If you want to make the time aboard your boat more enjoyable and catch more fish while you’re at it, a trolling motor is well worth the investment. It takes the work out of maneuvering a boat, lets ...

First came the sit-on-top kayak. Then the pedal-powered kayak. Now, anglers are clamoring for motorized kayaks to take them farther and faster. Adding a motor does more than save human-powered energy, ...

Kayak fishing has seen a boon in popularity over the past few years. Less expensive than a conventional boat, these one-person fishing platforms allow anglers to make their way into the skinny water ...

O.G. Schmidt invented the electric trolling motor in 1934 when he attached the starter motor from a Model A Ford to a flexible shaft with a propeller on the end. A fanatical angler, Schmidt used the ...

The first timeI saw a kayak rigged with an electric outboard in the stern and trolling motor in the bow, I immediately imagined the places I could go and the fish I could catch. With the possibilities ...

I have turned my kayak into the ultimate small-water fishing machine. Customizing a fishing kayak is fun, and it enables you to build a platform that's ideal for waters where boats with gas motors are ...

If your perception of a kayak is a sun-faded, sit-inside piece of plastic with an aluminum paddle, you’re about to go from black-and-white to high-definition LED. Today, kayak fishing rigs resemble ...