VIDEO: One Fish, Many GoPros: EPISODE 7, “Hero 2 Throwback” by Drew Gregory | Jun 26, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Freshwater, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Video, VideoThe only problem with filming all kayak fishing trips is the fact that you end up with SOOOO much footage that you almost get overwhelmed and don’t know where to begin with editing! I caught this nice river largemouth out of my Cuda 12 right when that kayak hit...
What Can Topwater Do For You? by Ben Roussel | Jun 20, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Internationalisation, Saltwater FishingI had some time the other night to slap together some footage from May of a scouting trip in the marsh, prior to the first IFA event. A nice upper slot red and a decent trout couldn’t resist the action of the Skitter Walk. It’s been a while since...
High, muddy water? Coosa don’t care! by Drew Gregory | Jun 20, 2014 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, Freshwater, rivers, Trip ReportsIt was an awesome weekend up in the Pittsburgh, PA area for the River Bassin Tournament Trail regional stop held at the Rivers Edge in Leechburg. I had the pleasure of going up a day and a half early to fish with fellow team member Noah Heck and he was even cool...
First time with the SUPercharger in whitewater by Patrick Levesque | Jun 16, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, River Running, rivers, Team JK, WhitewaterAfter a year of owning a SUPercharger, I’ve finally give myself the chance to test it on whitewater. It’s not like I didn’t use it last year. Leaving on the side of Lac Saint-Jean, we spend amount of time playing around the boards (owning a SUPercharger and a...
Father’s Day: Tucker’s first Kayaking at 11 Months Old by nicktroutman | Jun 15, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, WhitewaterWell it is Father’s Day today and my first Father’s Day as a dad. My son Tucker is just now 11 months old and it has been the biggest and best learning experience of my life. I can’t express how much joy I get in such a small bundle. Just three days...
North Fork Championships Training by nicktroutman | Jun 14, 2014 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, River Running, Trip Reports, Video, WhitewaterWell the North Fork Championships Elite race starts tomorrow. This is my first year being able to compete and race here and it blow away any expectation. The race course is extremely demanding with tough big whitewater and 5 added slalom gates to make it even harder....
JK Team Video Contest Winners! by nicktroutman | Jun 12, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Team JK, Trip Reports, Video, Video, WhitewaterThis spring during our JK Team Summit we launched a video contest for all our team to enter. Throughout the past 2 months team members has put their creative juices to work and created some amazing video master pieces. Here are the over all Winners: Regional...
Cruising to a state record by Ben Roussel | Jun 12, 2014 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, InternationalisationSome of y’all may remember that choupique(bowfin) I caught on the fly back in April? This one: Well I just got word on May 25th that it is officially the new state record bowfin taken with a fly rod. Weighing in at a whopping 4.07 lbs. How could that little guy...
2014 Watauga Race by wildwildwes | May 30, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Events, Featured Post, Karma Unlimited, River Running, rivers, Team JK, Video, Video, Whitewater, Wrap UpsThe Race Start after passing under Guys Ford Bridge Photo by: William Mauney Photography This past Saturday one of my favorite events of the year went down on the Watauga River Gorge. This is a really fun race, because of the friendly lazed nature of the...
River Bassin Recap – Charlotte, NC by Drew Gregory | May 26, 2014 | Coosa, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, rivers, Tournaments, Trip ReportsWell, another River Bassin Regional event has come and gone! This time it was held in my home town Charlotte, NC at Great Outdoor Provision Company (GOPC). As always I fish before the event one day to put up a “Beat Drew Bonus Score” so that any angler who...
IFA Kayak Fishing Tour – Empire recap by Ben Roussel | May 22, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments, Trip ReportsThe IFA Kayak Fishing Tour held it’s first Louisiana division tournament of 2014 this past Sunday down in Empire at Delta Marina. 52 kayak anglers signed up to compete in the event and were treated with excellent weather conditions which ultimately meant a lot...
Before the storm by Robert Matthews | May 20, 2014 | Featured Post, Fishing, JK Team PostsHaving to cancel a river campout due to the severe storms that were approaching from the west, a friend took me fishing on a private stretch of river near his house. Launching the Coosa with a slight rain falling I worked down one of the banks tossing a popper with my...