From: We Three

Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 6:34 AM

Subject: RE: Info for Kayak Order for USA

Hi Marie and Sam
 
Just to let you know that we have tried the engine out on a local lake and it is absolutely great.  Just what Ray needed.  it fits perfectly and he has got the hang of the steering and controls!  Very easy to use and will suit the job brilliantly.
 
thanks again for all your help
here's to a decent summer and plenty of bass fishing
 
kind regards
 
Lisa

 

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By: Robert J. Wiebel, DriGrip Kayak Fishing Team Member & Director of Fishing Products – July 20, 2008

July 16th through the 18th the American Sportfishing Association held its annual ICAST sportfishing trade show, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This show is where the “Who's-Who” of the global sportfishing industry gather to show their fishing products.  Pure Fishing, Johnson Outdoors, Shimano, Rapala, Pinnacle Fishing, and Daiwa just to name a few. As for fishing lures, there were just too many to count. There was booth after booth of rod and reel companies from all over the world. With all these booths filled to the brim with fishing products, one would think that one of the fishing market's fastest growing segments would be present - kayak fishing. Well it was not. I only saw few companies that had products one could recognize as designed for kayakers. There were Hobie, Malibu, Emotion/ Shakespeare Kayaks and  Island Hopper Kayak Motor Mounts 

I did have the opportunity to visit with the folks from Island Hopper Outboards. Their booth was directly across from our booth beside Pinnacle Fishing. This small St. Petersburg, Florida company, has developed a trolling motor mount that utilized the two typical rod holders on fishing kayaks. It comes in two versions, a universal and a pelican mount. They also sell a mini-min-kota trolling motor with an additional rudder to keep the kayak running straight when under power. This may be a solution for kayak fisherman who want to venture long distances that paddling will not offer. Their web site is http://www.islandhopperoutboards.com/.

 ICAST 2008 was a great trade show except for the fact that the kayak industry was under represented. The worldwide kayak fishing community, needs to do a better job of communicating our kayak fishing needs to resellers of kayak fishing equipment like e stores Kayak Fishing Gear and Kayak Fishing Stuff and big box stores like Bass Pro, Dicks, Gander Mountain, and Cabalas who in turn will motivate manufacturing companies both big and small to develop new kayak fishing products for all of us.

 

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Lester Ronalds

 

funnnnnn, oh did I say real fun, seriously,great gaget.

 

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Meir Roysenblum

 

 

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FishFinder

 

You guys made my day, I'm 64, I've had 2 operations on my shoulder and thought I'll never be using my yak(Malibu), infact I tried to list it on craigs list and had no luck and after several weeks of listing, I did a google search for a motorized kayak and found several companies with add on kits and  then by accident I came across your site and called you guys for more questions as I was hesitant to just buy it out right. You were professionals and explained to me how the kit works and spent  frankly a long time on the phone with me and my never ending questions and I appreciated it As you told me and you were right, it did fit out of the box, took me a few minutes to assemble without needing to drill nor do any preparations to my kayak. Your price was very affordable, just what it would of cost me to make my self without the trouble of labor. Thanks again guys, good luck and I hope you sell millions.  

Frank McKeson

 

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Sam

 It runs fine. Won't water test for a few weeks though. On that site search "aquapods" and you should see where your motors were discussed. thanks again.

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 Gus Bianchi