- 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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Fishing trips with grandchildren on board your kayak
As one grows older, one usually grows wiser, and more cautious. Many elderly anglers who have fished from a kayak realize it’s a no go, because even the stablest sit-in, SOT or hybrid fishing kayak does not offer adequate comfort … Continue reading
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Tagged age, Australia, back pain, disability, disabled, elderly, ergonomic, fishing kayak review, fishing kayaks, kayaking, old, old age, safety, senior
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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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Stand Up Kayak Fishing – Is it Possible?
The picture shows two loggers having fun standing on a log in the middle of the river. It’s possible to imagine them casting a line too, but does it mean that logs are suitable to stand up fishing? I don’t think so. The problem is the same with all fishing kayaks, except the 500 model from Wavewalk:
You can make an effort and raise from your seat, and carefully stand up on your feet, and then what? You’re bound to make a constant effort to balance yourself, and get tired in a short time. And then, something will make you lose your balance, and you’ll fall overboard, for lack of any other option.
Sounds good? Not to me.
The w500 is different not just because it’s considerably more stable than all other fishing kayaks out there, but it’s also the only one that features a high seat that makes switching from the seated positions to standing up easy. It’s done naturally and effortless, and most important of all: If you’re standing up and losing your balance, you’ll fall on the high saddle between your legs, and re-stabilize yourself instantly and effortlessly. This means you have a Plan B, and a good one. Continue reading
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Tagged fishing kayaks, kayak fishing standing, safety
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Balance Problem for Seniors Kayak Fishing
With age, and sometimes as a result of medical issues, our sense of balance deteriorates. The implications for kayak fishing are clear – We either need to fish from a more stable kayak, or quit kayak fishing altogether. An impaired … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, disability, disabled, ergonomic, impaired, kayak angler, kayak fishing, kayak stability, safety, senior, sense of balance, stability
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Senior Moments in Kayak Fishing
If you’ve been in a kayak, especially if you’ve tried fishing from one, you would have probably felt restricted by the small space offered to you, as well as by the craft’s limited stability. Such initial conditions are not recommended for fishing, for obvious reasons, and they are particularly challenging for people above a certain age, who need to be more comfortable and safer in more than one sense. Continue reading
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Tagged age, elderly, fishing kayaks, kayak fishing, old, safety, senior, stability
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Comments on SOT Kayaks’ Safety for Offshore Fishing
Unlike kayaking, which involves being constantly on the move, kayak fishing is more stationary. This fact is important because when you paddle a kayak that’s partially filled with water it handles differently from a dry one, but the difference is hardly perceptible when you’re not paddling. That is to say that the chances of you detecting a leak in a SOT kayak’s hull while you’re fishing from it are smaller than if you paddled it, or if you fished from another kayak that does not feature a closed hull. Continue reading
Kayak Fishing In Cold Weather
In sum, SOT kayaks, and even sit-in kayaks offer too little stability, comfort and protection from the elements to serve as fishing kayaks in northern regions. These facts also imply less safety for the anglers, so it’s easy to understand why the number of kayak anglers in the north is much smaller than in the south. Continue reading
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