Keeping warm while out fishing ~ Hobie Fishing Euro's – Lacanau, France

Playak News Flash - October 14, 2015
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News Watch Headlines Keeping warm while out fishing Palm Blogs - Right now in the sun is shining in the west of Ireland and it looks like autumn is the new summer, but winter is well on the way. It's mild enough to fish in the bib and brace combo of my Ion bib pants, I did notice that water temperatures are starting to drop and coarse fish are responding by shoaling up for the winter. 101 Surf Sports Oktoberfest Paddle Race Recap Sup Currents - While I wish I had gone to the Pacific Paddle Games at Doheny in Dana Point I was doing the next best thing, racing at the 101 Surf Sports Oktoberfest Paddle Race. The guys (Cort and David) have mastered the art of putting on a very well run race with on time race starts, timely results, and of course good food & beer. Hobie Fishing Euro's – Lacanau, France Palm Blogs - In my twenty-sixth year a mate and I had decided to hike down to Lacanau on the west coast of France. Padlewoo video contest Deadline extended!! PaddleWoo - Padlewoo video contest, participants stand to win $3000 for best surfing video. Now the deadline for submitting videos for the contest is extended to December 4th, 2015. It is going to be exciting as some amazing surfing entries are coming, a software solution for handling the voting is to be put in place, meanwhile people can submit their surf video entries till December 4th !! A bounce in St. Philips Tony Paradise - Saturday was wet and with winds southerly at 25 knots gusting to 35.  Not very appealing.  Sunday the winds veered SW and blowing at 20 with gusts to 25. 575/8/5 Jackson Kayak - 575 miles driven one way. 8 hours in a truck. 5 redfish caught that day. All worth it. When you get a hall pass, you take the hall pass. Not sure that either one of us thought about what to do with it. Samantha's Summer Top 5 Jackson Kayak - Although this summer has been quite busy in my day to day life, this summer's adventures kept me just as busy. As fall is officially here and I'm getting ready to set my winter hit list I have been reflecting on my recent trips. Don't Be Fooled By Hydropower Industry Talking Points American Rivers - Think hydropower is green? Think the hydro industry has your best interests in mind? Brittany Parker…Surf West Virginia Badfish SUP - Team Rider Brittany Parker checked in during her fall wanderings with a trip report from her stop in West Virginia. The first three photos are courtesy of Scott Martin. Diagonal Ledges is the kind of wave the Badfish River Surfer was made for. West Virginia has an unexpected surf scene with a handful of waves and, so far, Diagonal Ledges on the Lower Gauley takes the cake. And You Have to Believe in Wilderness PaddlingLight - While we usually don't post just quotes here, this one has to be one of the best. Kirk was the founder of the Canadian Canoe Museum, located in Peterborough, Ontario. I had the pleasure of listening to a presentation of his once and meeting him afterward. This quote really sums up for me what life is about. Standup for the Cure receives the coveted SUP Magazine Award for Top Philanthropic Effort at Standup Paddling Industry Showcase hosted by SUP The Mag Standup For The Cure - SUP Magazine presented Standup for the Cure with an award for TOP Philanthropic Effort for the series. Pacific Paddle Games Day 2 Distance Race Photos and Results SUP Magazine - The pro distance races on day two of the Pacific Paddle Games presented by Salt Life gave spectators some of the most exhilarating finishes we've seen yet this season. Race Round Up – August and September 2015 SUPboarder - It would seem that UK paddlers do not know the meaning of the word 'rest' with yet more racing home and abroad. Here is the SUPboarder Race Round Up for August and September 2015. A Look At First Descents unsponsored - Dagger athlete Brad Ludden takes you inside the amazing world of First Descents, an organization designed to get cancer fighters and survivors into kayaks. Blame Laird? How about Credit Laird. Final Interview segment 4 of 4 Distressed Mullet - We ask Laird Hamilton about Blame Laird and how he feels when he looks around at what the sport has become: the industry, culture, and community.

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