Broken Fishing Rod? Try This! by Darrell Olson | May 12, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerWe have all managed to break a fishing rod whether it was a tip in a doorway or ceiling fan. All we need to do is clean up the tip section and replace the rod eye tip. A few of us have also broken the fishing rod further down the rod by horsing a fish that was not...
Colorado Kayak Fishing Club Monthly Bass Tournament by Scott Brands | May 11, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing TournamentIn this video Scott Brands takes us along a short after work kayak fishing trip ins earch for big bass! He is also competing in the Colorado Kayak Fishing Club’s April tournament where the 5 longest fish for the month go towards your limit. See if he can improve...
Montreal River Canyon by Hannah Ray | May 10, 2023 | Antix, Exploration Feature, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWinter was good to Northern Wisconsin this season. With spring’s arrival, the snow is melting and filling the rivers with great opportunities. On this trip we met up with Brian, from Menasha, WI, to show us the Montreal River Canyon section. The level for our...
More than a fishing platform by Michael Blatt | May 9, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerLast year, I received a unique trip request from a Swedish Production company. They needed someone in Hanover, NH: “We’re in the process of shooting a documentary in which we will shoot a sequence on the Connecticut river/ Mink Brook. For these scenes we would...
How to Space Godzilla by Bartoz Czauderna | May 8, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to SPACE GODZILLA by doing exercises in the video! What is it? An aerial loop with a 90º or greater rotation (twist) in the middle of the flip. Some of the most beautiful hole boating pictures are taken from kayakers doing Space Godzilla. It is also a newschool...
Kayak Tourney In The Snow! by Scott Brands | May 4, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Tournament, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerCome along as Scott Brands competes in the Colorado Kayak Bassmasters fishing tournament on Chatfield Lake! The conditions were brutal with freezing temperatures and light snow! The bite was tough, but tune in to see how he...
The Other Fish by joey monteleone | May 3, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerWhile bass get the bold headlines beneath the surface and willing to bite even sometimes easier to catch, crappie and bluegill could make your day. Bass boats, bass baits and bass tournaments dominate the freshwater fishing world but there are legions of devoted...
JK Trail moving into May by Jason Cassetty | May 2, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, TournamentsThe USA BASSIN/JACKSON KAYAK TRAIL wrapped up the month of April in Rough River Lake in Kentucky. 20 anglers took to the water on Saturday the 29th and just as in tournaments past these guys did not disappoint! 122 bass hit the TourneyX leaderboard which led to 17...
Tools of The Trade by joey monteleone | Apr 28, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerKayak Tools of the Trade The goal is always to make my on-the-water trips are to be safe and successful. At a glance, I may appear to be a minimalist, but my approach consists of carefully choosing the necessary equipment and accessories. Over the years anything...
How to Splitwheel by Bartoz Czauderna | Apr 23, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to SPLITWHEEL by doing exercises in the video! What is it? In ICF rules, we read, “Two consecutive ends at a vertical angle of between 45° and 100° linked together by at least a 160° horizontal rotation near the vertical point of the first end on the long axis.”...
Kayak Slalom in a Dynamic Duo by kylethomas | Apr 22, 2023 | Creeking, Dynamic Duo, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFor me, being in a Jackson Kayak Dynamic Duo is directly connected with whitewater river racing. My first race in a tandem whitewater kayak was the Ocoee River Race in Tennessee, winning a gold medal with my good friend Sam. From that point on, I was hooked on racing...
JK Trail April 8th by Jason Cassetty | Apr 21, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerSpring time bass fishing can be feast or famine and we definitely saw both sides as the USA Bassin / Jackson Kayak Trail headed into Easter weekend. Starting with Patoka Lake in Indiana we had a tough day of fishing but a very competitive battle for position. At the...