5 Tips: Practicing For Kayak Tournaments by Scott Brands | May 24, 2022 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerTip number one: Map Study • One of the first things I’ll do in preparing for a tournament is break out the map. I primarily use Google Earth to study the lake where the tournament is being held. Google Earth allows you to view satellite imagery of the lake, but the...
Launching the ACA River Kayak Hand Paddling Curriculum by kylethomas | May 20, 2022 | Clinics, Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesPaddling with your hands? What’s that all about? Probably a decade ago, I was presented with a silly contraption at a pool session that was made from plastic, strapped to your hands, and made it super easy to hand roll a whitewater kayak. Someone called them hand...
Kayak Plan of Attack by joey monteleone | May 8, 2022 | Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerKayak Plan of Attack Eventually intentionally or even accidentally you develop a strategy for your kayak excursions. For us our primary focus is fishing. While we do explore for new places and we paddle / pedal with a purpose. A traditional approach has become a plan...
S10E7 Kayak Fishing during Swedens Mid summer by Jim Sammons | May 6, 2022 | Big Tuna, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Liska, SwedenIn this live airing of the Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons we are in Sweden for Mid Summer. We are enjoying the the food and culture and chasing after fish with members of Jackson Kayak Team Europe. Join us live as we share the memories for a great trip and be...
Outfitting Advice for Smaller Kayakers by crystalgustin | May 3, 2022 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rock Star, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesI recently had a video request that would give some suggestions to help smaller kayakers outfit their kayaks. With my brand new Jackson Kayak Rockstar 5.0 (Small), I took this as a perfect opportunity to do a quick walk through video of some of the things I like to do...
Spring Smallmouth | Kayak Fishing Tips by joey monteleone | May 3, 2022 | Big Rig Pro, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerSpring Smallmouth Pound for pound nothing in freshwater pulls like a smallmouth bass. At home in cooler water, they thrive in lakes and rivers also. Smallmouth pull like a “late freight” and often explode through the water’s surface when hooked. A quick look at a...
5 Nutrition Tips to improve your kayak performance by JK Team | Apr 26, 2022 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplinessubmitted by Andi Brunner In this Blog I am showing you 5 easy nutrition tips that might help you getting a stronger kayaker. They only take very little preparation and effort but can have great benefits to your fitness! 1) Regular protein intake Other than fat and...
Kayak Buying Guide for Anglers Over 40 by Chris Payne | Apr 21, 2022 | Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerNot every person looking to buy their first kayak is a young whippersnapper of 20 or even 30. Lots of new kayak anglers are in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. Allow me a moment, to be frank. As an angler who falls into one of those latter age ranges, our needs are different...
Gears and Guts – Baitcaster Basics by joey monteleone | Apr 20, 2022 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerGears and Guts – Baitcaster Basics Choosing a fishing reel can get personal. Personal preference ranges from comfort, casting but most of all understanding the performance of the reel as opposed to other styles. Any reel provides certain basic services, cast, retrieve...
Pre-Season Kayak Fishing Rigging by JK Team | Apr 19, 2022 | Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Bannersubmitted by Matt Campbell Anticipation builds as the early spring begins and you can’t help but start thinking about getting on the water and chasing bass again. You see the folks in the south posting fish pictures and see the tournament reports come in from all over...
What to do When a Buddy Flips | Kayak Fishing Tips by Chris Funk | Apr 18, 2022 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Kilroy, Kilroy DT, Kilroy HDMy son Ethan and I were fishing our local flow with a friend and contractor that comes to my plant once a year. I was showing him the benefits of a kayak and we had just started catching a couple fish. I headed around a bend and heard a splash followed by “daddy he’s...
Ice Off Bass Fishing by Scott Brands | Apr 14, 2022 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerScott Brands takes you along on an ice off bass fishing trip. The fishing was slow, but he manages to get something out of the...
