my next install on the Coosa will be an odometer…

by Stewart Venable | Jan 26, 2013 | Coosa, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, rivers, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments

As a new year dawns it is inevitable that we look back at the one that has recently passed. For me this meant looking at the kayak fishing tournaments that I competed in, and deciphering the cryptic messages the waterways of the Southeast had left for me along the...

A Few Firsts

by ericboyd | Jan 25, 2013 | Big Tuna, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, rivers

It was a day of firsts… Laura and I took our first fishing trip of the year today. It was Laura’s and my first trip together in the Jackson Kayak “Big Tuna” and it also happened to be our first time fishing a particular stretch of the Catawba...

Understanding River Gauges for Kayak Fishing!

by Drew Gregory | Jan 16, 2013 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, rivers

People have always asked me how I know if a river is fishable – which basically means that it is clear and low enough to reasonably expect to catch fish, and is safe enough for watercraft navigation. All of this can generally be determined by the river gauges...

Have Coosa, Will Travel!

by Evan Howard | Jan 16, 2013 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

My favorite aspect of Jackson Kayak fishing boats is that our boats are purpose built, made to fish from the moment they leave the factory. I will admit that I am not one for modding out or intense customization of my boats. I love to simply strap it up, drive to the...

Rigging a Jackson Cuda for Fishing

by Team Palovik | Jan 15, 2013 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, Rigging, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

Had a fellow fisherman Brad White reach out for help on rigging a Jackson Cuda 14, and wanted a setup for fishing the local lakes. Turns out Brad lives in the same town, so made it easy to do the install in an evening. After talking to brad and deciding what he...

Into the fog…

by Samantha Christen | Jan 14, 2013 | Dealer, Freshwater, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Journey, Recreational/Touring, Team JK, Uncategorized

In every single aspect of the word that you could possibly imagine, it had been one weird, disjointed week.  You know, that continual string of days where flat out nothing seems to work, and you just feel off kilter.  Yup, it was one of those.  I was grateful that my...

Investing in Family

by Chris Funk | Jan 7, 2013 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

I have had the pleasure of being in some sort of paddle craft for almost half of my 40 years. My bride and I were paddling a beat up canoe shortly after our marriage began in 1993. It was a given that after our son was born he would join us in the canoe. As a tiny...

Why I Fish From A (Jackson) Kayak Video

by Stephen Laurie | Dec 29, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

While I sit up here in the great white North waiting for the winter to pass me by I figured it would be nice to remind myself why I fish from a Kayak. Some of my nicer images from 2012! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAHz1oO_Zv0[/youtube] JK Team –...

The Fish of 1,000 Casts: My First River Musky

by Evan Howard | Dec 27, 2012 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, rivers

Stalking the fish of 1,000 casts took me on one of the most interesting, trying and tiring missions of my fishing career. Attending the 2012 Jackson Dealer Summit brought me to gorgeous, middle Tennessee for a day on the water. A rude alarm clock ended the restless...

Big Tuna Goes Pike Fishing on the Sugar River

by JK Fans | Dec 23, 2012 | Big Tuna, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

We finally had the chance to take the Big Tuna down the Sugar River in southern Wisconsin. Andi and I paddled and fished out of the Big Tuna while two friends floated in a canoe. We were fishing mainly for Pike but this river does have the occasional Musky and Brown...

Weekend in the Grasslands

by Team Palovik | Nov 26, 2012 | Big Tuna, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands is where we ended up. It is a beautiful area, and is located just northwest of Dallas. The area has about 6 small lakes located in the National Park. What a wonderful area we found located here:...

Kayak Camping

by Jameson Redding | Nov 24, 2012 | Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, rivers

For the third year in a row now, I have made the float trip on the New River from Fries, VA to somewhere between Byllesby Dam and Foster Falls. The reason the latter is so vague is due to the fact that depending on how the water flow is or what time we get started on...