Paddling Education

ProStaffer and Kayak Bass Fishing founder, Chad Hoover, shows us how to launch a fishing kayak in this video…

Canoeing isn’t rocket science! But it’s a whole lot easier and more enjoyable when you’ve mastered a few basic strokes…

The Bending Branches’ Angler family of kayak fishing paddles keeps getting better and better…and there’s one for every angler!

ProStaffer and founder of Kayak Bass Fishing, Chad Hoover talks about the three things he wishes he’d known before he got into kayak fishing in this video…

Alabama's diverse paddling trails range from dark, alligator-infested bayous to raging whitewater rivers.

The world-class canoeing and backcountry camping of the Boundary Waters is a must for every canoeist’s list. Check out what makes this area so famous…

Dawn LaPointe is a professional nature photographer and co-owner of Radiant Spirit Gallery in Duluth, Minnesota. Here she gives us her top six photography tips for “paddle-ographers”…

The Delaware Water Gap, which straddles the Pennsylvania-New Jersey state line, is one of the region’s top destinations for outdoor adventure.

Bending Branches’ customer and Angler Pro user, Robert Kramer, fishes off the coast of his home island of Oahu…

Shards of afternoon sunlight stream between the clouds scattered above Philpott Lake, making the water glisten. As I paddle away from the Twin Ridge Recreation Area, my tiny kayak is the only disturbance to the lake’s still surface...

All serious paddlers should master a few basic skills to keep themselves and their paddling buddies safe on the water…

 

If you don’t mind dressing for cool weather, spring canoe camping in the Sierra Nevadas means all the beauty without all the crowds…

Canoe There is a “creative media and marketing outfitter.” They recently visited Bending Branches’ headquarters in Osceola, Wisconsin for a photo and video shoot. Here they give us their top 5 tips for creating awesome videos…

Rutabaga Paddlesports has a claim-to-fame like no other paddle retailer: they host the largest consumer paddle event in the world—Canoecopia. But they do far more than that! Let’s get to know them…

The Expedition Plus is the ultimate wilderness canoe paddle. It’s designed for long days on the water…for multiple days in a row…in tough conditions.

We love our social media fans! A few of them generously offered their top tips for rigging your own kayak for fishing. Take a look at their advice…

For the new angler or the seasoned veteran there is a kayak fishing formula for you. Regardless of age, size or budget you can join the fishing kayak culture. Safety, success, exercise and excitement all await almost anyone willing to pick up the paddle.

Sparkleberry Swamp is a submerged cypress-tupelo forest that’s one of South Carolina’s most popular destinations for paddlers…

South Carolina native, Jason Schall, is Bending Branches’ ProStaffer of the Month for March, 2018. Let’s meet Jason…

Eddy Harris has canoed the full length of the Mississippi River—twice! We caught up with him recently to talk about his most recent trip and his new film about it…

Shards of afternoon sunlight stream between the clouds scattered above Philpott Lake, making the water glisten. As I paddle away from the Twin Ridge Recreation Area, my tiny kayak is the only disturbance to the lake’s still surface...