Cedar River Slalom Race in the Antix 2.0 and Dynamic Duo by kylethomas | Apr 6, 2022 | Antix, Dynamic Duo, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI recently moved to Issaquah, Washington in the Greater Seattle Area and fortunately found myself a 15-minute drive from the Cedar River slalom course. This well cared for whitewater slalom course is maintained by members of the League of Northwest Whitewater Racers,...
Stop Look and Listen by Chris Funk | Apr 5, 2022 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerIt may seem odd to post a blog piece about “Stop, Look and Listen” but this one doesn’t deal with railroad crossings. This is a bit of advice that I have to give myself when I find that I have gotten way too serious. We are anglers and we want to catch fish; I am not...
Joy and anticipation of the first day of the whitewater season by Vincent Family | Apr 4, 2022 | Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesUnless you live in one of those magical places where there is year round whitewater, there is some point in the spring where your focus turns to watching the weather forecast and the river gauges, anxiously awaiting open water with enough volume to get out paddling....
Always Keep a Back Up Bait Handy by Chris Funk | Apr 1, 2022 | Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerThere is very little that is exciting as a fish demolishing a topwater bait. Whether it is a buzzbait blazing a trail across the surface or slowly walking hard bait it doesn’t matter. Once that bait disappears in a fountain of froth it is like being struck by a small...
USA Freestyle Team Trials: My First Competition in over Two Years by Cashion Porter Shirley | Mar 31, 2022 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOn March 19, the best freestyle kayaking athletes in the United States went head to head for a coveted spot on the US team for the 2022 ICF Freestyle World Championships in Nottingham, England. While the competition is stressful enough on its own, I had an added level...
River Revelations | Kayak Fishing Rivers by joey monteleone | Mar 30, 2022 | Big Rig, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerRiver Revelations | Kayak Fishing Rivers “There’s magic in moving water.” I dedicated an entire chapter in my book I’LL BE TENNESSEAN YA’ to rivers and what they have to offer. For many of us the local creek was our introduction to fishing and other outdoor...
Surf Betsy Podcast Update by wildwildwes | Mar 29, 2022 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSurf Betsy is an effort several years in the making to research the potential development for a whitewater park in Elizabethton, TN on the Doe and Watauga Rivers. The Phase-1 draft proposal prepared by River Restorations recently has generated great interest for the...
Kayak Camping Dry Load Testing by Chris Funk | Mar 28, 2022 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Outdoor Adventures, Recreational/Touring, Rigging, Sportsman Feature, Trip Reports, Video, Video
How to get your kayak ready for summer by JK Team | Mar 24, 2022 | Big Rig HD/FD, Coosa FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerHow to get your kayak ready for summer submitted by Daniel Hayes During the tough winter months of fishing on the coast with low tides ton of exposed oyster beds as well as shell bottom this has created a lot of wear and tear on the kayak. Full FD Cleaning I take time...
19 Years Paddling in Uganda by Jessie Stone | Mar 23, 2022 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesUganda 2022 – 19 Years and always something to discover! This February marked my 19th year of paddling in Uganda! Though the river has changed much in that time – with two dams built on the amazing and wild first 50 kms of the river after it leaves Lake...
She’s No Addict | How to get your spouse kayak fishing by Chris Funk | Mar 22, 2022 | Big Tuna, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, KilroyIf I were to have to make a choice between breathing and fishing I would probably see just how many casts I could get while I held my last breath. My bride on the other hand could take or leave fishing. Make no mistake, she can hold her own on the kayak and is a blast...
Tube Tips | How to Fish with Tube Baits by joey monteleone | Mar 19, 2022 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerTube Tips You tube? We do! We fished about one hundred days last year, all over our home state of Tennessee, in Missouri and in a few other places. Our kayaks were launched in ponds, creeks, rivers and lakes of all sizes. Fishing our home waters or places new to us we...
