Apex Carbon (2 Sizes)
The Apex Rec/Touring Carbon paddle weights just 27 oz and is the lightest option in the Apex series.
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Eric Porter
"Porter"
About Me:
Porter grew up in Austin, TX and has been chasing largemouth bass since the age of 4 in small creeks and lakes out of a Jon boat. As a teenager he quickly learned he need something to get out on his own whenever he had the chance and purchased a tiny metal canoe to get to places he could never reach before. As soon as adulthood started he came across a guy who was in a kayak and saw how much faster he was going, how much quieter he was moving and quickly realized he needed to make the move. At 20 years old he purchased his first kayak and started focusing on moving river water and main lakes. Each day the passion of kayak fishing grew bigger and bigger leading him into the local tournament scenes which then grew to a nationwide scene. Fishing the KATS, Capital City Kayak Fishing, Riverbassin and Texas Kayak Trail events. He know owns his own Kayak Bass Fishing Guide Service - Capital City Fishing Adventures
Hometown:
Austin, TX
Wilderness Systems Kayak of Choice:
Wilderness Systems Ride115
Favorite Places to Kayak Fish:
Slow moving waters and rivers.
Why I Love Kayak Fishing:
I love being outdoors and in the water. Having a kayak let's me explore it all so much easier along with being such a better way to experience it. I love the paddle and just be free for those hours I'm on the water, where I can be alone or be in the company of like minded people. As soon as I sit down in my kayak in the water everything just goes away like the day, week month or year has just been wiped clean for a new start.
Kayak Fishing Accomplishments:
2016 Running the first ever Team Tournament for kayak fishing in Team Toad Slam, 5 man teams we had 125 anglers show up. Running the Toads for Tots tournament out of Austin (2016 we brought in over 2000 toys for Toys for Tots) 2015 competing for Rookie of the Year for the Capital City Kayak Fishing Trail Finishing in the top 5 of the trail as a whole. 2016 Fishing the Riverbassin trail in Texas, Missouri, Tennessee and Pennsylvania and taking home AOY for the Central Division. 2016 becoming part of the best kayak team there is Wilderness Systems Kayaks.
Favorite Species To Fish For:
Guadalupe Bass/Largemouth