Confessions of a Jig Junkie | Kayak Bass Fishing Tips

by joey monteleone | Feb 25, 2022 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Cast em, flip em, pitch em, they catch bass everywhere. The first ones were made of bear hair, rabbit and fox fur…they’re jigs. Jigs might be viewed as simple nothing could be further from the truth. Variations include but are not limited to, size, weight, color and...

First Fish of February | Kayak Fishing

by joey monteleone | Feb 21, 2022 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

First Fish of February February teases you with the promise of a new season. In a larger portion of the country bitterly cold weather and snow hopefully is in the rearview mirror and days are longer, extended sunshine arrives and offers paddling plus fishing...

Tinkering With Tackle | Kayak Bass Fishing

by joey monteleone | Feb 8, 2022 | Big Rig Pro, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Tinkering With Tackle Cold, rainy, dark, nothing to do? Time to tinker with your tackle. I pick those times when there’s nothing else you can do to prep for the next season or the next trip on the water. There are some basic bass bait tricks that can help you catch a...

KAYAK: Benefits With Friends

by joey monteleone | Feb 4, 2022 | Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

KAYAK: Benefits With Friends There is an abundance of reasons to climb into / onto the kayak. Here are a few: UNSOCIAL DISTANCING In a time when people prefer to “social distance” there’s not a better way than being outdoors and add to that the pastime of kayaking....

What’s New | Kayak Fishing

by joey monteleone | Jan 26, 2022 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

What’s New in Kayak Fishing There’s a difference in what’s new in fishing but not much new in catching. That’s a bold statement but true. The Old Days and the New Ways After 60 Seasons (I started at ten) of chasing bass there are some constants. I avoid the words...

Wonder About winter? | Winter Kayak Fishing How-To

by joey monteleone | Jan 18, 2022 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Wonder About Winter? After flipping the calendar over to a new year often kayakers are faced with what to do about winter. Gone are the 80-degree days, gentle summer breezes, water is clear and cold. Depending on your geographic location you may be drilling though the...

Journey Journal – Tips for Recording your Kayak Fishing

by joey monteleone | Dec 22, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Journey Journal With 2021 behind us many fishing folks reflect on the results of their outdoor adventures. Keeping a record of last season’s trips can help develop a map to future fishing guidelines. The point is to memorialize details (good and not so good) of your...

Summer Trophy Bass Hunting

by joey monteleone | Aug 31, 2021 | Big Rig, Featured Post, Fishbrain Premium Content, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Summer Trophy Bass Hunting Most fishermen believe the best time for hunting a trophy bass is spring or fall. You can make a great case for catching big bass those times of the year but don’t discount summer. Understanding the fish and its lifestyle is critical to the...

Finesse | The Solution to Summer Fishing

by joey monteleone | Jul 8, 2021 | Big Rig, Featured Post, Fishbrain Premium Content, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

While summer is a great time to paddle or pedal your kayak the accompanying weather and water conditions can make it tough for fishing or more accurately catching. Taking the normal precautions for protection from the sun and of course zipping up your life jackets a...

Destination: Reelfoot Lake

by joey monteleone | Jun 15, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Freshwater, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

I’ve paddled glacier lakes, farm ponds, large bodies of water, natural and manmade but a favorite destination for decades has been Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee. The only natural lake in the volunteer state, post card pretty and absolutely loaded with fish,...

Red, White and Blue….gill

by joey monteleone | May 18, 2021 | Big Rig, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Red, White and Blue….gill If there was ever a fish that represented the USA it’s the bluegill, hard fighting, spirited and found all across the country. Widely distributed and eager to bite bluegill can be big fun on any tackle but especially fly rods and light...

It’s Alright to Go Ultralight

by joey monteleone | May 13, 2021 | Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

It’s Alright to Go Ultralight In a world that espouses to the BIGGER is better mentality, where we are offered to upsize, get the giant, family size, mega version you might want to consider downsizing. Decades of fishing have brought me to the conclusion that the...