You never know unless you go! by jimrussell | Mar 5, 2014 | Big Tuna, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater FishingTwo buddies and I met up at dawn in Monterey. A storm had been raging all night, and I honestly wasn’t sure if it would be too rough to dive…but as soon as the sun was up I could see that the ocean was flat and quiet and we were all excited to get in....
Big Rig Review by JK Fans | Mar 4, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Freshwater, Saltwater Fishing, WhitewaterLife is not easy for the portly kayaker, and exceedingly so for those who, like myself, fit in the ‘big AND tall’ category at 6’4”, and tipping the scales close to the 400# mark! Even with the exponential growth in popularity of the sport, the kayaking industry has...
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...
Up in the Sticks by Alex Tejeda | Mar 2, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Saltwater FishingThe changing season only means one thing down in south Florida, traveling down small almost impassable creeks loaded with bugs that want to feast on you for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. However, don’t worry the prizes at the end of the tunnel beacon for your...
2014 Adventure Fishing World Championship Flamigo,FL by Steve Gibson | Feb 28, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing, United StatesThe AWFC, is not your average fishing tournament. It’s an endurance/fishing tournament that will test your mind and body. To some it up quickly, your team of 2 anglers is given a map at the start of the event. All 50 teams open the map at the same time. No one gets to...
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...
Big Waves and Big Fun by jimrussell | Feb 22, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater FishingAt the last minute I got a request for my wife for some Lingcod filets. So despite the marginal forecast and the fact that the swell had been BOOMING (Mavericks weekend!!!) I felt obligated to do my husbandly duty to try and harvest some meat for the family. ; ) Got a...
So Cal Sun & Kayak Fishin Fun: PART 1, Operation Bonefish by Drew Gregory | Feb 21, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Trip Reports, Trips, United StatesSo, every year in January or early February I try to head somewhere warm for a week to get some warmer winter fishing in, and to remember what the sun feels like! I know I know, a lot of you are rolling your eyes because you know I live in Charlotte, NC, where...
2014 Saint Johns River Florida Shad Run…..Big Rig Style by Alan L Ryland | Feb 19, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts, rivers, Saltwater FishingDecided to take up a friend’s offer to target the annual migration of American Shad which enter the Saint Johns River on Florida’s East Coast each Winter in preparation for spawning. This was the third time on the water for my New Jackson Kayak Big Rig and...
Species hunt: Sometimes you just have to fish for what is there ! by Mark Radcliffe | Feb 18, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, UKFor the last eight weeks the U.K. has been battered by one low pressure after another. Gale force winds and rain. Most of the kayak fishing community has been in lock down and looking at the forums the cabin fever is setting in. Every trip I have planned has...
Offshore as a whole by joshhenson | Feb 17, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater FishingThe offshore lifestyle has always been my lifestyle. Its a sort of fishing that is impossible to master. The fish move so much that its impossible to achieve perfection. 20 years of fishing in the gulf and I still have skunk days, but this offshore season was kind to...
Suicidal Lings and a Den of Wolves left alone by jimrussell | Feb 5, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater FishingEnded up with the day free to dive and a good looking forecast so was at the beach before first light. First dive of 2014, first dive on my new all black 2014 Cuda14. Have been paddling a bunch of different boats since I sold my 2013 Cuda and I honestly missed it!...
