KayakFishNation.com is proud to welcome ‘Kayak Kevin’ Whitley to the team. Kevin will be bringing us news, rumors, fish reports, videos, gear reviews and more from the East Coast. Kevin is from Chesapeake Bay, Va and will be Kayak Fish Nation’s East Coast voice. Kevin was recently featured in “Game On” a full feature kayak [...]
A law that was originally passed in 2004 and since renewed through 2010 allows consumers to deduct state sales tax paid on recreational boat purchases from their federal tax return. In today’s market, where every dollar counts in the eyes of the consumer, it is a good idea to make your friends aware of this [...]
We’re hosting the 2009 Oceanside Harbor Paddle Fest with some great support from the city of Oceanside, the Oside Chamber, Hobie Kayaks, Hobie Standup Paddleboards, the Oceanside Outrigger club, Thule and more. Saturday April 25th, 10a-3p, we’ll have Hobie kayak and standup paddleboard demos, outrigger demos, seminars, how-to sessions, on the water tours and lots [...]
Famous Drew and Nate headed to the Fred Hall Fishing and Tackle show in Long Beach and San Diego California to document some of the booths and interview some players in the tackle industry. Here’s the first of 4 or 5 videos from the show
Check this: Who needs big boats? Try kayak fishing The Star Telegram in Ft Worth, TX published this gem. It’s an interview/introduction piece about the sport with Dean and Jennifer Thomas. Dean is a hero in kayak fishing who runs a full-time kayak fishing charter business on the gulf coast of Texas. They paint a very realistic [...]
UPDATE: We were asked to remove the picture of the Hobie Pro Angler from the site. Apparently it’s not finished yet and nobody wants it mis-represented before a final product is released. Sorry! We now return you to the previously posted artists rendering…
The last two days have been busy here – Nate’s video about the [...]
Hobie has started shipping their 2009 line of kayaks and there are two major upgrades that are very cool. The “Click and Go” system for holding the Mirage Drive is a huge improvement. The system was first introduced on the inflatable series last year but has been beefed up and made battle-ready for the 2009 [...]
A newer organization to bring the worlds of kayak fishing and non-profit or community assistance has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The grant is to support a program called “Heroes on the Water” that is designed to help wounded vets get some time on the water in kayaks.
They started by [...]
Outdoor Retailer Show is on this week in Utah and I really wish we were there. But we ain’t so we have to reach out to the network of spies sneaking around and taking pictures of things they shouldn’t be taking pictures of. Hobie is showing off a pre-production model of their new boat they’re [...]
NetNewsLedger.com from Thunder Bay, ONT has a very well done overview of the sport. The first 4 paragraphs are the kind of article you can print off and hand to someone who doesn’t understand the concept of kayak fishing at all. The next several paragraphs are a Hobie pedal love-fest and then the author, Gary [...]