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...
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...
Top Water Time by joey monteleone | Apr 19, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerTop Water Time The most memorable visual in fishing…is the top water explosion. Almost every species of fish, freshwater, or saltwater will hit surface offerings at one time or another. I’ve some strange catches as I’ve had catfish, crappie and even carp (not too...
USA BASSIN round 2 in Kentucky by Jason Cassetty | Apr 12, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, TournamentsLast weekend the USA Bassin / Jackson Kayak Trail had just one tournament on the schedule and this weeks playing field was Barren River Lake in Kentucky. Just as one would expect prior to a spring derby, Mother Nature threw a wrench into everything and TD’s chose to...
HOOK, LINE and THINKER by joey monteleone | Apr 5, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerHook, Line and Thinker Sometimes the smallest of details or thinking outside the tackle box pays dividends. I’m a fan of modifying commonly used lures or making changes to create a more effective way to lure performance and ultimately catch a few more fish. The most...
Kayak Fishing Ice-Out Brook Trout by scott.barton@ottawa.ca | Mar 31, 2023 | Canada, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerKayak Fishing Ice out Brook Trout “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.” Ernest Hemingway Although the calendar says it’s spring, you certainly wouldn’t know it. The lakes of Eastern Ontario are covered with snow...
Texas USA BASSIN kicks off by Jason Cassetty | Mar 30, 2023 | Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerThis past weekend was definitely a case of the “haves and have nots!” Saturday the East Texas Division kicked their season off in Ft. Worth and 24 anglers took to the water to find some big Texas largemouth. But like most lakes around the country the bite was pretty...
The Best Baits for Bass Fishing in Muddy Water by Lucien Shreiber | Mar 28, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerEarly spring often brings tons of muddy water into the lakes across the country. Some of it is rain, some of it snow melt, but either way, it creates chocolate milk reservoirs that anglers have to navigate to find bass. The best baits for bass fishing in muddy water...
How to Weigh a Fish without a Scale by joey monteleone | Mar 24, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerFish Scales ..Not Necessary Fish scales of a different kind, years ago I developed a formula for determining the weight of a bass. One of the first questions that arises when someone sees a bass picture is, “how much did it weigh?” It was just an educated guess with a...
Jackson Kayak Trail debuts in Kansas and Missouri by Jason Cassetty | Mar 21, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing ReportsThis past weekend was the last week of winter and boy did Mother Nature remind us to pump the brakes on spring 😂! We had 3 divisions kick off their respective seasons with high winds and freezing temperatures. Starting on Saturday the BIG HILL division in Kansas sent...
Locating Spring Largemouth Bass from Pre-Spawn to Spawn by Chris Payne | Mar 16, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerFor many anglers, spring is an ideal time to catch a new personal best largemouth bass. Many will try to beat the banks in very shallow water hoping to come across a giant. Locating spring bass, however, can be much more calculated than that. What if you could find...
