Secure Hawg Trough Hack by Eric Atkins | May 18, 2019 | FishingYou have got to get a lot of things right to make sure that the photo submission of your catch is acceptable to the judges. Part of being successful is getting your measuring board secured on your boat during the photo process. The Hawg Trough, the yellow measuring...
2019 Kayak Fishing in Alabama by Eric Atkins | Apr 9, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing TournamentThanks to its freshwater fisheries and the gulf coast, Alabama has more biodiversity than any other state. In fact, the state of Alabama has more navigable stream miles than any other state in the United States. It should be no surprise that with great fishing and...
Angler Overboard by Eric Atkins | Jan 19, 2019 | Fishing, VideoThis is not an easy post to make. This video has been sitting on the hard drive for a while and I guess it is time to share my folly with the world. I tried to gloat. I tried to get cute. And I got wet. Fish grips for the...
Small Town Smallmouth 2 by Eric Atkins | Jan 11, 2019 | Fishing, Mayfly, VideoThe annual road trip to Tennessee in search of large smallmouth bass is one trip I keep in the back of my mind all year long. It is always full of laughs, hard work, and great fishing. And the end of each float, we are usually completely exhausted; so much so that a...
Scenic Alabama Creek Fishing for Alabama Bass by Eric Atkins | Jan 6, 2019 | Fishing, Kilroy, LiskaFellow Jackson Kayak Fishing Team member Evan Howard and I are known to do some pretty gnarly drops to access remote waters that are rarely fished. On this day, we used a bridge to access a scenic creek in Alabama in search of Micropterus coosae (redeye bass) and...
Winning the Alabama Kayak Fishing Classic Open Division by Eric Atkins | Dec 25, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Wrap UpsI have never had a good tournament day on the Coosa River. Sure, before the event, after the event, I’ve caught a few fish (which gets into the Psychology of pre-fishing—a post I’ll publish later). But I have never been able to put together a stringer on...
Liska on the Coosa River by Eric Atkins | Dec 21, 2018 | Fishing, Liska, ReviewsThe Liska has continued to impress me in 2018. It is lightweight, stable, and covered with just enough fishing-ready accessories to make you feel fully rigged-out on the water. The currents found in the Coosa River provide as much of a proving ground as anyone would...
Liska Fishing Kayak Review by Eric Atkins | May 30, 2018 | Fishing, Liska, ReviewsThe all new Liska fishing kayak a sweet blend between an original Coosa and a Mayfly and it has paddled wonderfully in the moving creeks and rivers of Alabama. The Liska, with its weight savings, storage capacity, and extra fishing features, is arguably the best value...
Video: Redfishing Louisiana by Eric Atkins | Dec 21, 2017 | Fishing, VideoWhen the JK Media House invites you to go fishing, you know you are going to an epic location with great fishing and great people. Here’s a video recap of a recent trip to Pointe Aux Chenes with the JK...
How a Bass Fisherman Goes Redfishing in Louisiana by Eric Atkins | Dec 12, 2017 | FishingWhen the JK Media House team gets together you know you are in for a good time at an epic location with some awesome people. That is just what happened when I rolled from north Alabama to southern Louisiana last week. It would be my first time stalking redfish in...
Vlog: the Alabama Kayak Fishing Classic by Eric Atkins | Dec 6, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Tournaments, VideoIn 2017 the kayak fishing clubs of Alabama came together to host a joint event. That event was held on the mighty Coosa River in Wetumpka, Alabama. If you have never been, you have got to go to this destination. It is one of the most gorgeous rivers in the south and...
Coosa FD First Impressions by Eric Atkins | Oct 6, 2017 | Coosa FD, Fishing, ReviewsA few months ago, a few Jackson Kayak Fishing Team members got to take test drives of pre-production models of the Coosa Flex Drive (FD) pedal kayak. During that outing I realized that the wait has been well worth it! Features like instant reverse, instant retraction...
