Wayne T.
W Kayak Fisherman
Florida
Wayne is a W fisherman from Florida with a remarkable sense for design and the technical skills to carry through his plans. He turned his W Fishing Kayak into an outrigger canoe style boat.
-"I wanted to let you know about my W boat, it is great.
To me this boat is a means to catch more and bigger bass. This is the best one man fishing boat I've ever used and I have tried them all...
I know younger people have better balance than some of us old guys.
I stand in my W but being 68 year old I wanted a little more stability when fishing, and I didn't want to worry about tipping over."
 Wayne's DIY outrigger 2007 W kayak - canoe, fully rigged for fishing "When I'm in the boat these
outriggers barely touch water level and create very little drag.
I painted the outriggers with Krylon Fusion spray paint"  Note Wayne's Mohawk canoe paddle in the cockpit "I used 4 inch thin wall PVC pipe for
outriggers and elbows on each end. Instead of using the heavy end
caps on the elbows I cut discs to fit inside the elbows and glued them
in, then siliconed the seams.
I cut disc on my CNC router and got perfect fits - they are 1/4 in thick and very light. I used thick walled 3/4 in for the crossbars. I put the center of outriggers 6.5 inches out from edge of boat, that way I can paddle canoe style and not hit them. My plan for new rod holders is to control drift or paddle a Carolina rig in deeper water. I have developed my own Carolina rig which doesn't hang up and comes thru grass great." |
Photography: Wayne Taylor
Wayne caught this fish while standing up in his W boat.
Wayne's fully rigged 2007 fishing outrigger kayak (canoe) - front view
Another stand up shot of a bass caught by Wayne.
Note that sometime the rod holders are in the frond and sometime in the back - The W's full front and back symmetry allows to switch between fishing styles.