Furthering The Obsession

by teamjk | Sep 22, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments

Bass fishing is an obsession that I have had for some time now and it seems to grow a little deeper as each year passes by. One of my long time favorite ways to catch fish has been wading the local creek catching smallmouth in skinny moving water. From that point it...

Heroes on the Water North Alabama

by Eric Atkins | Aug 2, 2017 | Coosa HD, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

Here in Alabama we have a new Heroes of the Water (HOW) chapter known as HOW North Alabama.  Their first kayak fishing event was held a couple of months ago on Lake Guntersville and it was an overwhelming success.  We had dozens of volunteers, a few...

Find Positive

by teamjk | Jun 9, 2017 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

Our sport can be tough when you look at the amount of hours we spend on the water, in preparation and traveling. That doesn’t even count for all the things that may happen at home or work throughout the week. It can be tough to keep a positive outlook at times, even...

A Different Kind Of Tournament

by Maxwell DeRussy | Jun 5, 2017 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments, Trip Reports, Trips, Wrap Ups

Over the last five years I’ve heard about a tournament in Virginia small-town USA. I would hear things like, it’s not about winning the tournament, there’s great food, awesome camaraderie between team mates as well as others who love the sport of Kayak Fishing, it’s...

Yak A Bass first tournament

by William Pfingst | May 26, 2017 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Kraken, Tournaments

Yak a bass is the only bass tourney club in northern California. They held there first tournament at lake Camanche in the mother load of northern California which I won the tournament by .75 of an inch. I have written a report about this lake in the past. Last times I...

Road Trip to Central Ohio

by Noah Heck | May 25, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments, Trip Reports, Trips, United States

The excitement of hitting the road on the way to Erie for our Kayak Anglers kickoff event it made the impending cancellation even worse- I still managed to get some fishing in skirting some nasty weather which ultimately left my fingers and toes about half functional....

New Obsessions

by Herschel Finch | May 18, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fishing Tournament, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, Mayfly, Tournaments, United States, Wrap Ups

So what does a poor pro-staffer do while waiting for the last month and half (grrr) for the waters to become fishable on his home river? You can only rearrange tackle boxes and bags so many times, and clean, lube, and restring the main reels until the child-bride...

River Bassin Recap – Rock Hill, SC, April 29th

by Drew Gregory | May 5, 2017 | Drew Gregory, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Subjects, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments, United States, Wrap Ups

Rain pounded the Carolinas the week before this event and, yet, the River Bassin’ nation still showed up, with 71 anglers willing to brave the high, stained water to go River Bassin’! The folks at Visit York County, SC, welcomed us with open arms again...

Best of the Best Shootout

by Matthew Ball | Apr 23, 2017 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Mayfly, Tournaments

Over the past year, during my reign as the Kayak Bass Fishing National Champion, I have had many incredible opportunities come my way. I have been blessed with the opportunity to meet many people from many places across the Nation, fish in some of the most beautiful...

My craziest experience kayak fishing (so far)

by Jon Hummel | Apr 2, 2017 | Coosa, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

I don’t know about you, but growing up, my granddad could spin some serious fish tales. The story I’m about to share with you might seem like one of those tales, told late at night around the campfire to the amazement and awe of grandkids. However, my...

PAC Redfish Series

by Eli Braud | Mar 31, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

For a lot of kayak anglers in South Louisiana, tournament fishing is a big deal. We’re a competitive bunch. Maybe some not quite as much as others, but we like putting ourselves to the test. When I was first getting started with kayak fishing, tournaments were...

Coosa Riverkeeper Lay Lake open

by joshtidwell | Mar 26, 2017 | Coosa, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

The early morning of March 11th found me driving down Hwy 231, toward Lay Lake, to kick off the 2017 kayak tournament season here in Alabama. The forecast called for partly sunny, temps in the 60s, with storms arriving in the evening hours. More on that later. I hate...