Chris Funk, Author at Jackson Kayak

Kayak Camping and Fishing the Okefenokee Swamp | Tips for Success

by Chris Funk | Jun 16, 2022 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

When I hung up the phone, I could not help but do a little dance. I had just secured a 3 night back country camping permit for my favorite place on earth: the Okefenokee Swamp. My friend Robert Grigg, his son Jacob and I would be paddling nearly 40 miles and camping...

What to do When a Buddy Flips | Kayak Fishing Tips

by Chris Funk | Apr 18, 2022 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Kilroy, Kilroy DT, Kilroy HD

My son Ethan and I were fishing our local flow with a friend and contractor that comes to my plant once a year. I was showing him the benefits of a kayak and we had just started catching a couple fish. I headed around a bend and heard a splash followed by “daddy he’s...

Stop Look and Listen

by Chris Funk | Apr 5, 2022 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

It may seem odd to post a blog piece about “Stop, Look and Listen” but this one doesn’t deal with railroad crossings. This is a bit of advice that I have to give myself when I find that I have gotten way too serious. We are anglers and we want to catch fish; I am not...

Always Keep a Back Up Bait Handy

by Chris Funk | Apr 1, 2022 | Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

There is very little that is exciting as a fish demolishing a topwater bait. Whether it is a buzzbait blazing a trail across the surface or slowly walking hard bait it doesn’t matter. Once that bait disappears in a fountain of froth it is like being struck by a small...

Kayak Camping Dry Load Testing

by Chris Funk | Mar 28, 2022 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Outdoor Adventures, Recreational/Touring, Rigging, Sportsman Feature, Trip Reports, Video, Video

She’s No Addict | How to get your spouse kayak fishing

by Chris Funk | Mar 22, 2022 | Big Tuna, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Kilroy

If I were to have to make a choice between breathing and fishing I would probably see just how many casts I could get while I held my last breath. My bride on the other hand could take or leave fishing. Make no mistake, she can hold her own on the kayak and is a blast...