- 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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No Yak Back Issues for This Kayak Angler – Minnesota
The delivery process of my Wavewalk w500 kayak was seamless …I was pleased by how quickly it arrived.I’m having a blast so far. My back tolerates and actually benefits from using this kayak.I have significant back challenges (that’s what actually … Continue reading
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
Posted in back pain, butt pain, ergonomics, fatigue, fishing kayaks, kayak fishing, leg pain, posture, sciatica, SOT, stand up, stretching, yak ass, yak back
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Great Exercise for Your Back and Legs: Rowing Your Fishing Kayak
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. When it comes to ergonomics, being able to change positions and movements is very important, as it enables using different groups of muscles, while letting others rest and recuperate, as … Continue reading
Posted in circulation, ergonomics, exercise, fatigue, fishing kayaks, kayak fishing, leg numbness, leg pain, muscle ache, posture, rowing, stretching, yak ass, yak back
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Stand Up Fishing Kayak, and the Benefits of Stretching for Your Back
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. All fishing kayaks today are either sit-in or SOT kayaks, which means they’re neither stable enough for true stand up fishing, nor comfortable and ergonomic for long fishing trips. Wavewalk’s … Continue reading
Faux Comfort in Fishing Kayaks
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. Whether you’re paddling or pedaling a kayak, any combination of footrests with a backrest would eventually cause you discomfort of some kind since you’re sitting in the infamous L position, … Continue reading
Posted in back pain, backrest, butt pain, ergonomics, fishing kayaks, fishing trip, foam, kayak fishing, paddling, pedal, posture, SOT, yak ass, yak back
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Is ‘No Pain, No Gain’ Always True in Kayak Fishing?
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. Everyone knows the motto ‘no pain, no gain’, and most people assume it’s true for kayak fishing as well – with a twist: Kayak fishing involves spending long hours seated … Continue reading
Posted in back pain, ergonomics, fishing kayaks, fishing trip, kayak, kayak fishing, leg pain, paddling, posture, seat, SOT, spine, yak ass, yak back
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Too Much Comfort in a Fishing Kayak?
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. Kayak anglers who normally suffer from leg numbness, leg pain, butt pain (yakass) and back pain (yak-back) will surely think this headline has some error in it. First because traditionally, … Continue reading
Posted in back pain, ergonomics, fatigue, fishing kayaks, hazard, kayak, kayak design, kayak fishing, leg numbness, leg pain, muscle ache, paddling, posture, safe, safety, SOT, stretching, yak ass, yak back
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The No-Yak-Back Fishing Kayak
This article first appeared on the PAINLESS KAYAK FISHING blog. This is an opportunity to take a virtual tour of the new generation of fishing kayaks, which are totally back-pain free, and cause no other ergonomic problems: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcEMYe43lGE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0] This … Continue reading
Posted in back injury, back pain, ergonomics, exercise, fishing kayaks, kayak design, kayak fishing, leg numbness, leg pain, posture, sciatica, SOT, stretching, yak back
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