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What To Do If You Flip Your Kayak
No one expects to flip their fishing kayak, but it's going to happen at some point – no matter wh...
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Basic Kayak Maintenance
If every paddler had their way, kayaks would glide through the years without a scratch or dent to...
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Best Hydration Choices: Staff Picks
Dehydration is a real danger while kayaking – as important a safety concern as wearing a PFD, or ...
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Kayak Fishing Essentials: Staff Picks
So you’ve decided to take the plunge and you're combining your two fave hobbies into one = paddli...
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PFD/ Life Jacket Safety Laws for All 50 States
As we kick off a new year, it's an awesome time to appreciate how kayaking, kayak fishing, and bo...
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How to Use Crank Baits to Catch Bass
Bass live in, and love, grass. Knowing how to kayak fish and catch in grass – while keeping your ...
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How to Kayak Fish in the Fall
From late summer moving into early fall, with its cooler weather, more active fish, chances for s...
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Best Kayak Fishing Tips for Late Summer
Amazing kayak fishing catches from Labor Day through September can transform your summer into the...
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How to Take Better Pictures While Kayaking
Right now is the best time to ensure your summer becomes the most memorable ever by grabbing that...
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How to Catch & Release Fish Safely & Responsibly
Most kayak anglers are 100% focused on the catch every time we hit the water, however, one aspect...
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How to Choose a Cooler for Kayak Fishing
A kayak cooler is an absolute must all the way through autumn if you’re looking to keep your beve...
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How to Kayak With Dogs
The first time you went kayak fishing, you probably had to recall some of your previous training ...
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How to Kayak Camp
One of an outdoor enthusiasts’ and kayak angler's favorite time of year is... camping season! Whe...
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Best Sight Fishing Gear for Shearwater or Cubera
The unique Vibe Summit Seat Perch truly elevates the art of sight-fishing by enabling you to have...
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How to Choose a PFD (Life Jacket)
A personal flotation device – also known as a PFD – gives you more buoyancy to help you stay aflo...
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How to Rig Your Cubera 120
Rigging boats is a pastime in and of itself, providing paddlers the chance to personalize their v...
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How to Choose a Kayak vs SUP for Fishing
Stand up paddle boards (SUPs) offer a ton more open deck space than a traditional fishing kayak s...
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How to Sight Fish on a Kayak
Seeing a huge bass or barricuda snap in skinny water, kick up a plume of sand, and take a bite gi...
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How to Choose a Kayak
When choosing your next kayak – or your first – it’s important to think of the process as being s...
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How to Read a Tide Chart
If you're a kayaker who plans to be out on the ocean with your Shearwater 125, Cubera 120 or Sea ...
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Understanding Your Kayak: the Basics
A kayak – whether for kayak fishing or recreational kayaking – has a lot of different parts, and ...
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How to Store a Kayak
So you bought a kayak (or two) and now you have to figure out where and how to store it. There ar...
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Best Kayak Fishing Lures: Pro Picks
Despite what you may see on a fishing pro’s social media post, there isn’t a perfect lure that wi...
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How to Choose Safety Gear for Kayak Fishing
It's simple: Paddlers equipped with protective gear face less danger if they capsize than those w...
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How to Choose a Kayak Paddle
After the fishing kayak itself, your choice of paddle will have the biggest impact on your perfor...
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How to Choose a Shearwater 125 Pod
Choice; philosophers have written about human choice for centuries, and they never could decide i...
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How to Repair a Kayak Hole or Dent
While Vibes lifetime hull warranty has you covered for any factory defects. Sometimes bad things ...
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How to Kayak Safely: Weather & Boats
As summer unfolds people find themselves flocking to the great outdoors to unwind, and escape the...
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How to Choose a Cartop Kayak Transport Option
Do you know how to transport a fishing kayak safely, comfortably, and easily?
Whether you’re carr...
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How to Reenter a Kayak on the Water
At some point, no matter what type of fishing kayak you have, you are going to flip. A flip might...
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How to Install the Vibe Gravity Rudder
The Vibe Gravity Rudder is truly the next evolution of kayak rudders. It takes steering and track...
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How to Choose a Rod Holder
The first thing many kayak fishing experts do when they get a new boat is begin making it their o...
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How to Choose a Pedal vs Paddle Kayak
When choosing your next fishing kayak – or your first – one of the coolest features you should co...
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How to Install an Anchor Trolley
Seasoned kayak anglers usually do one thing to their boat before putting it on the water for the ...
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How to Install Deck Padding
A popular upgrade to Vibe Kayaks is the Vibe Deck Pad Kit. Deck padding can supply you with a mor...
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How to Master Kayak Angling: Advanced Techniques
Kayak fishing is way more fun than traditional bank or boat fishing, but to max out the fun-facto...
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