Pro Staff — destination

Winter brings to mind many images for people.  Snowy wonderlands, difficult commutes, bundling up in a blanket with a cup of hot cocoa, and gathering with friends and family to celebrate the season are but a few examples.  For many kayak fishermen however, it signals the end of the fishing season and a chance to take a break from a long season of chasing fish.  Long hours on the water paddling or pedaling, early mornings driving in the dark, shirking domestic responsibilities, and an internal drive to be a better fisherman all add to the physical and emotional stress that...

One of my favorite times of year is when Chang Lor begins getting out on his Feelfree Moken 12.5 to take more nature pictures.  His kayak allows him to get up close and personal with nature.  Enjoy! -Bobby Ulrich Saturday, 4/15 – The first official weekend where our surrounding lakes are ice-free! Wisconsin saw record-high temps the past few days, which really helped to melt any remaining ice on the water. I put on my drysuit, loaded my Feelfree Moken 12.5″ and headed out to a local lake to do some wildlife watching. This is my favorite time of the...

Today we are joined by Bobby and Andy Ulrich, both pro staff with Feelfree Kayaks.  While a lot of our customers live down south, both Bobby and Andy live in the Northwest, with Bobby being just a two hour drive from the Canadian border.  They live in an area where the lakes are free of ice about 9 months per year, but there comes a stretch from December through the end of February where open water is hard to find.  Today they are sharing with us one of their recent trips together to find some bass toward the end of...

Another day with only a few fish.  I thought I knew how to do this.  I was a better fisherman than this.  “WAS” is the key word.  I guess it has been about 15 years since I had seriously fished and I felt rusty.  Making matters worse, I moved 400 miles away to Western Oregon.  I moved to the other side of the Cascade Mountain Range and the waters are very different.  There are a lot of small ponds and rivers.  A far cry from the 60 lakes within 60 minutes slogan of Eastern Washington where I had grown up. ...