Why I Kayak Fish – Part 3 “Ease of Access” by Pat Kellner | Apr 19, 2012 | Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, United StatesThere are advantages to kayak fishing over power boat fishing. One of the biggest of these is the ease of access to fishing water in a kayak. You can take a kayak just about anywhere and fish waters you cannot reach in a big boat. To move your kayak from...
Turning your “tuna tank” into a live bait well! by Drew Gregory | Apr 17, 2012 | Big Tuna, Featured Post, Fishing, Internationalisation, Saltwater Fishing, United StatesOne of the features that the Big Tuna is getting a lot of attention for is the “tuna tank” which is a hatch that is in the center of the boat, is virtually flush with the deck and is inserted into a large opening in the boat that allows access to the water...
Dads, Sons, and whitewater by Cudmore Family | Mar 12, 2012 | Hero, Instructional, Kid's Kayaks, River Running, rivers, United StatesThere’s no better way to spend an early Spring Sunday than with family and friends out paddling. Our scheduled river trip for our WILD kids program managed to morph into a father/son day with the notable exception of Alison. I’m very lucky that I get to...
Jackson Kayak RV for Sale- Anyone want a cool RV?? by ericjackson | Feb 5, 2012 | Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterHi Fellow paddlers! We are selling our Jackson family RV… It is the one you have seen us in for the past 4 years. A 1998 Georgie Boy Landau- 33′ Class A Motorhome. It has a Triton V10 engine with only 60,000 miles on it. A new...
My new Coosa Arrives by Jonn Graham | Jan 12, 2012 | Coosa, Trip Reports, United StatesJust got my new 2012 Coosa. I absolutely love the new color, Lowland Camo………..outstanding blend of colors. I was able to get out and do a float this past weekend. No fish…………..but an outstanding time. Here are a couple of...
My 2011 Summit Series Experience… by ericjackson | Apr 11, 2011 | Featured Post, Internationalisation, the innovator, Trips, United States, WhitewaterMy Trip to Summit Series: 1,000 CEO’s and Founders of many of the top new companies, non-profits, causes, and more gathered on the Cruise Ship Century this past weekend. We went on a three day 20 hour/day burn the candles from both ends combination of work,...
Health, Fitness & Kayaking by heatherherbeck | Mar 5, 2011 | Internationalisation, JK University, United States, WhitewaterDo you keep yourself fit & healthy to become the BEST kayaker you can be? Or, do you choose to kayak as a way to IMPROVE your health & fitness? Have you ever really thought about it? Jackson Kayak team members, Samantha Brunner Ruppelt and Heather Herbeck, are...
Flying with Fly Fishing Gear by Damon Bungard | Jan 26, 2011 | Coosa, Day Tripper, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, Uncategorized, United StatesAs I sit here, staring at all the white snow outside, wishing it was white sand, thoughts of travel to exotic places come to mind. A topic that always seems to come up when I’m discussing a trip involving air travel, is how I successfully get my fly fishing gear...
My Kayaking Career, the Early Years – Part 14 by ericjackson | Feb 1, 2003 | Internationalisation, JK Family Posts, United StatesBack to Spain- I struggled in the beginning with the problem of not being able to tame this hole. The water was high and the hole was just plain mean. After one week of training I still didn’t have a routine I liked. I kept a training log of the entire time in Spain,...
My Kayaking Career, the Early Years – Part 7 by ericjackson | Feb 1, 2003 | Internationalisation, JK Family Posts, United StatesThe first day of trails was a joke. Everybody choked hard enough that the number 5 or 6 ranked person could have easily made it if they raced well. Rich Weiss had the best run of the lot and secured his spot, which was only to be two. Eric Giddens got second that day....