- 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
Posted in age, angling, back challenges, back limitations, back pain, disabled, ergonomics, fatigue, fibromyalgia, fish, fishing kayak, fishing kayak review, fishing kayaks, fishing trip, kayak angler, kayak bass fishing, kayak fishing, Kayak Fishing, kayak fishing for bass, leg pain, lower back, mobility problems, motorized fishing kayaks, motorized kayaks, motorizing kayaks, muscle ache, old, old age, paddling, physical limitations, rigging fishing kayaks, sciatic nerve, sciatica, shoulder pain, stand up, stand up kayak fishing, yak back
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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“I honestly don’t think there is any chance that this old man could have landed that fish in any other kayak but the Wavewalk”
It was too windy to fish in the river so I stayed in the lagoon by where my friend lets me keep my “W” kayak on his floating dock. I had been out in the morning about 7:30 AM and … Continue reading
Posted in age, angling, ergonomics, kayak angler, Kayak Fishing, kayak fishing standing, kayak fly fishing, old, old age, senior, shallow water, sit on top, sit-on-top kayak, SOT
Tagged age, balance, big fish, elderly, ergonomic, fishing kayak, fishing kayak review, fishing kayaks, Florida, fly fishing kayak, kayak angler, kayak fishing, kayak fishing standing, old, old age, senior, snook, SOT, stability, stand up fishing kayak, stand up kayak fishing
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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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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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Tagged age, back pain, balance, chronic pain, disability, disabled, elderly, fishing kayak, fishing kayak review, fishing kayaks, kayak angler, kayak fishing, leg pain, paddling safety, senior, sense of balance, SOT, stability
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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
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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