Who we are

.  Proven tournament winners and experienced spokesmen, Team Ocean Kayak participates in numerous kayak fishing tournaments, seminars, safety and instructional classes, as well as, promotional events.  Team Ocean Kayak is a member of the American Canoe Association, and ACA certified safety instructors.  Kayaking and kayak angling is one of the fastest growing sports worldwide.  Team Ocean Kayak is on it’s way to becoming the most recognizable name in the sport.  Team Ocean Kayak built it’s reputation by winning the 2005 National Kayak Angling Team of the Year and 2005 Texas Kayak Angling Team of the Year honors, and is well on it’s way to improving on this legacy.  So far the 2006 season has seen Team Ocean Kayak win the 2006 Kayak Masters Team of the Year honors, 2006 Arabia Shrine Sportsman Team Tournament, 2006 Brandon Backe Shrine Tournament 1st Place team and 3nd place for the 2006 Spectacular Team of the Year award. 

 

What we do

 

Team Ocean Kayak will be involved with promotions and demonstrations at many outdoor events and grand openings for Bass Pro Shop, REI, Gander Mountain, Cabela’s, Academy and other major retailers across the country.  We will be providing on site kayak demonstration and fishing seminars at many of these events. 

 

Team Ocean Kayak at Bass Pro Shop Promotion

 

 

Team Ocean Kayak travels to tournament events with their tournament trailer.  This trailer provided by our sponsor Bluewater trailers in Corpus Christi, provides the team a vehicle in which to showcase many of our promotional items.  Team Ocean Kayak loads this trailer with our tournament kayaks for display at the event and is a place for anglers to gather and discuss the many products that Team Ocean Kayak represents.

Team Ocean Kayak Tournament Trailer

 Team Ocean Kayak also displays the banners provided by it’s sponsors on this trailer and it is usually parked in a high visibility area.  At the Galveston Kayak Masters tournament we were able to park the trailer in front of the facility, with a view from Highway 146.  The trailer also provides a locked storage facility for both our equipment and promotional brochures and items.  Team Ocean Kayak promotes it’s product sponsors at tournament events by setting up a product table during registration times, as well as, the captains meeting.  We arrive a few hours early and answer questions about our product sponsors, provide free samples, and rigging tips.  Team Ocean Kayak strives to place a face with a name, to be the one consistent element at each event, that the contestants feel comfortable approaching for honest advice.  Over the past few years we feel we have earned the respect of our fellow anglers and look forward to expanding on the friendships and contacts that we have made.

Product Display Table

 

 Team Ocean Kayak also provides fishing and kayak fishing seminars at various retail outlets during many events.  Team Ocean Kayak consists of seasoned kayak anglers with proven tournament track records.  All of our members are proficient public speakers, conducting many public speaking engagements. 

 

 

Team Ocean Kayak are certified American Canoe Association safety and introduction to coastal kayaking instructors.  We provide paddle safety classes to introduce kayakers to paddle safety and proper paddling techniques.  Our experience with class instruction, group organization and public speaking have made our safety classes informative for any level of kayaker.

 

 

Team Ocean Kayak has experience with taking film crews on the water in kayaks.  In 2007 Team Ocean Kayak brought the Costa Del Mar Sunglasses U of Blue tour film crew on a kayak fishing trip in Austin.  Special Guest Cindy Garrison of ESPN's "Get Wild" was on hand to fly fish from a kayak.  Team Ocean Kayak relied on their experience of putting large groups of people on the water to arrange this group of thirteen people including a film crew.

 

 

To keep our sponsors informed, Team Ocean Kayak has created a website www.teamoceankayak.com.  This website contains information about Team Ocean Kayak, schedule of events, photos and a recap of events.  Team Ocean Kayak also produces a monthly Newsletter which highlights the prior months events and results.  We are currently receiving feedback from our 2006 sponsors to see how we can improve on the website and newsletter for 2007.  Team Ocean Kayak’s website is currently averaging 15,000 hits daily for the month of May 2007 and should reach 1,000,000 hits within the first year.   As we begin to direct more people to this site we expect this number to increase.

 

            Although the tournaments we fish are only a small part of what we do, Team Ocean Kayak has a proven track record of performing well on tournament day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2007 Promotional Event Highlights

January 5-14, 2007 Houston Boat Show
January 20, 2007Captain's Weekend Cabela's Austin
January 20, 2007 Corpus Christi Boat Show 
January 27, 2007 Texas Parks and Wildlife Flat Out Fishing Expo
February 16-18, 2007 Bass Pro Shop Spring Fishing Classic San Antonio
February 23-25, 2007 CanoeSport Paddle Demo Day Houston 
Feb 28-March 4 ,2007 Houston Fishing Show 
March 17-18, 2007 Austin Canoe and Kayak Demo Weekend, Austin
March 17-18, 2007 Gander Mountain New Fishing Season Weekend
March 23-25, 2007 BackPacker Outdoors Paddle Demo Baton Rouge, LA
March 31, 2007 Austin Canoe and Kayak Demo Weekend New Braunfels, TX
March 31, 2007 Springs Fest Rio Vista Park Texas Whitewater Championships San Marcos, Tx
March 31, 2007 REI Paddle Demo Houston Cypresswood YMCA 
April 1, 2007 REI Paddle Demo Austin Town Lake 
April 21, 2007 Academy Kayak Promotion San Antonio, TX
April 21-22, 2007 Roy's Bait and Tackle Customer Appreciation Weekend Corpus Christi, TX
April 28-29, 2007 Costa Del Mar U of Blue Tour Austin 
April 27-29, 2007 Bass Pro Shop Camping and Boating Classic
April 28, 2007 REI Paddle Demo Dallas 
May 6, 2007 Team Ocean Kayak Paddle Skills and Safety Class
May 26-27, 2007 Cabela's Watersport Weekend Buda, TX
 

2007 Tournament Highlights

January 20, 2007 Stars and Stripes Tournament Galveston
February 24, 2007 Huntsville State Park Bass Tournament Lake Raven
March 10, 2007 Stars and Stripes Corpus Christi 
April 7, 2007 Stars and Stripes Boliver Trash Bash Tournament Boliver, TX
April 14, 2007 Specktacular Tournament Galveston 
May 19, 2007 Stars and Stripes Sabine 
June 9, 2007 Specktacular Tournament Galveston
June 17, 2007 Texas Redfish Series Port OConnor, TX
June 23, 2007 North American Kayak Angler Tournament Galveston
June 23, 2007 Arabia Shrine Sportsman's Tournament 
July 14, 2007 Stars and Stripes Galveston West Bay 
July 28, 2007 Specktacular Redfish Series 
August 19, 2007 Texas Redfish Series Rockport, TX
August 25, 2007 Specktacular Redfish Series
September 15, 2007 Stars and Stripes Rockport
September 29, 2007 Specktacular Redfish Series
October 13, 2007 North American Kayak Angler Tournament Galveston
November 24, 2007 Stars and Stripes Galveston East Bay
December 8, 2007North American Kayak Angler Tournament Galveston
 

Promotional Highlights for 2006
Corpus Christi Boat Show Corpus Christi, TX
Team Ocean Kayak logo is placed on all HookNLIne Texas Coastal Maps with Kayak launch sites.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Flat Out Fishing Expo Corpus Christi, TX
Bass Pro Shops Spring Fishing Classic Houston, TX
Holder Boat Show George R Brown Convention Center Houston, TX
Cabela’s Water Sport Weekend Austin, TX
Bass Pro Shop Kayak Weekend Bossier City, LA
REI Kayak Demo Day Houston, TX
REI Paddle Clinic and Demo Austin, TX
Bass Pro Shop Boating Classic Houston, TX
Fishing Tackle Unlimited Freshwater Fishing Expo Houston, TX
Texas A&M Outdoor Adventure Club Corpus Christi, TX
Canoe and Kayak Magazine Article on Kayak Fishing at Night
Ocean Kayak Paddle and Safety Clinic Galveston, TX
Outdoor Retailer Convention Salt Lake City, UT


Tournament Highlights

April 15, 2006 Gibbon’s Creek Open Bass Tournament 1st Place
2006 Gibbon’s Creek Open Angler of the Year 3rd Place
2006 Gibbon’s Creek Open Tournament Series Record Bass
March 11, 2006 Specktacular Saltwater Kayak Series Galveston 3rd Place
March 25, 2006 Kayak Masters Lake Conroe Bass Tournament 3rd Place Stringer
March 2006 May 6, 2006 Kayak Masters Corpus Christi Saltwater Tournament 1st Place Trout
May 20, 2006 Stars and Stripes Saltwater Tournament 2nd Place Stringer
June 17, 2006 Kayak Masters Decker Lake Freshwater Tournament Largest Bass
June 17, 2006 Specktacular Saltwater Kayak Series 2nd Place Trout
July 22, 2006 Kayak Masters Galveston Saltwater Series 1st Place Flounder
July 2006 Kayak Masters Series Team of the Year. Team Ocean Kayak
July 2006 Kayak Masters Angler of the Year 2nd Place
July 2006 Kayak Masters Angler of the Year 4th Place
July 2006 Kayak Masters Angler of the Year 6th Place
July 2006 Kayak Masters Angler of the Year 8th Place
July 22, 2006 Specktacular Invitational Saltwater Kayak vs. Powerboat tournament 6th Place Stringer out of 100 anglers.
July 2006 Specktacular Saltwater Series Team of the Year Currently in 2nd Place

September 2006 Arabia Shrine Sportsman Tournament 1st Place Team Stringer

September 2006 Arabia Shrine Sportsman Tournament 1st Place Trout

September 2006 Arabia Shrine Sportsman Tournament 2nd Place Trout

September 2006 Arabia Shrine Sportsman Tournament 3rd Place Redfish

September 2006 Arabia Shrine Sportsman Tournament 1st Place Flounder

November 2006 Brandon Backe Shrine Benefit Tournament 1st Place Stringer

November 2006 Brandon Backe Shrine Benefit Tournament 2ns Place Redfish

December 2006 North American Kayak Angler Tournament 3rd Place Team Stringer

December 2006 North American Kayak Angler Tournament 1st Place Flounder

December 2006 North American Kayak Angler Tournament 3rd Place Redfish

February 2007 Huntsville State Park Bass Tournament 2nd Place Stringer