Pierwszy dzień z Coosa FlexDrive / My First day with Coosa FlexDrive by teamjk | Nov 21, 2017 | Internationalisation, PolandPo długim oczekiwaniu nareszcie mam! Coosa FD. W kolorze BlueFin. Wspaniałe sobie radzi na zarośniętym jeziorku i na rzece o dość szybki nurcie. Mechanizm uchylny działa bez zarzutu… – Mariusz...
Jackson Kayak’s Kids Teaching Kids Pt 1 Hand Rolling Made Easy by teamjk | Nov 16, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Instructional, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesJackson Kayak’s series on Kids Teaching Kids kayaking fundamentals. So often, kids are intimidated by cold, sounds, texture, and a desire to please that they fall into the trap of not wanting to try. When kids show other kids how easy skills and...
October by teamjk | Nov 15, 2017 | Big Rig, FishingOctober, it’s the month where the season and the schedules have passed. Mother Nature is at her finest in October giving us a wide variety of conditions that triggers animals of all types to enter a sense of urgency. The month tends to start warm before the stout...
Downriver racing – a great family activity! by teamjk | Nov 8, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Antix, Family Zone, Karma, Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterThis is our first year being exposed to downriver races and we have to say… they are a great family activity! If you pick the right ones they are a family bonding experience with high fun factors. We dipped our toe into the world of Downriver racing at CKS...
Going With the Flow by teamjk | Nov 5, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fly Fishing, Tripper 12I decided to scout a new flow with a paddle up from a popular recreational launch. This flow is known for large bass 50 miles downstream, but would it still hold good fishing in an area mostly known for canoes and pleasure boaters? I dropped my trusty Tripper 12 into...
How To Feewheele (regular) by teamjk | Oct 20, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesA freewheele is one of my personal favorite parts about whitewater kayaking. It can be done regular or switch but regular is easier. A freewheele is when you come off a waterfall and as you come off you plant a stroke that turns you so you land backwards. I am going...
My first Non-Gauley Fest weekend by teamjk | Oct 18, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, River Running, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesMy first Non-Gauley Fest weekend I’ve been making the pilgrimage up north for 5 years now. We normally take a huge group with a few first timers and hit the New River, Upper Yough and finish our trip at Gauley Fest. This year the timing just didn’t work out to make it...
Chasing Kings by teamjk | Oct 18, 2017 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing SubjectsAfter chasing after Bass mostly this season it was time for a change. Fall in Michigan lots of anglers turn to hunting which leaves our lakes and rivers vacant to some prime fishing. I decided to take to the Muskegon River for some fly fishing action. My plan was to...
Secret week on the Ocoee River by teamjk | Oct 13, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Playboating, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe Ocoee River is a dam release river that sits just on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina. It releases 3 days a week throughout the summer and on weekends starting in September. Through an agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority, there is also a draw...
5 ways Gauleyfest CAN be a family friendly event by teamjk | Oct 4, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesGauleyfest is the largest paddling festival in North America. It is held in mid-September in the town of Summersville, West Virginia and is THE main fundraiser for American Whitewater Association (AWA) each year. Picture you and 4000 of your closest friends converging...
Facing Fears in Durango Colorado by teamjk | Oct 2, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesThis year I went to a competition called The Animas River Days in Durango Colorado. The whitewater park there is a series of big waves. I had never been on a wave before so I was exited to try it out, but when I got there I was shocked by the size of them. In my mind...
#Dreamweek by teamjk | Sep 30, 2017 | Coosa, Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, TournamentsShannon and I headed to Pennsylvania on Monday morning. We left Michigan at roughly 7am. Drove pretty much straight through to where we decided to camp. It was getting late so we through camp together and shot down to the take-out launch where we had found massive...
