A San Diego California native, Jim has spent most of his life on or near the water. Jim holds the distinction of landing the first, and only California caught Marlin from a kayak as well as Striped Marlin and Sail Fish in Baja. Jim also holds the current record for the largest Dorado from a kayak... Read More

In addition to being a member of the Necky Pro Staff, Jeff serves as the Kayak Editor of Harold Well’s: Gulf Coast Fisherman Magazine and has contributed to national publications such as Canoe and Kayak. Jeff has appeared on two episodes of the WFN program Kayak Fishing with Jim Sammons. He often speaks at fishing and kayaking events across the south.... Read More

Ken Whiting is one of the most influential and respected paddlers in the world. Ken has written and produced a best-selling and award-winning series of instructional books and videos. In 2002, Ken retired from competition, stepped back from the management of the Ottawa River-based kayak school Liquid Skills, and became entirely focused on the growth of The Heliconia Press.... Read More

At Ocean Kayak we take our fun boats seriously. We bravely step outside of our cubicles to conduct hours of “field research” in search of ways to make our kayaks even better. The Ocean Kayak bloggers are comprised of paddlers who are experts in their respective fields at the company.... Read More

John "Toast" Oast was born and raised around the waters of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, and now divides his time between fishing in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Oast is the publisher of Susquehanna Fishing Magazine and SusquehannaFishing.com, an online publication serving the Susquehanna River regions of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland... Read More

Kayak Kevin Whitley has been and continues to be kayak fishing trail blazer in his home waters of the Chesapeake Bay. He was the first to target and innovate many of the kayak techniques of this fishery including trophy red drum and striper.... Read More

In addition to being a member of the Ocean Kayak Pro Staff, Vincent Rinando is one of only six anglers to achieve the Saltwater Elite Angler Recognition status from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. An established kayak tournament angler, Vincent is a founding member of Team Ocean Kayak, and has won numerous local and national fishing titles.... Read More