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...

Things to Think About…

by Herschel Finch | Apr 7, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, United States

I see you out there… you’re hanging out on the Jackson site, reading the ramblings of all of us on the fishing team, so you’re either in the market for your first fishing kayak or you already have one and are looking to upgrade. Just about everyone in the kayak...

2014 Kayak Bass Fishing Open on Santee Cooper

by Rocky Ly | Apr 6, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

The 2014 Kayak Bass Fishing Open has kayak anglers from all over the states coming to compete in a two day tournament in South Carolina on Santee Cooper. The 177,000 acres of Santee Cooper Lake consist of swamps, stumps, cypress trees and much more. It is for most...

BigJim’s Birthday Dive

by jimrussell | Apr 5, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing

I hate working on my birthday, and try to avoid it at all costs. Last year I did mutiple dives before and after my actual birthday, and shot my PB cabezon on the actual day: http://doty.norcalkayakanglers.com/catches/381 This year I headed out with Nathan, Joe and...

Whiting, whiting and yet more whiting.

by Mark Radcliffe | Apr 4, 2014 | Cuda, Saltwater Fishing, UK

It’s that time of year.. Most of the winter species have gone and the summer ones haven’t arrived yet so I’m a bit in limbo. I have to take advantage of the weather and get on the water but in my heart I know the fishing will be poor. I should be targeting plaice but...

How To Film Fishing with GoPro Hero 3+ Camera

by ericjackson | Apr 4, 2014 | Big Rig, Big Tuna, Cuda, Fishing, Instructional, JK University, the teacher, Video

Here are a few tips for getting some great video and photos  of fishing out of your Jackson Kayak Fishing Boats using GoPro Cameras.    I have done a ton of filming over the past few years using a variety of methods.   I prefer to keep the filming as low impact on my...

Kicking off 2014

by joshhenson | Apr 3, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament

Spring is definitely in the air, but not in the temps. So I decided to kick off my tournament year with a small, CPR inshore tournament (MBKFA spots or dots tournament). For some odd reason, the tournament directors scheduled this tournament the day off a neap tide...

Paddle Panama

by Jim Sammons | Apr 2, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing

Panama Sunset I have been to Panama to kayak fish three times, twice with Pesca Panama and most recently with Paddle Panama, and I can say honestly it is one of my top destinations. The quantity, quality and variety of fish is like no other place I have been. Unlike...

The First Day of Summer

by Mark Radcliffe | Mar 31, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, UK

The clocks have gone forward, the first day of summertime and it actually feels like summer. Should I go fishing ? It would be rude not to.. Left home at a ridiculous time of the morning to go to Torbay. Popped into the relatives to say hello, pick up some bait and I...

Rumble in da Parish

by Ben Roussel | Mar 31, 2014 | Blogroll, Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments, Trip Reports

Made it back on the water this past Saturday for BCKFC’s Redfish Rumble – the second tournament in their five tournament series. The event was held out of Sweetwater Marina in Delacroix but was open to all publicly accessible waters in St. Bernard and East...

SoCal Stormy Weather Diversions

by Justin Arakaki | Mar 30, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Rigging, Saltwater Fishing, United States

Rockfish season opener for the Southern California region starts March 1st, but with stormy weather being forecast over the weekend (8-12ft swells and 40MPH gusts), I decided to do some much needed prep work on my new Jackson Kayak Cuda 14. I was able to take out my...

Lake Anna Bass – was it the Fluke?

by Mark Wheeler | Mar 30, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, United States

Recently I was able to join my two kayak angling buddies, Jeff, and Zach for a trip on the “private” side of central Virginia’s infamous lake Anna. This lake is special because it is divided into two parts; the “public” and...