness
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Kayak Fishing Trip Report From Kayak Fisherman Who Had Spinal Fusion Surgery
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. Norm, a fisherman from Rhode Island wanted to to go kayak fishing, but in view of his serious back problems he knew that doing it with a sit-in or sit-on-top … Continue reading
How to Avoid Kayak Fishing Back Pain (For Real)
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. Whether you’re young or old, in good shape or not, eventually you’re bound to feel uncomfortable sitting in your kayak, or on top of it, the traditional L kayaking position. … Continue reading
Posted in back pain, ergonomics, fatigue, fishing kayaks, kayak design, kayak fishing, leg numbness, posture, yak back
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Back Pain in Kayak Fishing – The Design Perspective
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. Kayaks are very old boat designs, but modern kayaks and fishing kayaks are significantly different from the kayaks that native people of the arctic created and used. Modern kayak paddlers … Continue reading
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Kayaking, Back Pain and Leg Numbness
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. This is a link to the first part on an online article by that name. The article examines the causes for these common symptoms that so many kayak paddlers and … Continue reading
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Back Pain, Good Posture and Kayak Fishing
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. Back Pain, Good Posture and Kayak Fishing is a short article published on Wavewalk Fishing Kayaks’ blog. Here too, the comments are most interesting.
Posted in back pain, fishing kayaks, kayak fishing, posture, yak back
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Back Pain: The Best Kept Secret in Kayak Fishing
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. When you visit kayak fishing websites and online discussion forums back pain is seldom discussed, and if happens to be mentioned the participants tend to brush off the complaints by … Continue reading
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Sciatic Nerve Problems, Back Pain, and Kayak Fishing
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. Jeff McGovern, a famous kayak fisherman from Florida writes: “That sciatic nerve issue has been pain. However a few hours in the W kayak today was almost a cure. It … Continue reading
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Circulation Problems and Back Pain in Kayaks
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. A kayak paddler from Mississippi writes: “I have circulation problems, and also a history of occasional low back pain.In consequence, while I love small paddle boats, until now every one … Continue reading
Posted in back pain, circulation, kayak, leg numbness, seat, SOT
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