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ACK Sponsors the Fly Fishing Film Tour
We’re getting excited about the Fly Fishing Film Tour and are sponsoring the film’s stop here in Austin on April 18th at the Paramount Theater. With so much excitement building about kayak fishing and especially fly fishing from kayaks, we are hoping to see even more ‘yak anglers at this year’s event than the last. [...]
A Plethora of New In Focus Videos!
We’ve all been pretty busy over here at ACK HQ but we’ve recently taken the time to show off some of our favorite products in our ongoing series of In Focus product spotlight videos. We thought we’d dedicate a blog post to highlight what we’ve put in the spotlight recently. Whether you’ve barely wet your [...]
![[Photos] : ACK’s 2013 Austin Demo Days](http://cdn-wp.austinkayak.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_9820-150x150.jpg "[Photos] : ACK’s 2013 Austin Demo Days")
[Photos] : ACK’s 2013 Austin Demo Days
We had an absolute blast at this past weekend’s Austin Demo Days at the Hyde Park Quarry and hope you did too. If you missed out, don’t fret! Not only can you check out the photo recap in this blog but you still have the chance to participate in Demo Days this coming weekend in San [...]
ACK & Sawyer Paddles at the Reel Paddling Film Festival and Colorado River Ramble
In the midst of our busy Demo Day schedule we’ve somehow found the time to get involved with two more local Austin events with some help from our friends at Saywer Paddles. We are talking about the Reel Paddling Film Festival and the Colorado River Ramble – two events we were involved with last year [...]
Playak Reviews Lasso Locking Touring Kayak Cable
I recently came across a Playak review that I thought was worth sharing. The reviewer looks at the Lasso Locking Touring Kayak Cable and discusses why he thinks it’s a valuable accessory. It resonated with me personally because I have been using Lasso cables for the past year. I often will attend events with company kayaks and [...]
National Geographic’s 2013 Gear of the Year
National Geographic recently released their top gear choices for the 2013 Spring/Summer and we’re proud to say that we carry four of these refined outdoor toys. These National Geographic designated “must-haves” include the following: Big Agnes Fishook UL2 Tent – At less than four pounds, this two person, three season tent from Big Agnes employs a [...]
SUP Instruction from BIC SUP
Do you know the 1st Golden Rule of Stand Up Paddling? Learn that and more from these three Bic SUP instructional videos all about the basics of paddleboarding. They cover How to Carry a SUP, What to Do When You Fall Off and The Golden Rules of Stand Up Paddling. See more SUP Instructional Videos from Werner [...]
BlackPak Your ‘Yak! Kayak/SUP Fishing Photo Contest on Facebook
On April 1st, we launched BlackPak Your ‘Yak! a kayak/SUP fishing photo contest sponsored by YakAttack on the ACK Facebook page. We invite you to participate in the contest by submitting your kayak/SUP fishing photo or voting for others’. The contest will be open for voting and photo submissions for the duration of April and the [...]
Point 65 Inspiration
We came across this broken kayak prank on Youtube and after a few chuckles got to wondering if maybe this was the inspiration for the designed break apart Tequila! kayak from Point 65. What do you think? Joseph @ACK
Werner Paddles Team Update
Werner Paddles has added two big names to their whitewater paddling teams including the multi-talented Haley Mills and world renowned white water paddler Rush Sturges. These are some exciting additions and I encourage you to check out a little more about each paddler on the Werner blog for Haley and for Rush. Werner is known for it’s [...]
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