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| Photo: Bull Frog Creek, south of I-275. |
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KAYAKING ON THE WEST COAT OF FLORIDA HAS
GROWN TO BE A MAJOR PART OF MANY FAMILIES
WEEKEND'S ACTIVITIES.
THERE ARE AS MANY AS 12 DIFFERENT KAYAK
RENTAL SITES IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA BUT VERY
FEW RENTAL SITES OFFER SHUTTLE SERVICES..
MOST ARE ON SALT WATER OFFERING FROM BEACH
TO BACKWATER AREAS WITH QUIET WATER AND
LOTS OF WILDLIFE TO ENJOY.
FRESH WATER KAYAKING CAN GIVE A LOOK AT THE
STILL REALLY NATIVE AREAS UNDISTURBED BY
GROWTH.
WITH THE USE OF A SHUTTLE SERVICE, YOUR
PUT-IN AND TAKE-OUT LOCATIONS ARE DIFFERENT
AND THIS CAN ALLOW YOU TO SEE MORE OF THE
AREA THAT YOU ARE PADDLING IN SINCE YOU DO
NOT HAVE TO PADDLE BACK THROUGH AN AREA
THAT YOU HAVE JUST PADDLED.
GET THE AREAS EXPLAINED TO YOU WHILE YOU
LOOK AT YOUR MAP OF THE AREA SO THAT YOU
CAN MAKE A GOOD DECISION ON WHERE TO
PADDLE.
MANY WEB SITES HAVE MAPS BUT HAVING YOUR
OWN MAP WILL HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST CHOICE
FOR YOU, FAMILY, OR FRIENDS. NOTHING WRONG
WITH PRINTING THE ONE MAP YOU LIKE THE BEST
OFF THE INTERNET IS GOOD. KNOW YOUR MAP
WELL ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND WHICH WAY IS
NORTH IS A MUST.
CALL AROUND AND ASK QUESTIONS LOTS OF
QUESTIONS. THIS WILL TELL YOU WHAT FITS YOU
NEEDS AND DESIRES THE BEST.
GROWN TO BE A MAJOR PART OF MANY FAMILIES
WEEKEND'S ACTIVITIES.
THERE ARE AS MANY AS 12 DIFFERENT KAYAK
RENTAL SITES IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA BUT VERY
FEW RENTAL SITES OFFER SHUTTLE SERVICES..
MOST ARE ON SALT WATER OFFERING FROM BEACH
TO BACKWATER AREAS WITH QUIET WATER AND
LOTS OF WILDLIFE TO ENJOY.
FRESH WATER KAYAKING CAN GIVE A LOOK AT THE
STILL REALLY NATIVE AREAS UNDISTURBED BY
GROWTH.
WITH THE USE OF A SHUTTLE SERVICE, YOUR
PUT-IN AND TAKE-OUT LOCATIONS ARE DIFFERENT
AND THIS CAN ALLOW YOU TO SEE MORE OF THE
AREA THAT YOU ARE PADDLING IN SINCE YOU DO
NOT HAVE TO PADDLE BACK THROUGH AN AREA
THAT YOU HAVE JUST PADDLED.
GET THE AREAS EXPLAINED TO YOU WHILE YOU
LOOK AT YOUR MAP OF THE AREA SO THAT YOU
CAN MAKE A GOOD DECISION ON WHERE TO
PADDLE.
MANY WEB SITES HAVE MAPS BUT HAVING YOUR
OWN MAP WILL HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST CHOICE
FOR YOU, FAMILY, OR FRIENDS. NOTHING WRONG
WITH PRINTING THE ONE MAP YOU LIKE THE BEST
OFF THE INTERNET IS GOOD. KNOW YOUR MAP
WELL ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND WHICH WAY IS
NORTH IS A MUST.
CALL AROUND AND ASK QUESTIONS LOTS OF
QUESTIONS. THIS WILL TELL YOU WHAT FITS YOU
NEEDS AND DESIRES THE BEST.
KNOW YOUR BOAT TYPES:
SIT-ON-TOPS...YOU ARE ON TOP OF THE KAYAK,
SOME HAVE STORAGE BUT MOST ARE LIMITED AND
A DRY BAG STORED ON TOP BEHIND OR IN FRONT
OF YOU MAKE ITEMS ACCESSIBLE WHEN YOU NEED
IT. THESE BOAT ALLOW YOU TO COOL YOURSELF
WITH JUST A HANDFUL OF WATER, BOATS ARE
USUALLY MORE STABLE BUT SLOWER, EASIER TO
GET ON AND OFF OF, LESS RESTRICTIVE ON YOUR
SITTING POSITION AND LEGS, AND GETTING BACK
ON AFTER A FLIP IS MUCH EASIER.
SIT-INS...WERE THE TYPE INVENTED BY THE
ESKIMOS THAT YOUR LEGS GO COMPLETELY OR
PARTLY IN THE BOAT WITH YOUR SEAT BELOW THE
LEVEL OF WATER OUTSIDE THE KAYAK, THIS STYLE
HAS BEEN THE FAVOR OF MOST SERIOUS
KAYAKER'S FOR THEIR EASE OF PADDLING AND
ABILITY TO RIDE WAVES DUE TO THEIR LENGTH.
TRY BOTH KAYAKS TO FIND YOU BEST FIT.
SIT-ON-TOPS...YOU ARE ON TOP OF THE KAYAK,
SOME HAVE STORAGE BUT MOST ARE LIMITED AND
A DRY BAG STORED ON TOP BEHIND OR IN FRONT
OF YOU MAKE ITEMS ACCESSIBLE WHEN YOU NEED
IT. THESE BOAT ALLOW YOU TO COOL YOURSELF
WITH JUST A HANDFUL OF WATER, BOATS ARE
USUALLY MORE STABLE BUT SLOWER, EASIER TO
GET ON AND OFF OF, LESS RESTRICTIVE ON YOUR
SITTING POSITION AND LEGS, AND GETTING BACK
ON AFTER A FLIP IS MUCH EASIER.
SIT-INS...WERE THE TYPE INVENTED BY THE
ESKIMOS THAT YOUR LEGS GO COMPLETELY OR
PARTLY IN THE BOAT WITH YOUR SEAT BELOW THE
LEVEL OF WATER OUTSIDE THE KAYAK, THIS STYLE
HAS BEEN THE FAVOR OF MOST SERIOUS
KAYAKER'S FOR THEIR EASE OF PADDLING AND
ABILITY TO RIDE WAVES DUE TO THEIR LENGTH.
TRY BOTH KAYAKS TO FIND YOU BEST FIT.
| Photo: Group getting ready to leave for a paddle from 24th Street in Ruskin. |
| Photo: Group of kayakers on Cockroach Bay. |
| Photo: Lost River Preserve mangrove tunnel. |
| PHOTO: Enjoying the shade of mangroves during a hot day in Florida. |
| Photo: Beautiful shoreline of Tampa Bay |
| PHOTO: Tampa Bay at low tide along the south shore. |
| Photo: Group of kayaks on Tampa Bay. |
| PHOTO: Private bridge near Tampa Bay. |
| PHOTO: One of the local birds found along south shore. |
| Typical kayaking area along South Shore of Tampa Bay. |