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The world's top paddling news in week 09, 2017.

News Watch 7 River Safety Essentials To Take On The River Rapid Magazine Blog - Responsible river runners usually take some formal swiftwater rescue training. At the end of the course they then purchase rescue gear to carry on the river. Most commonly, I see paddlers carrying around a pin kit for rescuing wrapped boats. While this kit is valuable, it shouldn’t be the only emergency gear paddlers carry on the river. In addition to essentials like a PFD and spare paddle, there are a few other basic and often forgotten items every whitewater paddler should carry for safer boating. Expedition Icon: Verlen Kruger Canoe Roots - Verlen Kruger canoed the full length of the Mississippi River several times over his 82 years. For most people, just one trip would provide bragging rights to last a lifetime. Kruger wasn’t most people. With expeditions crisscrossing the entire Western Hemisphere, Kruger paddled more than 100,000 miles. That’s more than 42 runs of the Mississippi River, or four trips around the equator. At 41 years old, he started canoeing. He spent the next 41 years making up for lost time. Dispelling five familiar, false facts about canoeists Canoe Roots - After a decade of columns in this space dedicated to the history, heritage, esoterica and minutiae of canoeing, written for paddlers and would-be paddlers, it occurred to me that there might be people out there who are non-paddlers. Maybe the spouses or children of readers, who might pick up Canoeroots out of curiosity or from self-preservation having to share living space with a person who goes on and on about all things canoe. For the benefit of these folk, here’s a debunker’s guide to the paddling mythosphere. 4 Yoga Poses For Kayakers In The Off Season Adventure Kayak - Slippery sidewalks, days and nights spent inside, and constant daydreaming about the summer paddling season too often define the cold winter months. As this pattern repeats itself, tension begins to build in the body and mind. A regular yoga practice can help melt away any physical stress and bring the mind back to the present from its almost magnetic attraction to the paddling season. Fishing truck still good one if you can load you kayak and gear Kayak Angler Magazine - Here the truck has lost paint and broken in many places and looks sad but still it holds kayak and gear, so it’s a good truck for this kayak angler. Good kayak fishing transportation isn’t just functional, it makes a life- style statement. Right now this kayak angler's school going daughter may not appreciate the truck that in spite all its damaged and broken appearance still can transport fishing kayak but when she starts kayak fishing her outlook on the truck may change. Revolution in Fishing Kayak Kayak Angler Magazine - In Kayak fishing there has been evolution, from Paddle kayak to pedal kayak and motorised kayak. Check out how it all began and the companies that spear headed this trend in this article. Jackson Antix Jackson Kayak - The new Jackson Antix has been getting a bunch of attention since it was released a couple of months ago. My local kayak shop, The Kayak Shed in Hood River, OR has been nice and let me take it out a few times. Jamaica by Kayak: Island Bound Canoe Kayak - David Munger and David Morgan may have similar names, but they’re trying for something unique: the first-ever sea kayak circumnavigation of Jamaica. We’ve covered Jamaica circumnavigation attempts before, but none have been successful. This knowledge makes the prospect all the more enticing to the Davids, who say they’re prepared to brave Jamaica’s rough waters. Here’s the first post in their ongoing series APP World Tour- Sunset Beach Pro Middle Rounds Update and Gallery SUP Magazine - Lighter winds, clear skies, and a solid swell greeted competitors on Day Three of the eighth annual Sunset Beach Pro, the inaugural season opener for the new APP World Tour. With an opportunity to advance into the late rounds on the line, stakes were high as the world’s best paddlers faced off against each other in the formidable arena. NSP Surf X SUP Magazine - The NSP Surf X is a versatile board that you’ll likely want to consider adding to your quiver. We recently field tested the board and after putting it through a range of different conditions, the results came back positive. How can I improve? Simon Wyndham - Improving skills in kayaking is a subject that comes up often. I know some may be thinking as they read this article Who does this fool with no pieces of paper to his name think that he is? Kayak Fishing - Advanced Topwater Tips Jackson Kayak - I imagine a ten pound trophy bass busting a topwater bait. How about a 40 inch northern pike, or a giant tarpon spraying salt water everywhere? Any surface hit, even that of a trout or maybe a spawning hand sized bluegill makes for an instant memory and a fish tale. While there are an enormous amount of ways to fool a fish, there’s no denying topwater action has no parallel. Utah proposing to eliminate throw bag for throwable PFD rule for rafters Am. Whitewater - The state of Utah is  proposing to eliminate their current rule that allows boaters to bring a throw bag on trips instead of a throwable personal flotation device. Federal Coast Guard rules require that all boats greater than 16 feet in length contain a throwable PFD. Mark Rose Wins Two FLW Tour Events in a Row Ultimate Bass - General Tire pro Mark Rose of West Memphis, Arkansas, brought a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 9 ounces to the scale Sunday to win $125,000 at the FLW Tour at Lake Travis presented by Quaker State. Rose’s four-day total of 20 bass weighing 59-2 was enough to edge second-place angler Bryan Thrift of Shelby, North Carolina, by a mere 12 ounces. Best Whitewater Trips in the Ozarks Canoe Kayak - Culled from the guidebook Paddling the Ozarks (forthcoming May 2017 from Falcon Guides) here are 5 of the region’s best whitewater trips, but know there’s even more whitewater for those who go looking. Guidebook author of 'Paddling the Ozarks' shares his favorite whitewater destinations in Missouri and Arkansas.

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