First SUPerFISHal Trip; Impressions, Review, Love Story?

by Drew Gregory | Jan 5, 2013 | Featured Post, Fishing

First impressions are always important in life, but if you’ve ever dated someone for any length of time you probably know that first impressions can be misleading.  Only “time” can be the test on whether or not something or someone is real and legit....

Jackson Kayak: Kayak Fishing “Spoof” Commercial

by Drew Gregory | Jan 2, 2013 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Video, Video

A couple years ago I was watching the Super Bowl and was intrigued by the new trend in commercials that, in the DVR age, were now focused on entertaining you so that you will watch them.  The majority of them you had no clue what the commercial was selling, or what...

GoPro Tips: How to Avoid Damaging them & how to repair them if you do!

by Drew Gregory | Dec 27, 2012 | Fishing

So, I posted a photo on Facebook of about 7 GoPro cameras that I have recently had to take apart and try to repair.  Several questions arose from the post such as, “Drew, how does this happen so i will know what not to do?” or “Drew you are too hard...

Watch Drew’s Interview on FOX

by Drew Gregory | Nov 13, 2012 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Video, Video

Recently I was fortunate enough to get asked to appear as the in-studio guest on FOX Charlotte’s “Got Game” Sports wrap-up show which airs in the Carolinas on Sat evenings after college football. Bruce Snyder hosts the show and asks me all sorts of...

One Fish, Many GoPros: Episode 1: “Jump”

by Drew Gregory | Nov 9, 2012 | Featured Post, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Video, Video

Making videos is actually one of the things I am most passionate about.  Not just fishing and being “in” the video, actually producing it in every aspect including filming it, editing it, being the director, on-camera angler etc.  GoPro cameras make it so...

Here we G(L)O!

by Drew Gregory | Oct 30, 2012 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing

Jackson kayak recently introduced the new Illuminati series of glow in the dark fishing kayaks.  Before we made the call to go full steam ahead on this project, led by product manager Damon Bungard, Brooks Beatty and I, and others at Jackson Kayak, took the glow boats...

2013 Cuda 14 and Big Tuna Hit the Water!

by Drew Gregory | Oct 2, 2012 | Big Tuna, Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

Brooks Beatty and I recently got in some 2013 Jackson boats and we just had to take them out!  We already made a couple trips in the new Cuda 12, but it was time to check out the latest improvements to the Big Tuna and Cuda 14.  So, we hit a local river with our...

Cuda 12 Walkthrough Video

by Drew Gregory | Sep 11, 2012 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Video

  It has been a fun month fishing out of the new Cuda 12 and getting familiar with its limits on all different water types.  Below is the video we’ve put together to walk you guys through the boat so you can see how it differs from the Cuda 14 and why it...

Cuda 12 Takes on the River Bass…

by Drew Gregory | Aug 19, 2012 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing

  …and the Cuda 12 wins! Well, it has been an eventful couple days in filming the promo video for the new Cuda 12.  If you haven’t heard, we, at Jackson, recently partnered up with GoPro to include GoPro mounts right into the kayaks.  Yes, no more...

Jackson Kayak: Flying Fish

by Drew Gregory | Jul 11, 2012 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Video, Video

Recently I hooked up with the guys from YonderBlueFilms.com to shoot and (try to) direct a unique fishing video via their innovative helicopter to get unique angles/shots.  Well, below is the contagious aftermath of the first edit from this day of filming with the...

Big Tuna Walk Through Video

by Drew Gregory | May 18, 2012 | Big Tuna, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Video, Video

The Big Tuna walk through is finally here!  We’re super excited to share this boat with you because it is truly one versatile craft.  Whether you use it to fish, hunt, scuba, snorkel, go crabbing, lobstering, general recreation or guide from, we think...

Turning your “tuna tank” into a live bait well!

by Drew Gregory | Apr 17, 2012 | Big Tuna, Featured Post, Fishing, Internationalisation, Saltwater Fishing, United States

One of the features that the Big Tuna is getting a lot of attention for is the “tuna tank” which is a hatch that is in the center of the boat, is virtually flush with the deck and is inserted into a large opening in the boat that allows access to the water...