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The early afternoon thunderstorms cooled off the August heat and became a light drizzle as I arrived at Lake Martin. I wondered if anyone would show up. Well they did, and we dealt with the slippery mud to set up the kayaks, have some on land instruction, and launch. Once on the water out ofRead more

Our morning began with a calm light breeze as we mothershipped south across Lake Borgne, just south of Slidell. Atop Capt Gary Taylor’s vessel rode our six kayaks. As we arrived to the isolated Louisiana Biloxi Marsh, we entered the mouth of Bayou La Fee and the bait started jumping. We were deployed in groupsRead more

  Pack & Paddle Hobie Team member Steve Lessard has earned his way to the Hobie World Championships coming up in October. To help fund his way to the Netherlands, we are teaming up with Hobie to sponsor a raffle for a Hobie Outback.  Raffle tickets are only $10 and a great way to supportRead more

We had a adventurous start to this trip around Lake Martin due to some minor technical difficulties, but it worked out for the best since it allowed us the perfect departure time to witness summers biggest and brightest full moon of 2014. This “Super Moon” is the closest the moon will be to the earthRead more

There was a shop discussion amongst the Pack & Paddle employees of possible confusion about paddling 2 o’clock bayou at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, fortunately our customers didn’t get confused at all. We left the shop just after 3pm and arrived at the dock around 4pm.  Everything ran smoothly and we got in theRead more

The water in Bayou Amie was a little low so it was not as easy as it can be along the bank.  Once everyone got in the water we headed north along the levee until we reached Mr. Roy Blanchard’s house. Roy is a local fishermen, movie scout, swamp tour guide by special appointment andRead more

Features: Shock proof, vibration proof, waterproof and it floats Emits 360 degrees of ultra-bright white light or amber light Will stay lit for 6-10 hours of constant use when in solid mode and 12 hours of constant use when in flashing mode on a full charge Comes with 2 magnetic mounting discs for use withRead more

Teaching Paddleboarding to the Fontenot family this evening was such a refreshing experience.   To get the opportunity to teach a beautiful family learn how to stand up paddle board was so great. They say “a family that rows together grows together” I got to witness a family having a great time on the water whileRead more

We are excited to welcome DuceRods to Pack & Paddle.  These high quality rods utilize the unique spiral wrap construction to extend casting distance and aid you in handling heavy fighting saltwater fish.  We are stocking the saltwater series as well as the all-new spin cast series here at Pack & Paddle. Spiral Wrap Technology:Read more

The overcast skies, cooler temperatures, and light breeze made Sunday’s Kayak Sailing 101 classes  a lot of fun. For the first session with Jordan and Casey we had an offshore flow with smooth water which made for peaceful relaxing sailing. Jordan, who had some prior sailing experience, had a BIG smile plastered on her face the wholeRead more