Late Winter Tournament Bass Fishing in the Bite FD

by Henry Veggian | Mar 3, 2021 | Bite, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater

Nature has its own clock. Humans have their clocks. I live, and fish, somewhere between the two. Tournament anglers tend to pre-fish on the day prior to an event. I tend to avoid it. What I do, if I am traveling and fishing a big event, is to instead have a look...

Recognizing Failure: KBF TENvitational & Kissimmee Trail Events Recap

by Ken Wood | Feb 22, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

Failure is a part of success, and when it comes to tournament fishing anglers fail more than they succeed, from the local circuits to the big leagues. It’s part of the game, and something I’m all too familiar with. On Sunday, January 24, I hit the road for the long...

My 2020 Kayak Tournament Season Part 3 – The Injury

by Jon Hummel | Dec 23, 2020 | Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Tournaments

Fresh off my second place finish at the Peach State Kayak Anglers hosted event on Lake Lanier. I decided to spend the next Saturday doing some fun fishing with a buddy. Little did I know then that it would be a decision that would change the course of my 2020 season....

Belgian Championship AKA MavaMania2k20

by Lane De Meulenaere | Nov 25, 2020 | Belgium, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation

MavaMania is the yearly highlight of the Belgium freestyle scene. The one and only freestyle competition organized in Belgium. While you might consider the Belgium freestyle scene to be very small, you would be surprised by the amount of people showing up for the...

Nottingham Freestyle League – Flatwater competition & winning run

by Lane De Meulenaere | Nov 17, 2020 | Belgium, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

If you’re following the freestyle scene, you’ll know that most competitions were cancelled due to the pandemic. A bummer for those of us who love competing and strive to win some medals. Luckily the NFL (Nottingham Freestyle League), had a creative solution! The NFL...

Annual White Salmon Halloween Paddle

by heatherherbeck | Nov 10, 2020 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

I think we’re all in agreement that 2020 has presented itself with one challenge after another. All of the hurdles that we face continue to weigh down on us as individuals and as a community of paddlers. From “lockdown” and social distancing, to...

Lady of the Fork Recap

by crystalgustin | Nov 6, 2020 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Instructional, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines, Zen

When hosting a new event, you never really know what to expect. Unless you have hosted a large event before, there is a lot that happens behind the scenes. Most events take nearly a year to plan out and this one came together in a matter of months. Sarah Stine reached...

Russel Fork Weekend- Lord of the Fork

by nicktroutman | Nov 4, 2020 | Event Coverage, Events, Nick Troutman, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater

The Russell Fork race was this past weekend on the Kentucky/ Virginia boarder. It was an incredible weekend as it was the last recreational release schedule for the year. The river was running, weather was warm, and the autumn colors were in full effect, you could...

Freestyle Nationals 2020 – Covid Format

by Jessie Stone | Oct 27, 2020 | Event Coverage, Events, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Freestyle Nationals 2020 Despite the cancelation of the majority of kayaking events this season due to the pandemic, U.S. Freestyle Kayaking Nationals were held, but under a new and different format. It was great that everyone could participate, regardless of whether...

Lady of the Fork

by crystalgustin | Oct 14, 2020 | Blogroll, Creeking, Events, Featured Post, Instructional, Karma Unlimited, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

Get ready ladies, Jackson Kayak and Pyranha have teamed up with Paddle In Pink to put on its first-ever Lady of the Fork Confidence Series on racing featuring Dane Jackson and Chris Hipgrave as lead instructors on Saturday, October 17th. Does the idea of racing...

2020 Virtual USA Freestyle Nationals Ride [Video] Plus benefits of flatwater training

by sethchapelle | Sep 28, 2020 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

The 2020 USA freestyle nationals were originally planned to be a normal in-person freestyle competition surfing a river feature. The in-person nationals were cancelled due to covid-19. Instead of the in-person competition, a virtual (video submission) flatwater...

Whitewater Kayaking | Devils Extreme Race 2020

by Bartoz Czauderna | Sep 15, 2020 | Czech Republic, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Nirvana, Whitewater

Last weekend one of biggest whitewater events took place in southern Czech Republic in Lipno at Vltava River. Event gathers hundreds of paddlers from all around the Europe to enjoy one of very few water releases that happens over the weekend. Multiple kayaking...