More Info. We shot the video footage in early June, 2008. As of October 22nd
it has been released. Talk to your local paddlesports shop. They can order direct from Native
Watercraft. Can also order online.
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Several people are in this video and made the whole thing possible:
 Jimbo Meador |
 Wendy Williamson |
 Larry Mann |
 John Reinders |
Jimbo Meador. At Native Watercraft from nearly day one, Jimbo was one of the
first fly fishing enthusiasts to figure out how to use a kayak to get into otherwise inaccessible
areas of the flats along the Gulf Coast in pursuit of redfish. Based in Point Clear, Alabama, Jimbo's design
ideas were at the base of the standing and poling design features that are built into the Ultimate
series of kayaks. He also has a lifetime of fly fishing under his belt having worked for Orvis
for many years as well as for several boat and skiff manufacturers.
Wendy Williamson. Wendy is a native of Hayward. Early on, she discovered a love
of fly fishing that led her to Colorado where she mastered the fine art of casting a fly as well
as guiding other fly fishers in drift boats. Ultimately though, the lure of her hometown brought
her back to Hayward, Wisconsin where she and her husband Larry have "pioneered" the use of flies, fly
rods, and drift boats to catch many of the freshwater species found in inland waters. She is on the water
just about every day all summer long guiding fly fishers in her oar and arm powered drift boat.
Wendy is half of Hayward Fly Fishing Company,
one of only a handful of fly fishing specialty stores here in Wisconsin.
Larry Mann. Larry has a long history with fly fishing, having been one of Orvis'
long time regional sales managers out in Colorado. Fly fishing and guiding have been in his blood
for many years. He is half of Hayward Fly Fishing and spends most of his summer days in a drift
boat as well, guiding fly fishers throughout the waters of the Chippewa Flowage in pursuit of muskies
caught on a fly rod. The growing demand for his guiding service is a testament to his knowledge
of the local waters and how muskies think.
John Reinders. John is making his mark at a top notch paddlesports shop in Madison,
Wisconsin where he has been a long-time store manager. He and the rest of the staff must be doing
something right as the store is one of the Top Ten Independent outdoor recreation shops in the
country! John has spent years fishing out of kayaks and in particular has picked up some expertise
on fishing the salmon and steelhead in the small rivers and streams flowing into Lake Michigan.
We hope to get some footage of that this fall and next spring. Bass and bluegills in the lakes
around Madison also know him quite well.
