Bonafide Kayaks Merge With Big Adventures Native Watercraft, Liquidlogic Kayaks and Hurricane Aquasports

I purchased my first kayak back in 2004. Wow, that was 16 years ago. It was a Wilderness Systems Tarpon 140 fishing kayak. I still have it today.  Since that time, I added a Tarpon 120 for my wife and I won a Ocean Kayak Prowler 13 Angler at the Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Tournament when the tournament was still taking place. Over the past few years, the Florida hurricane season has done a bang up job interfering with sport fishing and surfing tournaments coming to Florida. Throw in COVID-19 this year and the entire outdoor trade season changes from walking the Orange County Convention Center floor to sitting at your computer cruising all the outdoor recreation brands' websites.  

So where does that take us today? Well it gives us the opportunity to learn about new products by surfing the the internet and attending online trade shows. International Conventions of Allied Sportfishing Trades ICAST and the Summer Outdoor Retailer will have their shows online in a virtual format. 

Many of the major kayak fishing brands have consolidated. One of the big consolidations took place last year when Big Adventures' Native Watercraft, Liquidlogic Kayaks, Hurricane Aquasports merged with Bonafide Kayaks. The coming together of these brands makes the innovation of fishing kayaks more exciting for future buyers. When the July 2020 ICAST virtual Trade Show opens in a few weeks, there will be great news coming from these kayak brands. Please come back later next month to learn more about what's new for the 2021 kayak fishing season.  

Until next time, be safe in the sun and have a great day in the great outdoors.