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...

Fish To The End

by Chris Funk | Aug 16, 2014 | Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts

On a recent trip with friends, my son and Jackson team mate Ethan Funk learned a valuable lesson; don’t stop casting till you are back to the truck! We had fished for the morning and it had gotten very hot on the Chattahoochee River. We had paddled up river and...

Exploring the Connecticut River; Miles 132-124

by Gregg Crisp | Aug 13, 2014 | Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts, United States

When I moved to New Hampshire over 6 years ago I was excited about the fact that I was less than an hour away from the longest river in New England. At 410 miles long the Connecticut River winds its way from its headwaters near the Canadian border creating the border...

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, Kraken

Good 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....

Gear that can get you there: Review

by Brooks Beatty | Aug 5, 2014 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts, United States, Whitewater

Kayak fishing is a sport that requires gear that can handle tough conditions. As kayakers, we are often shoving our gear into dry bags, storage hatches, we slip on rocks, get caught on briars walking down to the put in. Needless to say, that any day on the water we...

MID-SEASON REPORT: River Bassin Trail Set for Epic Finish

by Drew Gregory | Jul 30, 2014 | Big Rig, Big Tuna, Coosa, Cruise 10 Angler, Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, rivers, Tournaments

Ok, before I begin I have to take a deep breathe because there is a lot of exciting stuff to talk about concerning the trail this year and how it is panning out. The River Basser of the Year (RBOY) and River Bassin Team of the Year (RBTOY) races are very close and so...

Coosa Canoe and Kayak Trail Lay Lake Open

by joshtidwell | Jul 28, 2014 | Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater

Back in March, I joined 34 other anglers on Lay Lake to kick off the 2014 season Of the Coosa Canoe and Kayak Fishing Trail, organized by Coosa Riverkeeper. http://coosariver.org/kft/ It was a dreary March day complete with cold, clouds, and wind. Wait, did I mention...

Purtis Creek Outing in the Big Tuna’s

by Team Palovik | Jul 25, 2014 | Big Rig, Big Tuna, Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, United States

Jackie (my wife) and I run a little tournament trail here in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex. This month’s location was on Purtis Creek State Park. This is a great kayak lake on about 915 acres. This lake is stocked with Florida strain Large Mouth Bass, and can grow...

Tackle Tweaks

by Bridgett Valet | Jul 23, 2014 | Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, JK Team Posts, United States

Small changes to your lures can make a big difference. A good set of split ring pliers are an invaluable tool that should be in every angler’s arsenal. A few common modifications include changing out treble hooks, adding a split-ring to the factory line tie and...

Getting back into the action…

by Noah Heck | Jul 21, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater

Competing in your own events feels a little weird. Winning it? Even stranger. I wanted to fish the fourth stop of our 2014 trail for a variety of reasons. First, I traditionally don’t do well at Lake Arthur so I wanted revenge on it. I’ve fished a handful of Wednesday...

Start Them Right !

by Chris Funk | Jul 15, 2014 | Freshwater, Recreational/Touring

One of the greatest Privileges my family has as part of Jackson kayaks promotional staff is putting people on the water for their first time. Some may have been before but have never been shown how to paddle correctly or frankly were put in a kayak that just wasn’t up...

Ditch Pickle Classic and Google Earth

by Patrick Cohen | Jul 14, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater

I’m not a competitive angler…meaning I don’t fish a lot of tournaments. In fact, at this point in time I only fish one a year. The Ditch Pickle Classic. This was my third year fishing Vermont’s DPC, http://www.dpcvt.com/. This is a fly fishing only, catch,...