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FAMILY KAYAK FISHING ON THE JAMES RIVER

Posted by Brian Vincent · June 22, 2018

Have you always wanted to take your family on the river, but let the fear of tantrums scare you off? The secret to successful family river trips is something we muse over and practice on the regular here at Appomattox River Company. It's in our DNA. We've written about it many times. From whitewater kayaking to kayak fishing on the James River, our history is filled with family paddling adventures.

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Do You Have a Rad Dad? A Father's Day Gift Guide

Posted by Brian Vincent · June 15, 2018

We've put together a list of last minute gifts you can find in our stores to hook your rad dad up with a great Father's Day present.

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SHIPPING A KAYAK : WRAPPING A BONAFIDE SS127 FISHING KAYAK

Posted by Brian Vincent · June 14, 2018

We recently received several inquiries about how we wrap to ship kayaks, specifically the Bonafide kayaks. So we thought we'd lay out some details on how we ship kayaks and we decided to use the Bonafide SS127 Fishing Kayak as an example. Check out the below video:

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A MEMORIAL MOMENT OF REDFISH AND REFLECTION

Posted by Brian Vincent · May 30, 2018

We all need to unplug on occasion. We need space to reflect and perhaps re-imagine our place. That is one of the gifts of kayaking, and of recreating outdoors. There is peace in paddling out into the boundless bounty of this beautiful country. Memorial Weekend always seems to find me in desperate need of that release. So the family and I lit out for Atlantic Beach, NC.

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THE CHEAP KAYAKS AREN'T THE PROBLEM

Posted by Brian Vincent · May 08, 2018

There's been a lot of talk lately about the ill that is cheap kayaks in the paddle-sports market. People are walking into their local big box store and scooping up cheap plastic kayaks, alongside toilet paper and kiddie pools. The reigning push-back from the outdoor industry has focused on the manufacturing and the benefit of paying for better quality. Which is fair enough. I like quality gear. I learned that lesson as a rock climber.

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