Me, the Flat-water Guy

by Henry Jackson | Jul 29, 2014 | Recreational/Touring, Saltwater

“Oh… so you’re a flat-water guy?” I recoiled as if slapped. Me? A lifelong river runner and lover a large rolling seas being called a flatwater guy? And all of the extra emphasis on “flatwater,” what’s up with that? I shot...

LSU take College Kayak Fishing title…again!

by Drew Gregory | Jul 21, 2014 | Big Rig, Big Tuna, Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments

When Brooks Beatty, Jameson Redding and I started College Kayak Fishing a couple years ago we thought it would be a great thing to do for the college students and for the sport of kayak fishing as a whole. We weren’t sure if it would “stick” or if...

It’s not the destination; it’s the Journey…

by Samantha Christen | Jul 3, 2014 | Journey, Recreational/Touring, Saltwater, Trip Reports

  It’s about sitting back, holding the line, being prepared for the unexpected, and rollin’ with the flow.  Literally.  As it always goes, regardless of how meticulously you prepare, things don’t always turn out as expected, right?  Yeah, well, so went this trip!...

A true Trout Challenge

by Ben Roussel | Jun 28, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

In years past the Trout Challenge was a tournament I didn’t attend.  Not because I didn’t want to, but typically by the time it rolled around I was out of contention for the BCKFC tournament series and it didn’t make any sense, being a redfish guy,...

Fishing Trip: Fluke aka Flounder Kayak Fishing the Navesink River New Jersey

by Matthew Trucks | Jun 20, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, United States

The Oceanic Bridge region of the Navesink River typically holds very large fluke (Summer Flounder) as they come into the river every spring to spawn. As the days warm up fishing gets better and better. With its high cliffs and extravagant mansions overlooking it the...

Wrap Up: 2014 Jamaica Bay Kayak Fishing Classic

by Matthew Trucks | May 28, 2014 | Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

Another J-Bay Kayak Classic in the history books! As always a different story to go with the event. Weather good and bad. Broken gear and decent fishing! As my previous post stated, the weather wasn’t predicted to be fish able Thurs night into early Saturday...

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 Reports

The 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...

The Right Rod and Reel

by joey monteleone | May 12, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, Saltwater

Life is all about options and choices. When it comes to fishing the same parameters apply. Preferences vary for anglers choosing kayaks, places to paddle, species of fish to catch, lures to cast and rod and reel combinations to use. Everyone likes something different,...

Wrap Up: 3rd Annual Susky Flats Kayak Fishing Jamboree

by Matthew Trucks | Apr 17, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

For the past 2 years Jersey Cape Kayak Fishing (JCKF) a New Jersey based kayak fishing club has organized a Jamboree for kayak anglers to get together have fun camp and fish the Susquehanna River Delta at the Chesapeake Bay in Havre de Grace Maryland. The...

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 Reports

That 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...

Jackson Kayak Ibis Adventures: Video

by Team Palovik | Apr 12, 2014 | Fishing, Freshwater, Recreational/Touring, rivers, Saltwater, Whitewater

Here is a video of our adventures in the Jackson Kayak IBIS, this is a great kayak for everything from fishing to just paddling, please...

How To: Install Sea-Lect Rudder on Cuda 14

by Matthew Trucks | Apr 10, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK

Since the Cuda 14 was released by Jackson Kayak paddlers have expressed that they felt the Smart Track Rudder was too small for the boat. There is now a solution for that.  The SEA-LECT Designs Trucourse Rudder system. The function of the rudder on a kayak is to...