Hook, Line, and Sinker by joey monteleone | Oct 1, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, JK Team PostsHook, Line and Sinker If you live in “plastic paradise” you might take for granted the components in completing your favorite soft plastic bass rig. Picking each out, organizing them and creating a balanced set up is a critical factor to your catches. Lots of...
Wrap Up: 2014 CBKA Tournament by Matthew Trucks | Sep 22, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments, Wrap UpsIt begun on September 12th 2014 with a 4 hour drive from my home to the destination of Camp Wright on Kent Island Maryland. Once past the beaten paths of NJ and onto Delaware after Route 299 (I will never go that way again) and onto Rt 301. Rt 301 was a desolate...
BIG BASS FISHING APPS by joey monteleone | Sep 17, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, JK Team PostsCommon sense clues to fishing feel baits for BIG bass Too often people seek technology for a common sense problem. There’s an app for that, real world common sense solutions. I describe it as “separating yourself from your senses”. Shut off your I-Phone, I-Pad and...
The Atlantic IFA Tour in Georgetown by Darrell Olson | Sep 15, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments, Trip ReportsThe folks from the Inshore Fishing Association (IFA) and the city of Georgetown, SC did an outstanding job on the second leg of the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour for the Atlantic Division. The objective of the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour is to catch one redfish and one speckled...
Big Rig Flounder Fishing in New Jersey by Matthew Trucks | Sep 8, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, United StatesRolled out of bed to an unseasonable chill. Fifty four degrees Fahrenheit actually. For a moment I thought it was October and was getting up to go striped bass fishing but actually it was the end of August. Typically if it falls below 65 degrees time of year that is...
New world record- 1247lb shark caught from Big Rig by joelabrahamsson | Sep 4, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Norway, Sweden, UKTwo nods on the rod tip and line that slowly started ticking off the spool was all that happened. At over 1600ft something had picked up my big deadbait slowly drifted over the bottom. I knew it was likely to be a greenland shark since they are the only predators big...
Big Rig Success Story by Chris Funk | Sep 2, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team PostsI just returned from an adventure with the youth from our church on the Coosa River in Wetumpka Alabama. Due to work I missed the trip last year and was really looking forward to this trip. Our youth pastor Daniel had a rough time on that trip and spent more time out...
Getting the Edge on Bass by joey monteleone | Aug 30, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, JK Team PostsAlmost every creature does it. Our world is full of examples. Gamblers, tournament competitors and athletes all try to get it, it’s using the edge. To consistently catch bass in every kind of water, in each season and under all conditions, understanding the fish and...
River Bassin Recap – Leechburg, PA by Drew Gregory | Aug 25, 2014 | Big Rig, Big Tuna, Coosa, Coosa HD, Cruise 10 Angler, Cuda, Cuda LT, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, rivers, TournamentsWell, another (ok, several) Jackson Kayak River Bassin Regional events have come and gone! However, it is my favorite time – recap time! This time I’ll recap the regional event was held in the Pittsburg, PA area at The Rivers Edge Canoe & Kayak...
The Big Rig Experience at Wee Tee Lake by Darrell Olson | Aug 21, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts, Rigging, Trip ReportsWee Tee Lake is a freshwater impoundment that was part of the Santee River system. As the Santee River changed its course these changes would leave ponds or lakes which are known as oxbows. Usually these oxbow lakes are in the shape of a “U”, are long in length, and...
Outdoor Retailer Update: What’s new at JK! by Drew Gregory | Aug 7, 2014 | Big Rig, Big Tuna, Coosa, Coosa HD, Cruise 10 Angler, Cuda, Cuda LT, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, Kilroy, KrakenGood times at Outdoor Retailer here in Utah! We’re showing off all our new products to our dealers but I wanted to at least make this short simple post to share the stoke with everyone else because so many people keep asking via Facebook, Instagram etc....
Summertime on the Florida Flats by Alan L Ryland | Aug 4, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater FishingThe “dog days” of summer can be the most difficult time of year to fish the flats of East Central FL…..but also the most rewarding. High water temps can make for dirty water and sluggish fish. Get on the water early, use lures which imitate bait fish...