- 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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Motorizing Your Fishing Kayak – Why, What, and How
Let’s face it – being a senior kayak angler can also mean that you’re not in the best shape, and you either don’t feel like, or are physically incapable of paddling long distances. This leaves you with a rather limited … Continue reading
Posted in Electric Trolling Motors For Fishing Kayaks, fishing kayaks, kayak fishing, motorized fishing kayaks, motorized kayaks, old age, pedal drive
Tagged electric trolling motor, fishing kayak motor, motorized kayak, old, old age, outboard gas engine, outboard motor, rigged fishing kayaks, senior, trolling motor
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70 Year Old Kayak Angler With Back and Leg Problems: “The Boat For Me”..
I’m 6’-3”; 235 lbs. I have back and weak leg problems that will keep me from safely balancing in the standing position, let alone jumping up and down. Sitting, I can go all day! (at 70 yrs old that’s probably … Continue reading
Posted in cold weather, fishing kayaks, kayak fishing, old age
Tagged back pain, big, Canada, disability, disabled, elderly, ergonomic, fishing kayak review, kayak fishing, L position, leg pain, old, old age, paddling, sitting, weight
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Short Kayak Review by Senior Kayak Angler With Back and Balance Problems
Tony is an elderly gentleman from New Hampshire who the following review of hos W fishing kayak: The 500 is great. It only took a minimum amount of time of actual paddling to get used to the kayak. The weather … Continue reading
Kayak Fishing and Old Age
Kayak fishing and old age? Typically, the two aren’t closely associated one the other, since kayaks, including fishing kayaks, are notoriously unstable and uncomfortable, and not a fishing platform deemed suitable for the older, wiser angler, especially ones that can afford fishing from real boats… Inevitably, old age is associated with a variety of physical problems that affect the angler’s ability to fish from kayaks. Among others, seniors may suffer from an impaired sense of balance, and be more sensitive to back problems, including pain, sciatica, etc. This is true for leg problems as well.
Elderly anglers are usually less athletic than young ones, and some of them have considerable weight issues. Furthermore, being exposed to cold weather, cold water, and wetness in general, is not necessarily recommended for older people, whose ability to withstand hardships inflicted by the elements is reduced, compared to younger people’s ability.
For all these reasons, seniors seldom fish from kayaks, and rightfully so. Continue reading
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Tagged fishing kayaks, kayak fishing, old age, seniors
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Motorizing Your Fishing Kayak – A New Approach
Electric trolling motors are not always useful, especially when the battery goes flat, and you find yourself a long way from your launching spot, and having to paddle your fishing kayak back against wind and/or current, with a heavy batter … Continue reading
Seniors Paddling a Fishing Kayak in Tandem – Fishing Kayak Review
Normally, kayakers have less power to spend on paddling as they get older, and their sense of balance is usually not as good as it was in their younger days. This makes paddling kayaks in tandem more of a challenge … Continue reading
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Tagged disability, disabled, elderly, fishing kayak review, North Carolina, old age, paddling, senior, tandem
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