Hungry Fish, Hungry Gators, Spring in the Okefenokee by Chris Funk | Jul 3, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United States, VideoDay 1 of my April trip to the swamp. I love everything about this place, even the spooky parts! This was a great trip even though the weather turned rough the next day, always gotta be prepared for that on an adventure! The gators almost got my fish a couple times but...
Clinics on the Farmington River by Jessie Stone | Jul 3, 2018 | Clinics, Instructional, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionI am teaching several clinics on the Farmington River after the Triple Crown, coming up this month, July 14th and 15th. Its a super fun event so come out to the river and join all of us! My clinics will be Wednesday July 18th and Thursday July 19th in the afternoon....
Pyranees by dianegaydos | Jul 2, 2018 | Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, WhitewaterPain au chocolat Why go on a kayaking trip to the Pyranees? For the pain au chocolat of course! Just kidding, well, kind of. The Pyranees is the mountain range that borders France and Spain, with the small country of Andorra sandwiched in between. The highest peak is...
Getting Away From Summer Traffic by Rocky Ly | Jul 2, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United States, VideoThe summer crowd can be overwhelming on big bodies of water this time of year. The first two to three hours in the morning is all you really have until everyone wakes up to be zipping around on the lake. One of the many reasons why I got into kayaking is to get away...
Rolling Myth by Greg Parker | Jul 1, 2018 | Instructional, Internationalisation, United States, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionMany new kayakers are nervous about tipping over and being “trapped” underwater. Therefore, some of these new kayakers believe that it is faster or even safer to swim instead of setting up for a roll. However, if we look at them side by side, we can see that a roll...
How I Carry My Camera Gear by Chris Funk | Jul 1, 2018 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, Internationalisation, United States, VideoGreat products for protecting all the stuff we want to keep dry on the water. I have been using Watershed bags for years and have been VERY pleased with them. Mine are getting rough, and smell like fish and alligators but when they get replaced it will be with the...
Spring Trip in the Swamp by Chris Funk | Jun 29, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United States, VideoThis is the conclusion of our trip this spring to the Okefenokee. It is hard to decide whether to fish or run the camera while I am there but I tried to get a decent mix of...
Summer Smallmouth by joey monteleone | Jun 26, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United StatesFind 55 degree water in the spring, tie on a jig, jerkbait, topwater plug, spinner or a soft plastic bait and you’re in business. With the arrival of the summer solstice sometimes accompanied by low waters, occasional rain and rising surface temperatures and the brown...
Black Gar in the Liska! by Chris Funk | Jun 25, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, Liska, United States, VideoI have taken a few bowfishing but have never caught a black gar on rod and reel so this was a real treat to me. I forgot my gloves and the slippery critter got free and almost gave me an unscheduled nose...
Dirty Bird Confidence Series by crystalgustin | Jun 19, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterMark your calendars. July 7th we will hold our annual Dirty Bird event. We will meet at the NOC outpost (on the pigeon river in TN @ 11), gather, do our safety talk, break up into groups and get on the river. We will divide slicey boats and little playboats. Along the...
The Making of the Rock Star 4.0…. 14 years of Prototyping…. by ericjackson | Jun 16, 2018 | EJ, EJ Thoughts, Internationalisation, Rockstar 4.0, the innovator, United States, WhitewaterIf you know me very well, you know that I love competition, love trying to be the best, and love a good challenge. If you know David Knight, you know that there is only one way he does things… the right way. When you combine the two of us,...
Virgin Run of Rock Star 4.0 Provides the Goods! by ericjackson | Jun 15, 2018 | Internationalisation, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater “Feels like the First time… like it never did before… feels like the first time… like it never will again!” Foreigner Over three years since we made a new Freestyle Kayak…. That is the longest time in Jackson Kayak history… well, the wait is over! ...
