Pedal VS. Paddle

by Justin Hausner | Apr 16, 2019 | Coosa FD, Fishing

It’s no surprise to anyone that the largest debate for anyone trying to get into Kayak Fishing with the decision of “Paddle or Pedal”. With all the new boats coming out lately, the most popular have all included new pedal drive systems in order to attract more people...

2 Kayak Attack

by teamjk | Apr 1, 2019 | Coosa FD, Coosa HD, Fishing

When you break it down into the simplest terms, there are two kinds of kayak fishing: lakes and moving water. There are multiple differences between these two types of water that demand a different approach when kayaking. Lakes can require more energy from the angler,...

Missing Summer Time Musky!

by Nathan Rees | Mar 29, 2019 | Coosa FD, Fishing, Internationalisation, United States, Video

As winter has finally set in here in WV it’s hard not to look back over last years videos and reminisce. It was a hot summer full of rain but when the water would be right the fish were biting. Here is a little throw back video of a musky on the fly catch out of...

Rhyme and Reason – How I’m Rigged for Functional Fishing

by Joshua Evans | Mar 27, 2019 | Coosa FD, Fishing, Mayfly, Rigging

Over the last 5-10 years or so, the kayak fishing industry has really started to blossom and grow.  Whether your choice is to paddle a Jackson Kilroy or Mayfly, or you have chosen to take it a step further with a pedal driven kayak such as the Jackson Kayak Big...

No Drill Anchor Mount

by teamjk | Mar 6, 2019 | Coosa FD, Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional

When I switched from my Coosa HD to my Coosa FD it was like moving into a familiar upgraded home. There was a few challenges though. One of them was the mounting of my anchoring system. I use an Kayak Anchor kit Wizard with a claw anchor. On the Coosa HD I ran it off...

Family River Fun

by teamjk | Mar 4, 2019 | Coosa FD, Family Zone, Fishing, Outdoor Adventures

We had every Jackson Kayak we own out on this particular day.   We had taken another family out with us who had wanted to try fishing from a kayak. Our kids who are no strangers to kayak fishing or just hanging out in the rivers were in the following kayaks,...

Spending 26 days in the winter, covering Florida’s longest river, The St.Johns River.

by Bart Swab | Feb 23, 2019 | Coosa FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, Kraken, Outdoor Adventures, Trip Reports, Trips

Fifteen days into a twenty-six day kayak fishing trip and it was finally happening. A bite!  At first picking up a couple nice large mouth bass, then the stripers turned on.  Most fishermen know Lake George as a great bass fishing lake, with miles of...

We going straight to the Wild Wild West,
The Western Canadian Kayak Fishing Trail.

by teamjk | Feb 11, 2019 | Canada, Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Tournaments

2018 will stand as an epic year in the western Canadian kayak fishing community.  It was the inaugural year for the Western Canadian Kayak Fishing Trail, organized by Mike Zilkowsky, a long time tournament organizer (Eastslope) in Alberta. It was a best five of...

Winter Blues Buster

by teamjk | Feb 4, 2019 | Coosa FD, Fishing

If you’re like me and live in the north, it gets cold.  Not just “where do the fish go when I’m paddling in the cold”, but the “Oh look! There’s 32 inches of ice over my favorite lake” kind of cold.   Its one the biggest issues facing kayak anglers in the...

Boat Control will help you catch more fish

by stephenhrynewycz | Jan 31, 2019 | Coosa FD, Fishing

Boat control, like a perfectly placed cast, will help you catch more fish. You want to get in position with a stealthy approach and maintain that position. In some situations on a body of water that means getting there with my kayak, parking it and wading to get to...

Tournament Prep

by Justin Seiffert | Jan 12, 2019 | Coosa FD, Fishing

There is a high number of tournmament fishing kayak anglers and that number is ever increasing. With that increase comes a need to find the competitive edge and it all seems to boil down to how much time you spend in your pre-tournament preparations. I...

Fishfinder setup on the Coosa FD

by Jeremy Deanda | Jan 4, 2019 | Coosa FD, Fishing

When installing a fishfinder on your Coosa FD the first step is determining which side of your kayak you want to have the screen mounted. I like to land my fish on the right side, so I mount my accessories on the left side. If you are running a larger screen the track...