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Bevans Welder
W Kayak Fisherman, Texas
-"I rigged out the W kayak and took her out for her maiden
voyage on a Saturday evening. I fished a channel between two
bays. The wind was higher than I anticipated so I tried to fish
the lee side of a causeway. The water was fairly smooth but there
were no fish. So, as I studied the windward side, I debated
whether I should try that much turbulent water or not [the wind was
blowing over an outgoing tide and the sun had already set]. There
were white caps and 2 foot swells. It was bumpy for sure but not
life threatening. Nevertheless, I tried it, something I would not have
done on my sit-on-top.
Bevans and his rigged
W fishing kayak
It was
bouncy, but the W kayak was steady. With the wind and the tide,
the waves were coming at me broad side. I just concentrated on
fishing instead of trying to fight the waves and things were
fine. I had to work to keep myself where I thought the fish
were. As a result, I caught two nice trout. Since, I only
allotted a couple of hours for the trip, I had to quit while the fish
were still biting.
On the way in, I passed a fisherman in the calmer water who had seen me
turn around in the kayak earlier. He said, "That was really
cool. No more repositioning the anchor for you!" I replied,
"Right you are!" He really liked the W kayak. As I left
him, I stood up and paddled a while, never looking back to catch his
gaze...
This picture is entitled "Dad showing the first two
fish he caught in his new kayak".
Note the basket attached in the front of the cockpit , and the way the
paddle is attached between the hulls for car topping.
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One
of the things that I really like about this kayak, and there are many
things I like, is that I can store all of my gear in it after each
trip. That way, when I an ready to go out, I don't have to hunt
around
for everything. I just load the kayak in the truck and go [which
is
what I did Tuesday morning before daylight]. I had an hour or so
to
fish and so I just paddled out, watched a beautiful sunrise, fished a
while and was at the trainer's by 8 o'clock for my morning
workout. Too cool!!
You can haul all of your tackle and stuff, carry an extra rod, sit when
you need a rest, stand when you are stalking fish and anchor when you
are "on 'em."
Bevans and his daughter Skeeter
Last time we
we went fishing it was a windy day and the fish were scattered on the
flat. I had no trouble handling the W in the wind. It
tracked beautifully no matter which direction I was heading. I
made a long run with the wind, trying to find fish. I stood up in
the boat and used the paddle like a tiller. We covered lots of
water that way but never saw the fish we were looking for.
The W is
great - we have been really busy this summer so I have had it out few
times. - I adapted to standing and paddling on this particular trip -
we were having trouble finding fish - so I stood up to "see" them
better - interestingly, I caught an undersized trout while retrieving
an artificial bait and saw the fish hit the lure - that's something
that I would not have been able to do while sitting in my old
sit-on-top kayak.
Thanks for
the W kayak. It is truly a great kayak.
-Bevans"
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"The
photos aren't really all that good - when we are fishing, we are
fishing, and so I usually have the rod in my hand and not the camera -
The night picture is from my first trip out in the W - that was
unforgettable - the other photos were taken by one of our daughters [in
the wide sit-on-top kayak] and one of our friends [in his SOT fishing
kayak] on the last trip out it was a beautiful day but fishing was slow
- we enjoyed the ride nevertheless.
By
the way, our son did a lot of winter trout fishing when he was still
living at home. He had to wear cumbersome waders to keep warm and
dry
in the sit-on-top. He would have loved to fish in the W kayak."
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