Three years ago I started a blog that took on a life of its own. That blossomed into myriad opportunities, meeting tons of people and talking about some of the coolest products on the planet. I’ve traveled thousands of miles to fish, work, write and do all things kayak fishing. I have tried to work hard, earn my place Continue Reading
Opinion
No More Excuses on PFDs
Contributed by Crystal Keill People are drowning. At Sea. In Lakes. In Rivers. In Texas Floods. Lots of people. In record numbers this year. And almost all of those people could have avoided their deaths by wearing a life vest of some sort. As a kayak angler, there isn’t a single part of my brain that understands this Continue Reading
Just Fish.
Article Contributed by Doug Gibson, Image by Chris Funk Kayak anglers have the opportunity to fish both national on-line and local on-lake tournaments throughout the year. The chance to win prizes and trophies leads to a big fish focus on potentially all fishing trips that an angler takes. The pressure to catch the biggest fish possible is weight on the Continue Reading
Turtles Prevent Death
The idea of falling out of a kayak, also called turtling, is a major reason why people either: #1 Don’t/Won’t buy a kayak #2 Buy a particularly wide kayak This is nothing new. People don’t buy any floating vessel only to end up bobbing beside it shortly after launch but maybe they should try it. The first step in death prevention Continue Reading
Avoiding Kayak Buyer's Remorse
Every day a few dozen kayaks get listed on Craigslist, fishing forums, and Buy/Sell/Trade lists. On these lists are people with buyer’s remorse, listing these kayaks as “never seen the water” or “only used twice” or some other variant. If you follow these tips when you get ready to purchase, the chances of you having to flip that kayak Continue Reading
Motorized Kayaks: Is It Time?
Motorized kayaks are here. In actuality they have been here a while. I remember looking at the Ocean Kayak Torque years ago. The price tag turned me off but I liked the idea of being able to move quickly if I wanted and still maintain a fairly quiet platform. For a guy fishing in a $200 kayak, paying more than Continue Reading
Road Map to Becoming the Next Big Thing
Written by Chris Payne “I want to take my fishing to the next level.” I read this and hear this every day from kayak anglers. Every. Single.Day. “Next level” is really a cliché that has come to mean “I want you to give me free stuff”. It means “I am tired of paying out of pocket for every hook, Continue Reading
The Three Reasons I Hate Kayak Fishing (A Wife's Story)
By Kim Dye (Craig Dye’s wife – betcha didn’t know he had one of those) When I married a man from south Louisiana, I knew that fishing was in his blood. I figured it was a nice little hobby; one of those hobbies that gives me some time to catch up with my favorite Housewives or Kardashians on the weekends. Continue Reading
Divide Forming in Kayak Fishing?
Contributed by Corey Stansifer Is there a division among kayak anglers currently forming? Is the sport we love growing so uncontrollably that we are now forming sub-groups? Can’t we all just get along? Lately, it seems that everywhere I look at and at every level (local, regional, national), there seems to be a growing division among kayak anglers. From message Continue Reading
Stop Apologizing
Hey, new guy. Don’t be sorry and stop apologizing! At the boat show this weekend, myriad people walked up and chatted for a bit. It was great to talk about rigging and fishing and all the fun things associated with our sport. The recurrent theme that kept coming up was a bashful, almost apologetic air that was taken on Continue Reading
