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Versa Paddle Great Tool for Diablo Kayaks – Customer Review
The hybrid kayak/paddleboards from Diablo Paddlesports have been making a big splash here at ACK and especially among our local kayak fishing customers who like to fish calm fresh water & saltwater flats. That’s why we were very excited when we picked up Sawyer’s new 3-in-1 Versa paddle, which functions as a kayak paddle, SUP paddle & [...]
Sailing with the Hobie Adventure Island
I had never sailed anything yet but it has been something I have yearned to do. So, for my birthday I decided to take out the Hobie Adventure Island and fulfill this lifelong goal. After only have been shown once how to rig the kayak up with the sail, akas and amas, I set out [...]
ACK Spring & Houston Visit the Paddling Anglers in Canoes & Kayaks of Texas
Several nights ago, Brock, ACK Assistant Store Manager, and I were invited to PACK’s annual gathering at Saint Arnold’s Brewery. PACK (Paddling Anglers in Canoes and Kayaks) is a large organization here in Houston that consists of paddling enthusiasts and also sponsors events and trips. Unfortunately that night, anything that could go wrong almost did go wrong. Brock and I [...]
Raccoon the Biggest Pitfall of Winter Camping in Texas
The other day I took an opportunity to “go play” at Huntsville State Park with a couple of my good friends. The weather was typical of a winter day in east Texas, a bit cool with some precipitation. However, I wasn’t going to let some weather stop me from going camping! I find that winter camping can [...]
Comparing Hobie’s Tandem and Adventure Islands by Daniel Pham
I had the pleasure of testing out the Hobie Mirage Tandem Island (TI) during the ACK demo days back in September. While I was testing the TI out on the lake, I could not help but compare it to the Hobie Mirage Adventure Island (AI) which I had paddled/sailed before. I have to say that operating the TI [...]
A Unique Paddling Location
A few weeks ago, while out riding on my bike, I noticed several kids gathered around the edge of the local bayou. At first I thought they were just fishing but as I got closer I noticed that they were actually launching a canoe into the water! This took me off guard quite a bit [...]
When a weather window presents itself…
…it is best to take full advantage of it. This was the case last week with light winds and clear blue skies. A customer of mine and I set out on his Hobie Tandem Island to do some offshore fishing off the coast of Freeport and boy did we score big! First let me take [...]
A Continuing Transition
With the continued growth of the sport of kayaking, it still shocks me just how many people continue to transition from power boats into these little plastic boats. Is it the maintenance costs? Gas prices? Storage problems? Or is it the search for solitude? Maybe it is all of them. Either way, it still renders [...]
Just Out of Reach…
We get to do a lot of installs and repairs here at the ACK Houston Store and we have never been faced with an install that we have not been able to do. We recently had a customer bring in his Ocean Kayak Big Game for some rod holder installs and a rudder. The rudder [...]
Not Just a Business…
I was just about to sit down for dinner with my wife when I got a phone call concerning some trouble at the Houston ACK Store. At first, it was brought to my attention that the alarm was going off so I got on the horn and got the situation handled accordingly…until my phone went [...]
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