Fast Tracking Confidence by teamjk | Mar 10, 2018 | Fishing, UncategorizedHave you ever wondered what the quickest way is to learn how to fish a new lure? The first thing you need to do when you get to your favorite fishing hole is grab your rod and tie on your new lure that you want to fish. Second thing is to leave everything else behind...
Inside Your Head by teamjk | Mar 7, 2018 | Coosa HD, Fishing, UncategorizedIt was a windy day on Evergreen Lake. The sun was shining bright and the reflection off the water was helping me to keep warm. The air was crisp and the wind was advising it’s control at my every shift on the kayak as I stand among the fallen trees on the...
Using A Drift Bag by teamjk | Mar 5, 2018 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, VideoUsing a drift bag on a windy day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz4su0YIymQ
MayFly Madness by teamjk | Mar 4, 2018 | Fishing, MayflySo I’ve been kinda wrapped up in my environmental activist stuff and other things the last 2 months. A trip to Capitol Hill with the Wildlife foundation and a day spent with the Virginia Outdoorsmen’s Conservation Roundtable were just 2 of the activities taking up my...
2017 Colorado Kayak Fishing Club Bass Series (Part 1 of 3) by teamjk | Feb 17, 2018 | Fishing, UncategorizedThe Colorado Kayak Fishing Club (CKFC) was established in 2012 with the purpose of promoting fishing education and conservation while enjoying the sport of kayak fishing. Since its establishment the club has put on tournaments for human powered vessels including float...
Volvo presents Kayaking with the Jackson Family: by teamjk | Feb 16, 2018 | WhitewaterIn case you missed this awesome piece featuring the Jackson Fam in Rock Island TN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGwjtmmWT-c
Southern California Kayak Surfing by teamjk | Feb 12, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThere aren’t many rivers in Southern California, but there is the Pacific Ocean. I recently moved here to teach outdoor education in the San Bernadino National Forest. During the weekends I make trips to the Kern and farther to the rivers near Sacramento. This...
Jerry’s New Cuda HD Fishing Kayak by teamjk | Feb 4, 2018 | Cuda HD, Fishing, Uncategorized, VideoJerry’s first weekend with his new Cuda HD Fishing Kayak . Looks like he is going to enjoy it very much so, Lets’s have a quick look at it, https://youtu.be/U0iF_UW8eic – Ivan Hamilton
Grand Canyon Trip Report by teamjk | Feb 4, 2018 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis past November I had an opportunity to check an item off of my “bucket-list” and it was, as hoped, SPECTACULAR! Accompanied by my boyfriend, Dodge and two other friends, I completed my first self-support kayak trip through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. Due to...
DIY Hawg Trough holder on Jackson mounting tracks by teamjk | Feb 3, 2018 | Coosa FD, Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalI found a really great way to stow my Hawg Trough on the side of my Coosa HD and FD which is easily accessible and out of the way so not to interfere with my navigating or fishing. I saw a similar idea on the one of the DIY kayak blogs and put my own little spin on...
Love at 1st Sight by teamjk | Feb 1, 2018 | Fishing, Liska, ReviewsThe Liska is something that I have personally been looking forward to since the unveiling of our prototype last summer. I find myself taking people who are new to kayaking out a lot every year, and this kayaks dimensions caught my eye right away. The 12’-1” length is...
Epic Year-End Review, 2017 by teamjk | Jan 29, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Playboating, Reviews, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesFirst, I want to begin this entry with a HUGE, THANK YOU to my family, Jackson Kayak, and my paddling family FOR AN OUTSTANDING 2017. What an epic first competition-year as a freestyle, whitewater kayaker. I’ve spent close to 250+ days paddling whitewater in 2017;...
