- 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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Gary Rankel Tour Tampa Bay in his W Fishing Kayak
Neil, kayak fishing guide extraordinaire, took me on a 2-day fishing tour of the Tampa Bay area this week, and took these pictures of some of the snook and redfish we caught. We had nice overcast weather and the Wavewalk … Continue reading
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Rox Catches Some Bass from her Fishing Kayak
July has been a slow month for kayak fishing for me. I was wading the Ct River for some awesome Small Mouth Bass fishing, and was rewarded with some fine Bass. The only problem with fishing the river is slippery … Continue reading
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Tagged bass kayak fishing, fishing kayak, kayak angling, kayak fishing, kayak fishing for bass, kayaking, senior kayak angling, senior kayak fishing
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First WaveWalk Paddle Trip, Kayak Review By Retired Gentleman From Texas
Took my WaveWalk out this morning for my first paddle and decided to take a trip thru some of our marshes down here. According to a google earth retracing of my steps I covered about 5.7 miles in 2 hours … Continue reading
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Tagged back pain, dry, fishing kayak, fishing kayak review, kayak back pain, knee surgery, old, old age, paddling, paddling safety, retired, senior, Texas, wind
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“The W500 Rules the Water!” Says Kayak Angler With Fibromyalgia and Sciatica
Neither the fibromyalgia nor the sciatica that Rox suffers from would stop her from fishing for stripers (striped bass) in her W fishing kayak, which she outfitted with an outboard motor, so that she could cover more distance. Rox fishes … Continue reading
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Tagged age, back pain, bass, chronic pain, disabled, elderly, electric trolling motor, ergonomic, fibromyalgia, fishing kayak, fishing kayak review, fishing kayaks, kayak angler, kayak fishing, kayak fishing standing, leg pain, old, old age, outboard motor, sciatica, stability, stand up fishing kayak, stand up kayak fishing, striper
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“I honestly don’t think there is any chance that this old man could have landed that fish in any other kayak but the Wavewalk”
It was too windy to fish in the river so I stayed in the lagoon by where my friend lets me keep my “W” kayak on his floating dock. I had been out in the morning about 7:30 AM and … Continue reading
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Tagged age, balance, big fish, elderly, ergonomic, fishing kayak, fishing kayak review, fishing kayaks, Florida, fly fishing kayak, kayak angler, kayak fishing, kayak fishing standing, old, old age, senior, snook, SOT, stability, stand up fishing kayak, stand up kayak fishing
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The Retired Angler: A New Generation of Kayak Fishing Entrepereneur
Many avid anglers can’t wait for their retirement – They dream of all the free time they’ll have to pursue their passion of fishing, boats, etc… For many retirees, it’s a perfect arrangement, and for others it’s not enough – … Continue reading
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Tagged age, Arizona, back pain, chronic pain, disability, elderly, ergonomic, fishing kayak, fishing kayak motor, fishing kayaks, Florida, kayak angler, kayak fishing, ocean, offshore kayak fishing, old, old age, outboard motor
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Kayak Fishing and the Pain of Being Wet (Wet Ride)
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. Paddling kayaks and fishing from them is viewed by many as a pain just because the paddler or angler can expect to get wet, and stay wet for long hours … Continue reading
Posted in angling, ergonomics, fishing kayaks, hypothermia, infection, kayak fishing, long trips, muscle ache, sciatica, SOT, tendonitis
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Stretching in Your Kayak to Relief Tension and Fatigue, Improve Circulation, and Prevent Back Pain
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. Stretching is recommended by doctors, chiropractors and various therapists as means to relief tension from muscles, tendons and the spine, and get the blood flowing better in those tissues. Stretching … Continue reading
Posted in angling, back pain, butt pain, circulation, ergonomics, fatigue, fishing kayaks, kayak design, kayak fishing, leg numbness, leg pain, sciatica, SOT, stretching, yak ass, yak back
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Out for six hours on two lakes and no back fatigue!
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. John Fabina, from Wisconsin already owns 3 W fishing kayaks. Like many, John had suffered from back problems when it came to paddling kayaks and fishing from them, which is … Continue reading
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