KAYAKING & RAFTING

In a field of kayak designs cluttered with bells and whistles, Crescent’s LiteTackle II sets out to stand in contrast. Building on five years of feedback from paddlers and anglers of their flagship model, Crescent was patient in rolling out a successor. Now, the wait is over, as brand founder James Derbecker shows us in

In fishing, the thin line between failure and success is literally a thin line. Monofilament, fluorocarbon or braided, the right fishing line makes the difference between landing a lunker or watching the fish swim away with your favorite lure. But there’s more to fishing line than tensile strength and strand count. With so much riding

Get ready,” I tell the girls. It’s 7:29 a.m. My eyes are fixed on the official boat, where a flag will signal the race start any second, sending us on an 18-mile trek down the Kona coast. Birds fly overhead, probably curious about the 128 forty-foot-long canoes lined up like colorful matchsticks on the brilliant,

[embedded content] Published on October 20th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Follow the Eggstream team as they venture through the UK and Scotland. Here on episode 4 of their trip, they discover 2 classic Scottish rivers including the Clyde and the Leny! Tags: clyde river, eggstream, leny river, scotland, whitewater

The text from my girlfriend arrived: “Really? Another one?” I didn’t need an emoji to feel her eyes rolling. We’d been strategizing about how to store our kayak fleet—which is really my kayak fleet and her one all-purpose Romany. The “do we need six kayaks between us?” had just become seven because I’d just picked

Kayak anglers understand, anytime we launch into the ocean we are sharing the water with impressive beings. It’s part of what makes ocean fishing such a magnificent experience. Because of this, we often see footage of sharks and anglers. But the footage is usually a headcam point-of-view. Thanks to the drone footage of Carlos Gauna,

You’re at the kayak shop and you just dropped $3,000 on a pimped out pedal boat. Another $150 comes out of your pocket for the fanciest life vest in the store. Before you head to the register, the salesperson asks, “What about a paddle?” You look at your new pedals, propeller and rudder then laugh

[embedded content] Published on October 18th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Follow Bren Orton on his yearly tour of the Uk’s best whitewater courses! Starting at the legendary Olympic course at Lee Valley Whitewater Center ! Tags: bren orton, palm equipment, park jam, senders, tour, UK

[embedded content] Published on October 18th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Follow Adrian Mattern from the Senders on a lap of the classic Kopilli river in beautiful Meghalaya, India. There is a huge crew out there this year, prepare for some juicy footage over the next month! Tags: Adrian Mattern, big water, gopro, india, Meghalaya,

[embedded content] Published on October 18th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Sweet edit made by Tom Dolle of kayakers training at this year’s Oetz Trophy! It’s never too late to look back at this epic event! Thanks again to the organizers, sponsors and all who attended. Awaiting next year! Tags: austria, events, oetz trophy, tom

@anriremi 馬力の巨人。第2話「水上の馬力」 ♬ 紅蓮の弓矢 (from ”進撃の巨人”) – mu-ray When Remi Anri Doi, a member of the Japanese national handball team, posted a video to TikTok earlier in October of himself kayaking while holding a 360-camera in his teeth the views soared. The lens of the Insta360 X3 produces a warped, fish-eye like perspective. The result

In 1995, I hit the beach in Vancouver after spending 171 days in a canoe. In a moment, it dawned on me: I was ruined for life. The goal—the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow—was to be the first to paddle across Canada in a single season. Once we succeeded in

I’d love to win this package!!! I’m so eager to get going on paddleboarding. I’ve been a water person my entire life, family sailboats, long distance sea kayaking, sea kayak guiding in Antarctica (14 seasons, 55 trips, I’ve taken over 1300 people kayaking there and in the Arctic), paddling a Hornbeck canoe with my doggo.

[embedded content] Published on October 16th, 2022 | by Kayak Session « When the Wenatchee is running anything over 8-9000cfs the play run starts to come to life. I haven’t play boated much in the last 15 years of my paddling, but I still enjoy it as much as I did when I was competing and

[embedded content] Published on October 16th, 2022 | by Kayak Session 5 UK kayakers made the long trek up to the Western Highlands of Scotland. Never had they seen so much rain in a week… Check out this edit of all the classic runs! Tags: #creeking, highlands, scotland, whitewater