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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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Sensible Kayak Angler – New Kayak Fishing Magazine

‘Sensible’ isn’t exactly what most people who practice fishing think about fishing out of a kayak. After all, not too many anglers practice kayak fishing, since it’s considered by most to be an extreme form of fishing, in the sense that … Continue reading

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The Future of Kayak Fishing is Painless

Have you ever wondered where the sport of kayak fishing was headed? Well, one thing is for sure – If kayak fishing is to keep growing as far as participation is concerned, something must be done to make fishing out … Continue reading

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Elderly Couple Fishing Offshore, In Tandem Out Of Their Motorized Fishing Kayak. December, South Korea

This is a most unusual, yet most revealing story. It says a lot about kayak anglers and the sacrifices some of them are willing to make for their love of fishing. It also shows that propelling fishing kayaks with outboard … Continue reading

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The Future Of Kayak Fishing Is Not As An Extreme Sport

For most anglers, kayak fishing is an extreme sport. Extreme in the sense that an angler fishing from a kayak is compelled to give up the two essential things that any regular fishing motorboat provides, which are adequate stability and … Continue reading

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A Look To The Future Of Fishing Kayak Design

There is no doubt that certain kayaks are more suitable for fishing than others. It is widely accepted that the more stable the kayak, the more ‘fishable’ it is. Since kayak fishing trips can take long hours, and sometimes days, … Continue reading

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Technical Review of the Hybrid Fishing Kayak

Senior anglers are on the look for any new idea that may improve their user experience when they fish out of kayaks, and some kayak manufacturers are trying to cater to this need by offering very wide fishing kayaks of … Continue reading

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The Barge Yak: A Not So Cozy Fishing Kayak

This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. A common fishing kayak is essentially a broad, clumsy recreational kayak, in most cases a sit-on-top (SOT) kayak, which is another name for a paddle board. Sea kayakers call these … Continue reading

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How Does Pedaling a Fishing Kayak Affect Your Back, Legs, Feet, etc.

This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. A new, recently published article offers a remarkable insight on pedal driven fishing kayaks.It discusses practically every issue related to pedal drives, from every angle, including Ergonomics, Mechanics, Hydrodynamics and … Continue reading

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How Sit-In and SOT Fishing Kayaks Defeat The Purpose Of Kayak Fishing

This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. This headline doesn’t make sense to you if you haven’t tried fishing from a sit-in or sit-on-top fishing kayak, just to find that after some time your legs feel uncomfortable, … Continue reading

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