How to Weigh a Fish without a Scale by joey monteleone | Mar 24, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerFish Scales ..Not Necessary Fish scales of a different kind, years ago I developed a formula for determining the weight of a bass. One of the first questions that arises when someone sees a bass picture is, “how much did it weigh?” It was just an educated guess with a...
Fishing Friendly Harvest by joey monteleone | Mar 15, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerFishing Friendly Harvest Fishing for fun or food which ever goal suits you can be equally rewarding. Even the “cast for cash” crowd can benefit from careful handling of fish or management of the resource. Years ago, a crusade was started advocating catch and release....
H2O GO – Life Changer by joey monteleone | Feb 28, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalH2O GO Life Changer Social media and opinion influences each of us. The vision of blasting down the lake in a boat powered by lots of horsepower appeals to those with the need for speed. The video view of someone boating a BIG bass excites every angler and sunrises as...
Flat Water or Fast Water by joey monteleone | Feb 23, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Subjects, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerFlat Water or Fast Water It’s a matter of preference and other considerations as to what bodies of water you kayak or fish. With some distinct differences there are also similarities between lakes and rivers. My opinion is that a really good river fisherman will be...
The Transition: Wishin’ You Were Fishin’ by joey monteleone | Feb 14, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerThe Transition: Wishin’ You Were Fishin’ That time period between winter and spring, when you’ve got the itch to paddle and pitch: the transition. My kayak looks lonely when it’s just resting in the bed of my truck. Rods are respooled with line, reels are lubricated,...
Cast, Crank, Catch by joey monteleone | Feb 11, 2023 | 2014 Karma UnlimitedCast, Crank, Catch Sounds simple. Cast, crank and catch, this is the theory many crankbait anglers utilize. Unfortunately, this sometimes works but there are many more advanced techniques to cranking up bass and other gamefish. Similarly, there are various...
The 2022 Kayak Fishing Year in Review. by joey monteleone | Jan 21, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerThe 2022 Kayak Fishing Year in Review. With Debbie in her Jackson BITE FD and me in my Big Rig or the MayFLy we had a great year. I must admit I’m tempted by the Coosa X for 2023. An overview shows we hit various waters for 120 adventures. Rivers, lakes and a few...
WHERE TO GO and WHAT TO THROW Part Two by joey monteleone | Dec 13, 2022 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerWHERE TO GO and WHAT TO THROW Part Two Paddling or pedaling on the prowl for fish and we’re burning daylight, where should we head? BETWEEN A DOCK AND A HARD PLACE I watch the tournament bass anglers with multiple electronic screens, accessibility to water and weather...
Kayak Angling WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO THROW Part One by joey monteleone | Nov 29, 2022 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerKayak Angling WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO THROW Part One As winter settles in, dependent on where you live you may be drilling holes in the ice or still using sunscreen. After decades of fishing and deciphering the game of hide and seek with several species of fish we’ve...
Fishing Fundamentals by joey monteleone | Nov 25, 2022 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerFishing Fundamentals Rather than cast blindly, I have learned over the years to apply a few fishing fundamentals in order to catch a few fish almost every time out. Some simple some developed after some long days and observation of what never works and what works...
Cold Water Kayak Catches by joey monteleone | Nov 11, 2022 | Big Rig, Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerCold Water Kayak Catches In geographic locations where air and water temperatures dip below fifty degrees fishing can be a challenge. Along with tough fishing conditions some fishing AND kayaking adjustments may well be necessary. With safety being a major concern,...
SMALLMOUTH, the magnificent, mysterious bass by joey monteleone | Oct 26, 2022 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerSMALLMOUTH, the magnificent, mysterious bass While largemouth bass get most of the love the smallmouth possesses a wide variety of traits that endear it to many anglers. Across the south and all the way up into Canada many northern anglers show little regard for this...
