Cold Water Catches by joey monteleone | Dec 8, 2019 | Big Rig, Big Rig HD/FD, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, InstructionalCold Water Catches A big challenge for anglers that live in the four seasons environment is consistently catching fish in cold water. For those inhabiting the far north there’s ice fishing. The deep south fishing folks think 60 degree water is cold. For purposes of...
Kayaking with Hypoglycemia by CJ Bennett | Dec 3, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, UncategorizedKayaking with Low Blood Sugar Levels. How Eating Right Keeps You on the Water Longer by Dr. Courtney Bennett One day as I was doing some grocery shopping, I suddenly felt a wave of dizziness come over me. I was weak and jittery. I also felt noticeably hungry. It...
5 Tips On Becoming a Better Angler by Chad Brock | Dec 3, 2019 | Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater FishingNovus to veteran anglers are always looking for ways to work on and perfect their craft. But when you are trying to make up ground in the fast paced world of fishing you can look over the basics pretty quickly. How do you get better at fishing? How do you keep up with...
Feed em Feel Baits by joey monteleone | Nov 20, 2019 | Fishing Instruction, RiggingFeed Em’ Feel Baits There exists a fair amount of confusion in choosing baits. Regardless of species, geographic location, rod, reel, water type, craft used or conditions each adds a degree of difficulty in deciding what to throw. My belief is the in the right place...
The Good, The Bad, and How You Can Help by Chris Ritchie | Nov 12, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing15 years ago, when I was a teen and really started going out on the rivers alone, it was a different world than it is now. You rarely ever saw a kayak. I don’t think that I had ever seen one on the water at all. Only in stores. Everyone, including myself, used an old...
How to Catch Success in Clear Water by Chris Ritchie | Nov 4, 2019 | Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater FishingCatching fish in clear water is something that, growing up fishing small creeks and rivers, is something I had to learn to do. It seems easy enough in theory, right? I mean, you can see ALL of the fish. All that you have to do is place the cast in the exact place...
Raymarine Element Installation – FF Part II by Darrell Olson | Jul 26, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalI had the installed the Raymarine Dragonfly on the Big Rig HD/FD but then I decided to change out the Dragonfly for the new Raymarine Element. The concept of the addition of sidevision and 3D vision had me interested in the application of these new tools for both...
Step by Step to taking your Bite to the next Level by teamjk | Jul 18, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalSince I first saw the Bite as a prototype in the factory over a year ago, I admit I was intrigued with its hidden potential as a blank slate to customize how I wanted it. With owning every “River Ready” kayak Jackson Kayak offers from the OG Coosa (which I have...
New Kayak Fishing Book by teamjk | Jun 15, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalNoted kayak angler, Gary Rankel, has authored a 152 page guide to kayak fishing: “Finding the Treasures of the Trails – Kayak Fishing”. Kayak Angler Magazine (Spring 2019) refers to the book as a “treasure for any angler”. The book’s how-to section provides a...
Black Bass Diversity: What Does It All Mean? by teamjk | Jun 13, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalIf I were to ask how many species of bass there are currently, what would you answer? Most people would answer three: largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass. The truth is, there are around 19 taxonomic forms of black bass out there. This is a fancy way of...
Lighting up your yak! by Chuck Bahan | May 28, 2019 | Coosa FD, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalI’ve always wanted to add LED lights to my kayak. I’ve seen a few guys with them, but I wanted a different setup which also had the opportunity to charge my cell phone, etc. After doing a little research I came up with a solution. Once I figured out the...
How to Create Soft Plastic Baits at home by teamjk | May 18, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalI wanted to do something a little different and bring my joy of creating soft plastic baits that I fish regularly off my Jackson kayak Big Rig Hd Fd. This can be a very rewarding and time killing hobby for those cold rainy nights or days where the wind is so bad its...
