There’s never a loser at Paddlepalooza! by Ben Roussel | Apr 14, 2014 | Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Tournaments, Trip ReportsThat is my friend Catch Cormier’s favorite line about the annual Spring kayak fishing tournament organized by BCKFC, now in it’s 11th year. After attending the event this past Saturday, he couldn’t be more right! Everyone involved put on one heck of...
River Bassin Trail Recap – Gadsden, AL by Drew Gregory | Apr 12, 2014 | Big Rig, Big Tuna, Coosa, Cruise 10 Angler, Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, TournamentsThe first “regional event” on the 2014 River Bassin Trail presented by Jackson Kayak was everything we hoped it would be! Thirty-six river anglers came out to beautiful Gadsden, Alabama to compete for the title and take home a new Jackson Kayak Coosa – the...
Pond hopping in the Cruise by Ben Roussel | Apr 9, 2014 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring, Trip ReportsI had to work in Simmesport this past week, but knew that I’d have time to sneak away and do a little fishing at some point during each day so a kayak came with me. Having never been to this part of the state no matter what option I looked at would be a scouting...
White Nile, Africa: 1 Part Rockstar, 1 Part GoPro and a pinch of DJI: Video by nicktroutman | Apr 8, 2014 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Media, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, Video, Video, WhitewaterThe Hairy Lemon on the White Nile was yet again our choice for a couple week stay this winter,’specifically for training purposes’, the hot weather, warm water, big waves and fun river run, well that is just a coincidence. This is training. We all had an...
NEW VIDEO: My favorite freshwater destination! by Drew Gregory | Apr 1, 2014 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, Freshwater, rivers, Video, VideoOk, so to add on to the series that Jameson Redding, Brooks Beatty and I have been producing for Sperry I was asked where my favorite freshwater kayak fishing destination is. Want to find out? Watch below to see the answer and the sweet edit by Jameson....
Rumble in da Parish by Ben Roussel | Mar 31, 2014 | Blogroll, Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments, Trip ReportsMade it back on the water this past Saturday for BCKFC’s Redfish Rumble – the second tournament in their five tournament series. The event was held out of Sweetwater Marina in Delacroix but was open to all publicly accessible waters in St. Bernard and East...
Kayak Fishing Tournaments; how big will this get? by Drew Gregory | Mar 27, 2014 | Big Rig, Big Tuna, Coosa, Cruise 10 Angler, Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, TournamentsAs I am about to head out to pre-fish for the Kayaks n Greenbacks tournament this weekend I had some interesting thoughts about where this sport will be in 10-15 years. I mean, this tournament will pay out $30,000 total and $10,000 to the winner (if we hit 200...
Rock Island, TN- Whitewater and Fishing Mecca… by ericjackson | Mar 26, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, Featured Post, Fishing, WhitewaterWhy do I live in Rock Island, TN… This is a very easy question for me to answer! The Whitewater is amazing! The Fishing is amazing! The beauty of the landscape is breathtaking. One of the most beautiful places in the World! What will you see if you find...
Zen v. Karma: Dueling Kayaks on the Chattooga River by Zach Fraysier | Mar 23, 2014 | Blogroll, Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, Video, WhitewaterThe Chattooga River has been the classic whitewater testing ground for 40 years. Watch the Jackson Kayak Zen and Karma duel it out on the river. Video Link: Dueling on the Chattooga: Jackson Kayak Zen v Karma...
My First Lord of the Fork Race & a Look Ahead to the Green Race! by wildwildwes | Mar 12, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Events, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Karma Unlimited, River Running, rivers, Team JK, Video, Video, Whitewater, Wrap UpsLast fall I had the distinct pleasure in racing in the 2013 Lord of the Fork on Saturday, October 25, 2013! To participate in this race had been a goal of mine 7 years in the making… And now I set my sights to try to beat my time this year and to participate as a...
Kayak fishing the Lost Coast of Panama by Ben Roussel | Mar 4, 2014 | Big Rig, Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, United StatesAn opportunity to join Jim Sammons and James McBeath on a trip to Panama to film an episode of The Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons came up and it was a no-brainer to hop on board. Our outfitter/guide was Hennie Marais with Paddle Panama who had his brother Peter...
One Fish, Many GoPros: EPISODE 6, “Don’t have to be big to be fun” by Drew Gregory | Feb 27, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Trip Reports, Video, VideoI recently posted an article about a catching my first bonefish in San Diego bay. You can check it out here if you missed it, but now I went ahead and made a short One Fish, Many GoPros video about the trip. I titled this one “Don’t have to be big to be...
