- 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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“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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Retired, Bored, Love to Sell, Love to Fish.. -Fly Fisherman Becomes W Kayaks Dealer in Los Angeles Area
I’m retired, bored, love to sell, love to fish – hunt – camp and be outdoors. I float tube fly fish and love and hate it. Love to fish, hate the so low in water –too cold — no speed … Continue reading
Posted in age, cold weather, ergonomics, exercise, fishing kayak review, fishing kayaks, fishing trip, fly fishing, kayak angler, kayak dealers, kayak fishing, Kayak Fishing, kayak fishing standing, kayak safety, kayak sale, kayak stores, old, old age, paddling, safety, senior, shallow water, stand up, stand up kayak fishing, standing, yak back
Tagged back pain, balance, California, cold, elderly, fishing kayak, fishing kayak review, fishing kayaks, fly fishing, fly fishing kayak, kayak angler, kayak fishing, kayak fishing standing, old, old age, paddling, senior, sense of balance, stability, stand up fishing kayak, stand up fly fishing kayak, stand up kayak fishing, weight
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Stability: The Key To Good Fishing Kayak Design
A new article on Micronautical, the kayak design magazine, discusses the importance of stability in fishing kayaks, and how to design a kayak for greater stability. It’s an interesting read for elderly anglers, as well as for those who suffer … Continue reading
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Tagged age, balance, disability, disabled, elderly, fishing kayak, fishing kayak motor, fishing kayaks, kayak angler, kayak fishing, kayak fishing standing, offshore kayak fishing, outboard motor, paddling, paddling safety, safety, senior, sense of balance, stand up fishing kayak, trolling motor
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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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Tagged fishing kayak review, Hybrid fishing kayak, kayak design, kayak fishing standing, paddling safety, pedal drive, pedal driven kayaks, stand up fishing kayak
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How To Teach Children To Paddle A Fishing Kayak
Kayak fishing by yourself can be a pain, or a great joy, depending on which kayak you choose, and how you use it. Having children on board can be a problem and a hassle, or an even greater joy than … Continue reading
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Tagged children, electric trolling motor, fishing kayak, motorized kayak, outboard gas engine, outboard motor, paddling, paddling safety, stand up fishing kayak
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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
Posted in age, back pain, backrest, butt pain, ergonomics, fatigue, fishing kayaks, fishing trip, kayak design, leg numbness, old, pedal drive, pedaling, sciatica, SOT, stand up
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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
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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