Class 2 Adventure

by dianegaydos | Jul 19, 2024 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Ever wonder how you can make a class 2 river more exciting? Just add kids! A few days ago my husband and I took our kids to the Hiwassee River for a class 2 adventure. When I was first pregnant, my husband and I debated about the best way to get our kids on the river....

E-fish-N-C

by joey monteleone | Jul 12, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

E-fish-N-C The definition of efficiency; the ability to achieve an end goal with little to no waste, effort or energy. Many years ago, I incorporated this logic into my fishing and outdoor approach. Arming myself with basic items and shied away from anything...

Coosa X Review: The ultimate river fishing kayak

by Bill Durboraw | Jul 8, 2024 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature

It has been over a year since I got my Jackson Coosa X. Before doing a review on this kayak, I wanted to put in a lot of seat time to really put it through the paces and get the rigging dialed in. I am a “river rat” at heart. Kayak fishing rivers and creeks has long...

My Jackson Coosa X Fly Fishing Set-up

by Darrell Olson | Jul 2, 2024 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Subjects

Being a fly-fishing person, this style of fishing allows me to be a minimalist when it comes to kayak fishing. There is no need for a fishing crate as storage under the kayak seat provides satisfactory storage for my fly boxes. However, my Coosa X set-up is a little...

Purposeful Paddling and Kayak Instruction

by heatherherbeck | May 2, 2024 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Featured Post, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

I spend a lot of my time working with individuals on “purposeful movement” … Whether it’s in the gym or on the water, moving with purpose/intention and moving with the knowledge of “why” you want to move that way is important in...

Antix 2.0: A Love Story

by kylethomas | Apr 30, 2024 | Featured Post, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

I paddle my Medium Jackson Kayak Antix 2.0 a lot, more than any of my other kayaks. Why? It matches the style of paddling I do most often. It can do a bit of everything, making for a great day on the water. It is predictable through rapids, surfs exceptionally, rolls...

Kayak Country

by joey monteleone | Apr 29, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

Kayak Country While BIG boats blast off, there’s something special about the slower-paced kayak and the places it can take you. For speed, safety in rough waters, and lots of room, bigger boats have the edge, BUT in secluded spots, smaller bodies of shallow water, and...

Little White Salmon Race: Gnarvana or Nirvana?

by Cashion Porter Shirley | Apr 22, 2024 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Featured Post, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

This year, I had the grand opportunity to spend a month in White Salmon, WA, to paddle new whitewater and compete in the 2024 Little White Salmon Race. In prepping for this trip, I had to choose between bringing my medium Gnarvana or Nirvana. Knowing the season in the...

A recap from my 2023 California Whitewater Tour to get Stoked for 2024!

by JK Team | Mar 21, 2024 | Creeking, Featured Post, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Submitted by Christina Kossis Looking back at my first California Whitewater Tour from last year, 2023, and getting stoked for the season ahead. A kayaking trip to California is tough to plan for specific runs without spending the entire summer season in the state. I...

The Ageless Minnow “Plug”

by joey monteleone | Mar 19, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

The Ageless Minnow “Plug” Early artificial bass baits resembled frogs, crawfish and even things like baby birds. Along the same time as the artificial baits came along lures that were meant to resemble minnows surfaced. (Pun intended) Most baits being constructed from...

Kayaker with a Doctoring Problem – Podcast

by Jessie Stone | Mar 18, 2024 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

Kevin Cripps is a terrific interviewer, and I had a blast doing this podcast. It was a real trip down memory lane that brought me right up to the present! https://talesfromthecripps.buzzsprout.com/2019097/14351580  

Prepare for the Invasion

by joey monteleone | Feb 20, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Instructional

Prepare for the Invasion 221 years ago was the last time it happened..the Invasion! The cicada hatch of the 13 and 17 year cycle, a co-emergence of the cicadas. With black bodies, redeyes and orange tinted wings the emergence is triggered by the soil temperature...