Why Plastic Is Fantastic

by joey monteleone | May 17, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Probably more fish, freshwater and saltwater are caught on soft plastic lures. Since the invention of plastic baits over 70 years ago they’ve changed shape, sizes and had a dramatic increase in colors and actions. Nick Crème of Akron Ohio had the idea which would...

Broken Fishing Rod? Try This!

by Darrell Olson | May 12, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

We have all managed to break a fishing rod whether it was a tip in a doorway or ceiling fan. All we need to do is clean up the tip section and replace the rod eye tip. A few of us have also broken the fishing rod further down the rod by horsing a fish that was not...

Colorado Kayak Fishing Club Monthly Bass Tournament

by Scott Brands | May 11, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament

In this video Scott Brands takes us along a short after work kayak fishing trip ins earch for big bass! He is also competing in the Colorado Kayak Fishing Club’s April tournament where the 5 longest fish for the month go towards your limit. See if he can improve...

More than a fishing platform

by Michael Blatt | May 9, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Last year, I received a unique trip request from a Swedish Production company. They needed someone in Hanover, NH: “We’re in the process of shooting a documentary in which we will shoot a sequence on the Connecticut river/ Mink Brook. For these scenes we would...

The Other Fish

by joey monteleone | May 3, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

While bass get the bold headlines beneath the surface and willing to bite even sometimes easier to catch, crappie and bluegill could make your day. Bass boats, bass baits and bass tournaments dominate the freshwater fishing world but there are legions of devoted...

JK Trail moving into May

by Jason Cassetty | May 2, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Tournaments

The USA BASSIN/JACKSON KAYAK TRAIL wrapped up the month of April in Rough River Lake in Kentucky. 20 anglers took to the water on Saturday the 29th and just as in tournaments past these guys did not disappoint! 122 bass hit the TourneyX leaderboard which led to 17...

Tools of The Trade

by joey monteleone | Apr 28, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Kayak Tools of the Trade The goal is always to make my on-the-water trips are to be safe and successful. At a glance, I may appear to be a minimalist, but my approach consists of carefully choosing the necessary equipment and accessories. Over the years anything...

JK Trail April 8th

by Jason Cassetty | Apr 21, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Spring time bass fishing can be feast or famine and we definitely saw both sides as the USA Bassin / Jackson Kayak Trail headed into Easter weekend. Starting with Patoka Lake in Indiana we had a tough day of fishing but a very competitive battle for position. At the...

Top Water Time

by joey monteleone | Apr 19, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Top Water Time The most memorable visual in fishing…is the top water explosion. Almost every species of fish, freshwater, or saltwater will hit surface offerings at one time or another. I’ve some strange catches as I’ve had catfish, crappie and even carp (not too...

USA BASSIN round 2 in Kentucky

by Jason Cassetty | Apr 12, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Tournaments

Last weekend the USA Bassin / Jackson Kayak Trail had just one tournament on the schedule and this weeks playing field was Barren River Lake in Kentucky. Just as one would expect prior to a spring derby, Mother Nature threw a wrench into everything and TD’s chose to...

HOOK, LINE and THINKER

by joey monteleone | Apr 5, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Hook, Line and Thinker Sometimes the smallest of details or thinking outside the tackle box pays dividends. I’m a fan of modifying commonly used lures or making changes to create a more effective way to lure performance and ultimately catch a few more fish. The most...

Kayak Fishing Ice-Out Brook Trout

by scott.barton@ottawa.ca | Mar 31, 2023 | Canada, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Kayak Fishing Ice out Brook Trout “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.” Ernest Hemingway Although the calendar says it’s spring, you certainly wouldn’t know it. The lakes of Eastern Ontario are covered with snow...