Hobie Announces Top Gun Program ~ Giant halibut in Kodiak Island, Alaska

Playak News Flash - February 28, 2015
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News Watch Headlines Hobie Announces Top Gun Program Kayak Angler Magazine - Hobie has announced a new team, an elite group of fiercely driven kayak anglers: the Hobie Top Guns. The group of anglers will be sharing species-specific kayak fishing techniques and tactics that they have had great success with in order to educate and share information about catching different species of fish. Giant halibut in Kodiak Island, Alaska Kokatat Blog - Fishing from the kayak in my home waters of Northern California, I was amazed at how much more comfortable and practical using a dry suit could be, as compared to my former wetsuit/splash jacket combination. I've been kayak fishing in dry suits for over ten years now. Multiple guide trips to Alaska have reinforced my preference. All aglow in the Lynn of Lorn. SeaKayakPhoto.com - Our winter adventure was now nearing its end. The sun was well down as we continued our exploration of the sheltered waters of Port Ramsay at the NE end of Lismore. Olympic Medalists Launch Golden Season ICF - This week sees the start of a thrilling 'golden' season on the Olympic course at Lee Valley White Water Centre for Britain's top canoe slalom athletes, with a home World Championships for the first time in 20 years and the ultimate prize of a Rio 2016 Olympic place up for grabs. A challenge to kayak after becoming a mummy Nikki Rekman - Lori Neufeld pursues kayaking even though she is a young Mom with a young baby. She explains that it's challenging for young Mom's to come out kayaking when there is a baby to handle but thankfully there are many people who baby sit for her while she goes kayaking. Being a parent takes a toll, and there are less opportunities to pursue some fun stuff like getting outdoors, exercising etc., yet Lori manages it. Atta Girl, super paddler mummy… IFA Kayak Fishing Tour 2015 Opener Kayak Angler Magazine - Inshore anglers from across Florida and surrounding regions will converge at Punta Gorda, Florida, March 7-8, for the season-opening events for the 2015 IFA Redfish Tour Presented by Cabela's and IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing. O'Neill Launches New Global Brand Campaign Unreasonable Standup Journal - Today, O'Neill, the legendary surf company founded by Jack O'Neill in Santa Cruz, California, launches their new global brand campaign, unreasonable expectations since 1952. SUPing the Upper San Juan SUP for the Soul - Here's a little video from an Upper San Juan trip I took in October. It's got a couple of rapids, some catch on the fly waves, and lots of good times on the river. YakAttack VISIcarbon Pro: VisiCarbon Pro YakAngler - I was fortunate enough to get the VisiCarbon Pro for a Christmas present (my girlfriend is the bomb!). I have used it several times since then. Folded up this thing takes up hardly any room. Extended it is just the right height to let others know you are around, but not so high as to harm your night vision. The 2 LED bulbs are bright enough, but I would think YA would have made the cone out of a clear acrylic. Brazilian Canoeing benefits from home Olympics ICF - Canoeing has earned a multi-professional place to prepare to Rio 2016 in Curitiba. Athletes of Sprint Canoe have the chance to been monitored to develop their performance. International Paddling Film Festival Coming to Virginia ACA - The ACA presents the 10th Annual Reel Paddling Film Festival at the Byrd Theatre (2908 West Cary Street, Richmond, VA) on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 2:00 pm (doors open at 1:30 pm). The Reel Paddling Film Festival is an international film tour presenting the world's best whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, SUP and kayak fishing action and paddling lifestyle films of the year on screens in 100-plus cities across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. Flying Fisherman Sunbandit YakAngler - I am a big fan of the buff style headwear. I wear them when it is cold or hot, at work or when I am on the water. They fit perfectly under my hard hat at work and keep me protected. Toledo'S Water Crisis Federal and State Responses American Rivers - One August 2nd, 2014 over 400,000 Toledo residents were warned not to use their tap water because an algal bloom parked over the city's water intake in western Lake Erie had made the water toxic. Rivers on the Rise with Mcquade Andrade SUP Magazine - Back in the day, his great grandfather surfed North Shore and was buddies with Duke Kahanamoku. Now, McQuade Andrade takes his heritage to the river. Born in Hawaii, thirteen-year-old McQuade now lives in Ogden, Utah, and continues his family's surfing tradition hundreds of miles from the ocean. LA Waterkeeper adds iSUP Racing Category to Annual Stand Up for Clean Water Event SUP Examiner - The Los Angeles Waterkeeper has added a separate category for inflatable SUPs (iSUP) racing in the short course at their fourth annual Stand Up for Clean Water event on 18 April at Paradise Cove in Malibu, California.

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