Budget Sound “Proofing” the JKrate Low

by Jon Hummel | Dec 7, 2018 | Accessories, Coosa HD, Fishing, JK-Rate (J Krate)

If you’re like me you carry a lot of 3600 boxes when you go kayak fishing. I’ve typically got 6-8 with me on any given trip, filled with crankbaits and jigs, jerkbaits and worm hooks, topwater … you get the idea. That’s one of the reasons I love...

My First Kayak Trout

by Jon Hummel | Aug 6, 2018 | Fishing

If you’ve seen any of my content before, you know I love chasing bass. With ten different species to chase here in Georgia, it’s pretty much the only fishing I do anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve caught stripers, hybrids, big bream and bigger...

My First Suwannee Bass

by Jon Hummel | May 10, 2018 | Coosa HD, Fishing, rivers

My First Suwannee Bass For a guy that likes to chase bass from a kayak, I’m not sure there’s any place to live better than Georgia. Sure, California puts up bigger spots and Florida puts up bigger largemouth, but when it comes to bass diversity, Georgia...

DIY Two-Kayak Rack

by Jon Hummel | Jan 25, 2018 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional

DIY Two-Kayak Rack Over the last decade, we’ve seen massive growth in the kayak fishing industry. This has driven innovation in the design of kayaks, leading to kayaks specifically created for different fishing conditions. From skinny water kayaks (Coosa) to off...

Shoal Bass Genetics Paddle

by Jon Hummel | Aug 5, 2017 | Fishing

The Shoal bass is a species of black bass native to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin. Over the years, the rivers in this basin have been impounded to provide hydroelectric power for local communitites. To encourage sport fishing, Spotted bass...

Chasing the Georgia Bass Slam

by Jon Hummel | Jul 18, 2017 | Coosa HD, Fishing

Everyone that bass fishes is familiar with the big three – largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass – but here in Georgia, we actually have ten recognized species of black bass. Besides the shoal bass, many of the lesser-known species either aren’t recognized by...

What Kayak Fishing Has Given Me

by Jon Hummel | Jun 16, 2017 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing Subjects

This past Friday, I loaded up my Coosa HD and headed south after work, bound for Big Lazer Wildlife Management Area in Talbotton Georgia. I was meeting some friends to camp before Saturday’s Flint River kayak bass fishing tournament. It’s roughly 80 miles...

Back to Basics to Break a Slump

by Jon Hummel | May 10, 2017 | Coosa HD, Fishing

Ahhhhh, “The Slump.” It happens to all anglers at some point. It might be mid-summer or mid-winter, when air and water temperatures force the bass to move deep and get finicky. Those times of the year can definitely be tough to put fish in the kayak consistently. For...

My craziest experience kayak fishing (so far)

by Jon Hummel | Apr 2, 2017 | Coosa, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

I don’t know about you, but growing up, my granddad could spin some serious fish tales. The story I’m about to share with you might seem like one of those tales, told late at night around the campfire to the amazement and awe of grandkids. However, my...

Pond Hoppin’ in Paradise

by Jon Hummel | Feb 9, 2017 | Coosa HD, Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

The second stop on the Peach State Kayak Anglers tour rolled into Paradise Public Fishing Area near Tifton, Georgia on February 4, 2017. Paradise PFA consists of 68 lakes / ponds totaling 525 acres. Anglers were able to launch on any body of water that was currently...