fishing
This Fish is so Big It Might Sink Me
02.07.2013
It’s late in a July day, almost time to head in. Hawaii-born Devin Hallingstad is alone a mile off the beach, Kona-side, fishing comfortably from his pedal-powered Hobie Mirage Revolution. As kayaks go it isn’t large, just 13 feet long and 28 inches wide. It’s rated to carry 350 pounds, but Hallingstad has added amas (outriggers) to bump up the capacity.
Heavy Mettle: The Greatest Kayak Catches
02.07.2013
Before we get to the good stuff, this note. With no worldwide organization to sanction record kayak fishing catches, the big-fish frontier is a wild west of rumor carried on the salt wind, celebrated by grassroots word of mouth and Internet dispatches. There are other kayak catches in this class, but lacking a trip to a certified scale, any objective ranking is forever out of reach.
Hobie Crowns a World Fishing King
12.10.2012
Mood took on 41 other competitors assembled from Hobie’s far-flung pro staff network to become winner of the second annual Hobie Fishing World Championship, the first held on U.S. shores. They came for a not-so-traditional Texas fishing throw down centered on an American angling obsession, the largemouth bass.
College Fishing is in Session
11.27.2012
Drew Gregory brings the Final Four to kayak fishing by introducing a progressive collegiate kayak angling series this spring.
The Home Stretch
09.12.2012
Catching up with Ohio’s Josh Tart, who set off on his fishing kayak 15 months ago to complete the 6,000-mile Great Loop around the eastern United States, nearing the end of journey.
Want a Free Kayak?
05.01.2012
Here’s your chance to win a brand new Ocean Kayak Prowler Big Game Fishing Kayak.
Best In Show: Canoecopia 2012
03.13.2012
Here are C&K’s picks for the top five new pieces of trend-setting paddling gear at this year’s Canoecopia trade show.
Bizarre Rescue in the Gulf
01.10.2012
Rory O’Connor, from Bellingham, Wash., was kayak fishing on Saturday afternoon near the Southwest Florida’s scenic and popular Siesta Key beach, when he spotted Barney, a Hungarian Vizsla, and started trying to put the pieces together.
Home for the Holidays
12.23.2011
For Tart, an upstart long-distance kayaker and recent college grad who sketched out the Paddle For Wells expedition as a 15-month paddling and fishing epic in support of World Vision’s clean water initiatives in Africa, the shakedown on the Ohio was unraveling fast. “This whole thing is new to me,” Tart said in a telephone interview earlier this week. “A lot of professional instructors set out on these trips and they’ve got a system down and can really cover the miles. I’ve been hunting, fishing, canoeing and kayaking most of my life, but I’m a total amateur at something like this. The fun has been getting out there and learning.”
Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.25.2011
BIG WATER. Anglers read these two words differently than other kayakers. For the fish-obsessed, the term elicits visions of powerful dynamos with turbocharged tails, ocean denizens such as yellowtail, striped bass, tuna and even marlin.
Cobra Kayaks Marauder – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
Get this straight right from the start: This is a new Marauder, a meaner machine than the predecessor that shared its name.
Native Watercraft Manta Ray Angler 14 – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
Is it wrong to love a boat for the seat? If it is, we’re in trouble.
Fluid Kayaks Bamba – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
South Africa’s Fluid Kayaks has launched the Bamba, its first purpose-built fishing kayak.
Ocean Kayak Trident Ultra 4.7 – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
Built and bred for the ocean, Ocean Kayak’s own supremely well-equipped New Zealand import stands out.
Hobie Mirage Revolution – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
This pedal-powered dynamo hit the ocean-going sweet spot from Day One.
Wilderness Systems Tarpon 160 – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
The Tarpon name is a proud one reaching back to the early days of the modern kayak fishing movement.
Gone Fishin’
07.18.2011
On Saturday, July 23, kayaker Josh Tart will set off on the Ohio River in Cincinnati on one of North America’s classic water routes. The so-called “Great Loop” traces the perimeter of the eastern United States. What sets Tart’s expedition apart from the countless pleasure boaters and odd sea kayakers and canoeists…
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