Cruise FD Pike fishing by Sam Baxter | Jun 1, 2018 | Cruise FD, Fishing, Internationalisation, UKRecently I took delivery of my new Cruise FD, been wanting to try fishing from a pedal kayak for sometime so was very happy when this bad boy arrived! I tried it for some Trout fishing but I bought it for my Pike fishing so was keen to give it a proper test. We...
Fly fishing from my new FD by Sam Baxter | May 29, 2018 | Cruise FD, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, UKEarlier in the month it was my birthday, the one rule I have about being self employed is I don’t work my birthday! With that in mind a trip out on my newly delivered Cruise FD was in order! I decided to do some fly fishing for Rainbow Trout, not something I do...
Calling all female freestyle kayakers- I challenge you too….. by Claire OHara | May 16, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesCheck out this highlights video I made 4 years ago!!! Worlds rides don’t just happen they take years of hard work luckily in the sport of freestyle kayaking those years of hard work are awesome fun. During an epic session on an amazing perfect flood water hole...
NFL Kick Off 2018 by Mike Shaw | Apr 26, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesLast Friday night was the NFL kickoff event! Now I’m fully aware we still have another five months before the actual NFL season kicks off and this is an article on kayaking and not an article about my love of an entirely different sport. So why am I talking about the...
The Start of Summer by Mark Radcliffe | Apr 26, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, UKOne of the first signs of summer on the U.K. fishing scene is the much-anticipated arrival of the bream. The inshore reefs can be devoid of fish over the spring, but then with one tide a few bream start to show and over the next few days they arrive in numbers. The...
In search of BIG Perch by Sam Baxter | Apr 19, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, UKIt was a cold rainy day in late March and we were boarding a flight from the UK to Spain, the mission was to find some of the BIG Perch we’d been hearing about. A short 1hr 40min flight and we were touching down in a nice sunny Spain, our guide was waiting for...
Hurley Classic 2018 by Mike Shaw | Apr 18, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe Hurley classic is the number one freestyle event in the UK. Now in its 29th year, I have attended in previous years and it is great to see it grow year on year, more competitors and more competitions to take part in, with a wider draw. It now attracts competitors...
In search of BIG Perch VIDEO by Sam Baxter | Apr 14, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, UK, VideoA video from my visit to Spain fishing for BIG Perch, Zander and Pike...
World Championships with Claire O – Day 1 – Squirt Boating by Claire OHara | Mar 18, 2018 | Australia, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, UK, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups Squirt Boating was a massive day and the perfect start for the competition. For many it was a day off, a day to enjoy the surrounding area and support friends and team mates as they took their turn to compete. For everyone involved the squirt boating class it...
A meander for a Zander! by John Ord | Dec 8, 2017 | Fishing, Internationalisation, UKI hadn’t been on the water for a couple of months over the summer, but with our newest edition to the family settled in nicely, fishing was back on the menu! I decided a road trip was in order, and Zander was the target species. I headed south, to Rutland water...
A Guide to River Piking by Mark Radcliffe | Nov 11, 2017 | Fishing, Internationalisation, UKOctober is traditionally the start of the winter piking season, and a time that I usually change my approach from lures to dead baits. Over the last couple of seasons I have had plenty of big double figure fish from the Norfolk Broads and the river Thames, but...
Big Kayak Skate by Mark Radcliffe | Oct 5, 2017 | Fishing, Internationalisation, UKA quick video edit of catching large Common Skate on the kayak. These fish were averaging 100lb or more and had to be hauled up from depths up to 450ft. Baits were huge, often a couple of pollack lashed together and tipped off with a few big octopus. This is a bucket...
