The difference a rudder makes. by Michael Taylor | Jun 19, 2014 | UKI mainly use my Cuda 14 out at sea and noticed through the winter with a bit of side wind it drifted a bit and took some corrective paddling to keep in a straight line. With previous kayaks I have had the same issue, in some cases side winds were a killer and took a...
Blattnicksele’s Mighty River by David Blair | Jun 18, 2014 | Sweden, UKThe next day we all went out on the river to fish as we wanted to stay local due to Greger arriving. Greger is a swedish jackson distributor and team member and was kind enough to supply us with the kayaks. The ‘river’ was around 500 meters wide at the...
The Esthwaite Grand Slam by Michael Taylor | Jun 17, 2014 | UKAfter a very busy few weeks at work the anual Esthwaite Grand Slam kayak Match was once again upon us and the difficult decision of which lures to take for the large pike that resided in Esthwaite, my main plan of attack would be large lures mainly BullDawgs, a few...
VIDEO- Kayak fishing for perch & pike, JK in Lapland 2014 by Mark Radcliffe | Jun 16, 2014 | UKI am just back from a fantastic ten days in Lapland with members of the UK and Czech Jackson Fishing Teams. We were doing some exploratory work for Greger Jonsson a Swedish Jackson dealer to look at the possibilities for kayak fishing in Northern Sweden. My video...
Lapland 2014 – The Aman River system by Mark Radcliffe | Jun 15, 2014 | UKThe final leg of our Lapland trip was to explore the Aman River system. The river glides slowly through the forest for miles and miles occasionally opening up into huge reed fringed lakes with depths of up to 40m Unlike our other venues this area is fished for food by...
Filming with the BBC by Claire OHara | Jun 14, 2014 | UKNext year is the 50th Anniversary of the Pennie Way in the North East of the UK and as part of the celebration the BBC (main British TV channel) are filming a 3 part documentary and have asked me to take the shows presenter, Arctic Expedition and Diving Guru National...
Lapland trip- Boulder lake by Jan Liska | Jun 7, 2014 | Sweden, UKIt has been great 2 days on a new lake now. We are fishing a shallow lake that is literally full of boulders, sunken trees, stumps and other features. Some margins have reeds, some pockets between huge boulders, others are full of fallen trees, they look hundreds of...
Day Two – Fishing in the midnight sun. by Mark Radcliffe | Jun 6, 2014 | UKThe second day in Blatnickelle was spent exploring the local river, and the local specialities. The morning we cruised the river and everybody was pulling out the resident pike. No monsters but plenty up to double figures in weight and all great fun. ...
UK Team land in Sweden by Sam Baxter | Jun 4, 2014 | UKBeen a long wait but the UK Jackson fishing team have arrived in Sweden, after a 2.5hr flight and a 10hr drive we are now at our camp for the holiday. It was’nt long before we were on the water, today’s target Perch and Pike from the shallow lake margins....
Float fishing from kayak on a river by Jan Liska | May 21, 2014 | Czech Republic, UKI decided to explore some other fishing techniques than spinning from kayak. Springtime in my country means that fishing for predatory fish is not allowed. All predators are protected during their spawning season. So I went out for some float fishing and found out...
Swanage 2014: I nearly won it on a Jackson. by Mark Radcliffe | May 20, 2014 | Fishing, Fishing Tournament, UKThe O.K. Classic at Swanage is one of the highlights of the competitive kayak angling calendar in the UK. In its fifth year this is a species hunting tournament where you have to catch as a many species as you can, no matter what size, in a five hour period. In the...
Hey dude, where’s my yak?! Or how we tested the Kilroy for 2… by Jan Liska | May 13, 2014 | Czech Republic, Fishing, Sweden, UKMaybe you will find this article funny, maybe it will be helpful and you won’t make the same mistake I did… In Sweden m e and the guys had a nice routine: We would fish in the morning, have a wee nap after lunch and then go on the water again in the...
