Learn How to Stern Squirt with Stephen Wright! by stephenwright | Dec 11, 2019 | Antix, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionLearn How to Stern Squirt with Stephen Wright. Want to finally learn to spin around on your stern like all the cool kids? Want to finally unlock to potential of your trendy half-slice river runner? Want to make the river your playground??? Check out my latest...
River Safety Experiment: Underwater Color Visibility by stephenwright | Mar 5, 2019 | Video, WhitewaterAfter being around a few, and reading reports of many whitewater entrapment accidents, I noticed something. Rescuers regularly report that they struggled to see the trapped paddler underwater, even when they were within a few feet of them. This often complicates...
Boat Control will help you catch more fish by stephenhrynewycz | Jan 31, 2019 | Coosa FD, FishingBoat control, like a perfectly placed cast, will help you catch more fish. You want to get in position with a stealthy approach and maintain that position. In some situations on a body of water that means getting there with my kayak, parking it and wading to get to...
My Other Fishing Kayak by stephenhrynewycz | Jan 2, 2019 | Fishing, Recreational/Touring, TupeloI wrote earlier on how to find new fishing waters. This is an update on using a sit inside kayak to help with the scouting. I use a Jackson Tupelo to scout out new waters. Why a Tupelo? It has the same comfortable frame style seat like my fishing kayaks. It’s very...
My New Coosa FD – Do I like it? by stephenhrynewycz | Dec 27, 2018 | Coosa FD, FishingHere is one kayak that I was expecting not to like. Why? Because, I have paddled a canoe, boat, or kayak since I started fishing when I was 13. I try not to carry any prejudice against anything or anyone as I go through the years but, let’s face it we all have some...
Scout New Water Kayak and Fishing Trips by stephenhrynewycz | Dec 17, 2018 | FishingSooner or later you will want to fish new water or plan a trip to paddle new water with your kayak. How do you make the choice of where to paddle or fish? If you are new to kayak fishing, keeping the trips close to home is a good starting point. As you get more...
Put a Spin on it. by stephenhrynewycz | Dec 10, 2018 | Coosa FD, Fishing Everyone has their favorite go-to lure that they just wouldn’t go without. For me that lure is a straight in-line spinner. After all the shortest distance between two points is a straight line (You and the Fish), and nothing does that faster than an...
Easy to make First Aid and Survival kit to put in your kayak by stephenhrynewycz | Dec 4, 2018 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing SubjectsEasy to make First Aid and Survival kit to put in your kayak Ever since I was 13 years old I’ve been going on fishing trips that last from a day to a week or more. Over those many years I have found that you will eventually need some form of first aid and some form of...
Stephen Wright’s Freestyle Fundamentals video #4: the Lean Clean by stephenwright | Sep 7, 2018 | Instructional, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesThis video teaches you to do the ULTIMATE freestyle fundamentals skill drill: the Lean Clean. This exercise will help you learn to do so many freestyle tricks: cartwheels, splitwheels, stern squirts, blunts, back blunts, air screw take-offs, pan ams, back pan...
Stephen Wright’s Freestyle Fundamentals Video #3: horizonal spinning by stephenwright | Sep 3, 2018 | Instructional, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesThis is the third video in my Freestyle Fundamentals video series. This focuses in on spinning the boat horizontally using forward and reverse sweeps. As always, practicing these skills in the flatwater will make you learn faster and help you to have more fun in a...
Freestyle Fundamentals Instructional Video with Stephen Wright #2 by stephenwright | Aug 29, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Instructional, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesCheck out the second video in my “freestyle fundamentals” video series! This one focuses on edge control, balance, and bracing. These drills will help you improve your ability stay upright, and to brace the boat to flat quickly and...
Check out this Freestyle Fundamentals Instructional video with Stephen Wright #1 by stephenwright | Jul 28, 2018 | Instructional, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesWant to learn to have more fun in a playboat? Check out my 3-part series on flatwater drills that will take you to the next level. These videos will focus on the fundamentals of freestyle kayaking with a series of fun warm-up drills to build the skills to...
