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...

It’s A Small World | Kayak Fishing Tips

by joey monteleone | Apr 23, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

It’s A Small World | Kayak Fishing Tips Ever had one of those days when the fish seem to have disappeared? The same baits they were slugging last time they are snubbing this time. You could change locations or……change lures. With most gamefish they are equipped with...

Kayaks I Have Known and Loved | Choosing a Fishing Kayak

by joey monteleone | Apr 15, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Kilroy, Mayfly, YuPIK

Kayaks I’ve Known and Loved After six decades of fishing out of every possible water craft I entered the kayak world. Seeking a new challenge and after a little research I test paddled a Jackson Kayaks Big Rig at my local dealer Caney Fork Outdoors and was sold. While...

River Reveal | River Kayak Fishing Tips

by joey monteleone | Apr 7, 2021 | Big Rig, Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, Mayfly

River Reveal Rivers and river system lakes all over offer incredible fishing and kayaking adventures. With the addition of current, unstable water levels and various water colors the puzzle of what baits to pitch at the bass is a tough one to solve. Years of river...

Speed Trap | Fishing Speed Tips

by joey monteleone | Mar 24, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner

Speed Trap The slogan, “speed kills” has been around for a long time. In sports speed is definitely an asset, in fishing it can be a liability. You see fish chasing schools of bait, adrenaline flowing you cast to the activity and crank your bait back as fast as your...

Keys to Kayak Crappie

by joey monteleone | Mar 19, 2021 | Big Rig, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner

Of all the beloved species of freshwater fish crappies almost always invoke a broad smile and the quick suggestion of a fish fry. Scattered throughout North America, known as specks, Cajun French call them “sac-a lait”, others speckled bass and many more titles. The...

Ultimate Organization | Bass Kayak Fishing

by joey monteleone | Mar 8, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner

Where is that….? Ever been out or even just preparing for a fishing trip and wondered where certain essential items were? You know you had it/them but the exact location eludes you. The solution; organization! Because when the bass or crappie or others are biting you...

Ten Essential Kayak Fishing Tips

by joey monteleone | Feb 3, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, United States

Ten Essential Kayak Fishing Tips Getting on the water and catching fish from a kayak seems easy, but we all wish someone had told us a few things before we jumped in some plastic and grabbed a rod. Here are my Top Ten Essential Kayak Fishing Tips.   1. Research...

Continuously Improve Your Kayak Fishing

by joey monteleone | Jan 27, 2021 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner

After more than 50 years of fishing I’m still working to get it right. Constantly Continuously Improving my Kayak Bass Fishing Skills. Thousands of fish have taught me lessons but each trip out either teaches me a new lesson or reinforces a previous one. Here a few...

Why the Fly | Kayak Fishing

by joey monteleone | Jan 13, 2021 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fly Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner, Mayfly

Why the Fly | Kayak Fishing With evidence of being around for hundreds of years, used in both freshwater and salt water environments, fly fishing has an appeal for almost anyone. Flicking flies can be accomplished from the shoreline, waist deep in a stream, from any...