California 2k19 by teamjk | Jun 6, 2019 | Creeking, Nirvana, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHey guys! This past spring I got the chance to travel to Northern California to take advantage some classic whitewater that does not get tons of traffic. On this trip, we spent a week checking out the Trinity watershed. I made a short video of some of the amazing...
A Jackson changed my life by teamjk | Jun 4, 2019 | Coosa, FishingIn 2012 my wife blew my mind and bought me my first kayak for my birthday. We went to the local Jackson Kayak dealer MEFCOR Outdoors to see what they might have. I took a quick look around the store and there it was, all beautiful and olive the Jackson Coosa. One look...
American Whitewater: Stewards of America’s waterways and outdoor recreation by teamjk | May 30, 2019 | WhitewaterThe roar of Steelhead Falls on Washington’s White Salmon River reverberates off the basalt walls of the beautiful river canyon, this is what the impact of American Whitewater feels like. It is hard for anyone to look at a free-flowing wilderness river and not...
The struggle is real by teamjk | May 30, 2019 | FishingTournament season is upon us in full force and with that comes the stress of trying to find fish, pattern fish and catch fish. All the while the clock is ticking. Many of us in the kayak fishing community are competitive, some enjoy the camaraderie, others enjoy the...
Unleashed 2019 by teamjk | May 30, 2019 | Austria, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIt was 6:00 am, my phone rang. Super sleepy I tried to grab it and checked what’s up. “SEND tagged you in a post”. What post did they tag me in? That’s worth a look! I opened it. “Congrats to all the people who are on the list above, you...
Jackson Cruise FD my kayak and transducer setup by teamjk | May 26, 2019 | Cruise FD, Fishing, VideoHere is a bit of a rundown of how I have my Jackson kayak setup, showing rod holders, Garmin sounder with transducer in hull setup, trolley, camera positions. – Craig...
The Importance of Mentorship in Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting by teamjk | May 26, 2019 | WhitewaterMy first experience kayaking in a river, I flipped over, hit my head, and received seven stitches above my right eye. That was when I decided I would learn from someone who knew what they were doing. Whitewater mentors are able to teach us to be safe, have fun, know...
Lake Berryessa Prefishing by teamjk | May 23, 2019 | FishingLake Berryessa Napa California- Lake Berryessa is the largest lake in Napa County, California. This reservoir in the Vaca Mountains was formed following the construction of the Monticello Dam on Putah Creek in the 1950’s. Surface elevation:443′ Catchment...
Port Phillip Bay chasing flat head by teamjk | May 22, 2019 | Fishing, VideoQuick clip of a few fish caught 17/3/19. Went out to port phillip bay in Altona chasing a of feed of flathead but could only manage to find the small ones along with a small pinkie. We had a lot of missed hooked ups where they would drop off half way through retrieval...
Spring Time Fishing by teamjk | May 20, 2019 | FishingSpring time has never been my strong suit. Early Spring been the season I’ve had to work at the hardest at over the years. Any success I’ve had hasn’t come with out putting in some extra time and effort along the way. In this blog I want to...
How to Create Soft Plastic Baits at home by teamjk | May 18, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalI wanted to do something a little different and bring my joy of creating soft plastic baits that I fish regularly off my Jackson kayak Big Rig Hd Fd. This can be a very rewarding and time killing hobby for those cold rainy nights or days where the wind is so bad its...
Portable Fish finder setup for the Blue Sky Angler 360 by teamjk | May 11, 2019 | Blue Sky, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalFor the past week I have been bouncing ideas back and forth in my head about how to install a fish finder on my new Blue Sky Angler 360. This platform is so versatile that the rigging possibilities seem endless. As a family man, I have multiple Jackson Kayaks so I...
