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...

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...

Why I Kayak Fish

by Sam Hanggi | Jan 27, 2017 | Coosa, Family Zone, Fishing

Kayak fishing has always been a place I can escape too to avoid the every day stresses of life. The second I pick up that rod and launch my kayak into the water, I leave all my worries on the bank. Kayak fishing is a sport that cannot be replicated, the feeling you...

Top 5 Smallmouth Lures of 2016

by Blace Hutchens | Jan 18, 2017 | Coosa, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Lure reviews, Rigging

My Top Smallmouth Lures of 2016 We as anglers enjoy the mental aspect of fishing, almost as much as the physical thrill of a jarring hookset. Placing together the pieces of a puzzle in order to have a successful day on the water can be very rewarding. All of us have...

Rough Summer

by Chris Funk | Sep 24, 2014 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts

This summer has been full of fishing obstacles for my son Ethan. His first Job, lots of stuff going on in the youth group at church and a very pretty young lady has kept him jumping. I kept fishing, but man have I missed my boy! I had high hopes once school started...

One of the Coolest Coosa Videos You’ve ever Seen!

by Aaron Stiger | Sep 19, 2014 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, Internationalisation, Reviews, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Video, Video

http://youtu.be/8kgyPyDuwSo Whether on the water or off, it’s always kind of a cool to randomly run into fans of what I do, or of Jackson Kayak in general. It’s especially special to me when it is a child or young adult because you get to spend some time...

Killin’ it in the Coosa

by Aaron Stiger | Sep 13, 2014 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater, Internationalisation, United States

Having the ability to locate fish is one of the most valuable features of a kayak to an angler. Many boats do this well, but Jackson Kayak’s Coosa does it great. Holding your spot, and stealthily maneuvering your craft as you pull fish out of current, cover, and open...

VIDEO: One Fish, Many GoPros: INSTAGRAM SHORT, “Shoal Bass Dog”

by Drew Gregory | Sep 9, 2014 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, Freshwater, Video, Video

Are you following me on Instagram? If not you may be missing out on all sorts of great fishing photos and short vids like this. Follow @drewgregoryfishing. Hope you enjoy this video where Lu and I took off for some shoal bass in north GA. This is also A teaser of some...

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, Tournaments

Well, 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 River of Grass

by Stewart Venable | Aug 25, 2014 | Coosa, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing, United States

Kayak fishing can take you to many remote and picturesque waters. But every once in a while, it takes to something even better. A place where fish are plentiful, powerful and above all else…exotic. The Florida Everglades is one of those rare places. After working on...

Riverbassin Frankfort, KY

by tjstrong | Aug 20, 2014 | Coosa, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater

The first fishing tournament that I ever participated in was the 2011 Riverbassin Trail stop at Canoe Kentucky. My buddy Matt and I had been fishing a lot for the past few years and were seriously considering getting into kayak fishing. At the time, neither one of us...

Big Tuna Heavy Hauler

by Chris Funk | Aug 19, 2014 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater

On a camping trip with friends last fall, my friend Robert was planning on bringing his young son Jacob. We would be self sustaining with the kayaks for a couple days and I wasn’t sure if Jacob could make the paddle to where we were going. He paddles his Coosa just...