Check out all the quality content coming from our community of paddlers, both whitewater kayaking and kayak fishing. Tune in, read up and get psyched. This is the Friday's Finds, where we seek to highlight some of the paddlers who call Virginia home. PaddleVa is about all of us. While some of the stuff shared in these posts will come from outside our waters, Virginia will always be the primary focus.

First Up:

William Ragulsky, of Hurricane Kayaks, Werner Paddles, Astral pro, hit the AFWC last month with a whole family of Virginia kayak anglers. All the teams did really well. Get his full report on this cool tournament by clicking the link below the photo.

Click the following link for William's write-up:
https://coastalkayakfishing.blogspot.com/2015/04/adventure-fishing-world-championship.html

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Second Up:

Jessica Weigandt is a Virginia whitewater paddler and member of the Blue Ridge Outdoors athlete team. Here are her words regarding the following video, "I've spent this semester working on an independent study film project featuring some of the awesome women in the whitewater community. This project has introduced me to new people and new paddling locations. This is the promo cut for the film, and the premiere will be shown at Hollins University in Roanoke, VA on April 24th, 2015 so come check it out!" Check out her sweet video here:

Like A Girl Promo from Jessica Wiegandt on Vimeo.

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Third Up:

Aaron Dryden, a Wilderness Systems / At Paddles / Powerteam Lures Pro, is definitely a favored pro staff guy from Central Va. Aaron helps at many of our Appomattox River Company events and always brings a great level of professionalism and expert knowledge. I'm psyched to see him branching into a new venture with this fishing vlog. Here is episode 2. Check it out!

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Fourth Up:

Outside Magazine recently put out a list entitled the '7 Stateside SUP Hubs' and Richmond, Va was listed as Best for Whitewater Paddleboarding. That's pretty cool! Ben Moore, BIC SUP and Werner Paddles Pro, and Mitch Davis, and the whole crew there have really fostered that whitewater battleboarding community. Well done guys! Check out the artile by clicking the link below the photo.

Click the following link:
https://www.outsideonline.com/1967806/7-stateside-sup-hubs

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Fifth Up:

Rob Choi, a Ocean Kayak/ Werner Paddles / YakAttack / Kokatat Pro, gives some great info on powering you GoPro so you can capture more of your adventures. Rob is a wealth of tips and tricks. Check out the following helpful post by clicking the link below the photo.

Click the following link for the full write-up:
https://www.angling-addict.com/2015/04/gopro-alternative-power-sources.html

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Sixth Up:

Kayak Kevin and Lee Williams are both Ocean Kayak Pros and they host the Kayak Kevin Podcast. It's a very fun and informative show featuring kayak anglers from across the country. If you enjoy hanging with other kayak anglers and hearing great trip reports, tips and stories, then tune in. It's fun stuff! This episode features William Ragulsky, Hurricane Kayaks, and Joe Maccini, a blue Wildy fanatic.

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