The sport of stand up paddleboarding is beginning to catch on in areas outside of surfing. As a matter of fact, many people predict that the largest segment of growth in the SUP market won't be in surfing. SUP is perfect on lakes and rivers, for fishing, and for resorts located next to the ocean or not even remotely situated near the ocean, like in Montana and Idaho.
Physical trainers are beginning to see the value of cross training with stand up paddleboards and it's starting to catch on with triathletes and marathoners as well as other endurance oriented fitness athletes.
The Surtech cross training vid and the discussion on Stand Up Zone linked here are part of the beginning of this growth spurt set to take place in the near future.
Of course this doesn't exclude many other recreational surfers (and some pro's too I'll bet) from becoming totally addicted to SUP!
I've starting taking my board fishing. It's much easier than a Kayak, and you can take it places that you'd be nervous about even in a sit-on-top. I made a rack for the nose and put a milk crate in it, with rod holders and a bag for gear. Fish go in the crate. Caught two nice Popio on Thursday, released one, kept one.
ReplyDeleteDetails soon on Ke Nalu. I didn't shoot any decent pictures so it will have to wait till next time. And now we're having a pretty good southern swell so hey, gotta surf.
Bill,
ReplyDeleteOn his blog paddlesurf.net John Ashley ran a story on a couple guys SUPing and fishing from their SUPs in Baja...last summer I think. It was way cool.
SUP or Fish? Surf or Paddle? That, is the question!
Hey PeyoteBill, Can you shoot a picture of your fishing rig so we can see how you set it up? I was thinking of screwing some loops into the holes at the nose of my Angulo, then strapping a milk crate on with bungies. Sounds like some fun this summer!
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