GoPro Games for Team Jackson Kayak- Three Days and Counting! by ericjackson | Jun 2, 2014 | Karma Unlimited, Rockstar, WhitewaterThis year’s GoPro Games will be another big one. GoPro is stepping up the heat with bigger sponsorship, and the water is cooperating with an amazing high water week. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ47NZX3HBc&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] Today we...
Urban Kayaking Freestyle Move, Set to Street Musicians… by ericjackson | May 22, 2014 | Playboating, the athlete, the innovator, WhitewaterDominion River Rock Festival put on by the “Sports Backers” of Richmond, VA (Jon Lugbill, for those who remember this slalom legend), was another huge success with 100,000 people in attendance over two days and epic weather and water… While warming...
Secrets of Using GoPro Cameras- What We Learned at the Team GoPro Summit…. by ericjackson | May 18, 2014 | the teacher, WhitewaterScott Blase asked me today- “Can you share what they taught you at the GoPro Team Summit?” I figured that is a great idea, as it was quite an eye opener for me, and worth sharing with everyone. If you want to be better at using GoPro cameras, knowing the...
How to Fish the Standing Brush for Large Mouth Bass by ericjackson | May 12, 2014 | Cuda, EJ Thoughts, Fishing, InstructionalFishing for bass is often fishing where you think you can place your lure. Bass don’t really care where you can cast to, they only care that they have good cover to hide in and attack and eat unsuspecting prey. This is often way deeper into the brush than...
12- Pound Big Bass- Big Rig- Big Fun! by ericjackson | May 8, 2014 | Big Rig, EJ Thoughts, Fishing, Instructional, JK-Rate (J Krate), the innovatorI have been catching lots of big bass lately in my Big Rig… seems that it is the goal of the big bass to tell their friends that they, too, have been in a Big Rig and it is bad to the bone. No matter what the reason, it has been fun fishing my new Big Rig with...
Win a Kayak and help me Raise $50k during my 50th for the Starkey Hearing Foundation by ericjackson | May 7, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, Featured Post, Jackson Dealers, WhitewaterAs you may already know, both Dane, and I have severe hearing loss, and KC has moderate loss. The issues this causes us and those around us if we don’t have hearing aids is immense. Dane and I are lucky however, as we have been able to function and get...
RESULTS- Stage 1 WW Grand Prix by ericjackson | Apr 30, 2014 | WhitewaterWe just finished watching the highlight reel from yesterday’s competition. (10am april 29th) Each athlete’s moves were put on the video for everyone to watch. The athletes were then given a blank sheet of paper to write down their top 10 men and rank...
Stage 1 Whitewater Grand Prix- “Freestyle Big Trick”- Gladiator Wave by ericjackson | Apr 29, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, Whitewater, Wrap UpsStage 1: Whitewater Grand Prix- “Freestyle- Big Trick”- Gladiator Wave” 35 paddlers (27 men and 7 women) competed today on Gladiator Wave. The Ottawa Valley gave us a wonderful spring day with Sunny weather and high of 55 degrees. The format for...
Grand Prix 2014 Begins by ericjackson | Apr 28, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, WhitewaterThis is my first time accepting my invitation to compete in the Whitewater Grand Prix. People always ask me why I haven’t been competing in it before. I would prefer to tell you why I am competing in it this year. I have decided that I don’t care how I do...
My Life- the Next 50 Years- an EJ Essay and Inventory by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, EJ Thoughts, Karma Unlimited, Playboating, Team JK, the athlete, the innovator, the teacher, WhitewaterMy Life- Chapter 1: 50 Years gone by: Intermission: Sorry there will be no time for intermission in this story My Life- Chapter 2: The Next 50 years Before I can really anticipate my next 50 years I need to take an inventory of the assets i have today. A wife,...
T’Ville Triple Crown Results by ericjackson | Apr 15, 2014 | the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap Ups New England Championships were on Saturday and the Triple Crown on Sunday. No awards for individual events on Sunday, instead the focus is solely on how well you can do in all three combined. All around kayaking skills based on Slalom Racing, Downriver...
New England Championships- T’Ville 2014 by ericjackson | Apr 13, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, JK Team Posts, WhitewaterThis is the 5th year that that New England Championships and “T’Ville Triple Crown” have been held on the Farmington River in CT. The Brainchild of Jamie McEwan, this one event brings Wildwater, Slalom, and Freestyle events and athletes to one place. It is one of...