Tube Tips | How to Fish with Tube Baits by joey monteleone | Mar 19, 2022 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerTube Tips You tube? We do! We fished about one hundred days last year, all over our home state of Tennessee, in Missouri and in a few other places. Our kayaks were launched in ponds, creeks, rivers and lakes of all sizes. Fishing our home waters or places new to us we...
The Right Retrieve | Suggested Retreives for Bass Baits by joey monteleone | Mar 15, 2022 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerThe Right Retrieve | Suggested Retreives for Bass Baits One of the biggest fishing frustrations occurs when that one person is catching fish cast after cast and you’re still waiting for that first hit. You peek over and tied to your nemesis’ rod is the bass...
Spare the Rod | Kayak Fishing Rod Set Up by joey monteleone | Mar 10, 2022 | Big Rig, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerSpare the Rod With unlimited offerings how do you figure out which rods to have and which to take with each time you head out to the water? Anglers are bombarded with ads for every type of equipment including fishing rods. Simply stated rods are like golf clubs,...
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 BannerCast 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 BannerFirst 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 BannerTinkering 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 BannerKAYAK: 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 BannerWhat’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 BannerWonder 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 BannerJourney 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 BannerSummer 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 BannerWhile 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...
