Choosing the Right Paddle for Kayak Fishing

by Ben Roussel | Dec 4, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, Recreational/Touring

One of the most important decisions when folks first start kayak fishing is one that I think a lot of people overlook, and that is choosing the right paddle for them and their kayak. I know when I bought my first kayak I used whatever paddle it came with regardless of...

Demo Days

by Ben Roussel | Nov 13, 2018 | Dealer, Fishing, Internationalisation, Jackson Dealers, JK Team Posts

I use to preach this more, but if you are new to kayak fishing or just shopping for a new boat demo days are far and away the best opportunity to see just what style of boat or even specific boat model you are most comfortable in.  They provide the opportunity to...

Grand Isle with the Cruise FD

by Ben Roussel | Aug 31, 2018 | Cruise FD, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

I truly went from mountains to marsh this past weekend after spending last week working in West Virginia then heading on a weekend guys trip down to Grand Isle on Friday afternoon. I left Baton Rouge Friday mid-afternoon and contemplated putting the kayak in once I...

Exploring the Maurepas Swamp

by Ben Roussel | Jul 11, 2018 | Cruise FD, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring

I don’t get out much to fish anymore, but I found some time Sunday to do just that.  I loaded everything up late Saturday with plans to make the long drive to catch some Louisiana redfish in the morning.  When I woke up and checked the weather it was...

Exploring Caney Lake

by Ben Roussel | Apr 24, 2018 | Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, Kilroy

I had to work in Monroe last week and I brought a Cuda 12 just in case there was down time.  Unfortunately there wasn’t much down time and I was only able to get out for a few hours one day.  I elected to spend that time on Caney Lake, launching from...

First Trip in the Cruise FD

by Ben Roussel | Jan 31, 2018 | Cruise FD, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

I finally got the chance to take my first trip in the new Cruise FD from Jackson Kayak.  The fishing was not that great, but it was a good chance to put in a full day in the new boat. I fished BCKFC’s Minimalist Challenge, the first tournament of their...

Good Weather Redfish

by Ben Roussel | Nov 8, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

I was not planning on fishing this past weekend, there was way too much going on for me to even consider it, but it’s funny how plans change. We took a family trip to Disney last week and I assumed that the long road trip back would have eliminated the desire to...

Late Summer Bassin’

by Ben Roussel | Sep 7, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, Kilroy, Kilroy DT

We spent Labor Day weekend up at Lake Rosemound where I had a couple opportunities to get back out on the water in the Kilroy DT and chase some bass. Saturday I got out just after sunrise, armed with my favorite buzzbait, I headed toward a big flat where I saw some...

A weekend at Rosemound

by Ben Roussel | Jul 20, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Internationalisation, Kilroy, Kilroy DT

My parents have had a house at Lake Rosemound for almost a year now and we’ve made a few trips up that way, but never for more than a day or two.  It’s rare to find an entire weekend free, but we were able to do just that this past weekend.  We loaded the...

A day(and a half) in the Coosa FD

by Ben Roussel | Jun 22, 2017 | Coosa FD, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing

After the success of their last Louisiana trip Jameson and Brooks with JK Media House made a return trip to Louisiana this past weekend for another round of fishing and filming.  This time they brought with them the all new Coosa FD, Jackson Kayak’s first pedal...

Mounting a Power-Pole Micro anchor on the Cuda 14

by Ben Roussel | Sep 25, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Instructional, Internationalisation, Rigging, Team JK, Video

Some of you may remember I got a new toy for the Cuda awhile back, the Power-Pole Micro anchoring system: I’d love to give a review on it, but unfortunately it has been sitting in that box in my garage, unused, for several months.  I haven’t gotten a...

An afternoon trip on an oxbow

by Ben Roussel | Aug 20, 2014 | Cruise 12, Cruise Angler 12, Fishing, Freshwater, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, United States

Fished from the kayak this past weekend.  It was the first time I’ve been in one since Trout Challenge – which was in June, so it’s been a while.  Blake and I headed to a Mississippi River oxbow lake to do a little afternoon bass fishing.  Storms...