It’s Clear Now, Why I Like Muddy Water by joey monteleone | Aug 23, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerIt’s Clear Now, Why I Like Muddy Water Which is more frightening gin clear water or a muddy fishin’ hole? In recent conversations with my fishing friends we’re split on the topic of clear versus muddy water conditions. It could be experiences, negative or positive,...
How to Kickflip by Bartoz Czauderna | Aug 21, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, Intermediate Moves, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to KICKFLIP by doing exercises in the video! What is it? Kickflip is a 360 barrel roll performed of the peak of the wave and thrown downstream direction. It is one of the most recognized downriver freestyle tricks which also correlates a lot with the air screw...
How to Back Loop by Bartoz Czauderna | Aug 14, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to BACK LOOP by doing exercises in the video! What is it? Back flip initiated and finished between a horizontal angle of – 20° and 20°, landing in the hole or the wave. Simply a Loop done backward yet easier said than done. Because it is harder to spot plug...
Three Patterns for Summer Bass Fishing Success by Chris Payne | Aug 13, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerThree Patterns for Summer Bass Fishing Success If you want to catch bass in the sweltering summer heat, these three patterns can help you locate and catch fish even in the middle of the day. The go to times to fish in the summer have always been really early and...
2023 GoPro Mountain Games by Emily Wade | Aug 11, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines2023 GoPro Mountain Games Cover photo: Finals. Photo cred: Dane Jackson The GoPro Mountain Games is my favorite event to compete in and are one of the country’s most celebrated outdoor events, featuring adventure sports, music, and art. From June 8th to June...
July wrap up of the JK USA BASSIN TRAIL by Jason Cassetty | Aug 9, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Freshwater Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, TournamentsThe summer heat and the tournament trail are turned up a notch as we roll through July! Eighteen tournaments took place across the country this month and 134 anglers competed for cash prizes as well as valuable AOY points towards qualifying for the JK Classic held...
How to Loop by Bartoz Czauderna | Aug 8, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to LOOP by doing exercises in the video! What is it? The first thing people will ask you when you say that you are doing a freestyle is whether you can Loop. Put simply, it is a front flip in a kayak which is one of the bigger breakthroughs and a dream point for...
62nd Annual Salmon La Sac Whitewater Races by kylethomas | Aug 5, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, United States, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI am fortunate to have attended the 62nd Annual Salmon La Sac Whitewater Races near Roslyn, Washington. 62 years! I’m just wowed by that. This was my first time attending this event and certainly won’t be my last. The Salmon La Sac Whitewater Races are hosted on the...
King River 2023 by Jack Newland | Aug 4, 2023 | Australia, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe King River is a joy section about 4 hours drive from my house. This weekend we had really good flows and I was in the Mix Master, which is a perfect boat for this type of river. It was my first time paddling this boat on a proper river and had a blast....
Sevens Creek Speed Run by Jack Newland | Aug 2, 2023 | Australia, Creeking, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, WW DisciplinesSevens Creek is only 3 hours from my house. Pretty close for Australian kayaking haha. It was 5 in the afternoon when we got to the put-in with 4 hours of daylight left we knew we had heaps of time for a speed run down this tight but very scenic little creek.
Charles City Challenge 2023 by Hannah Ray | Jul 25, 2023 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe 11th annual Charles City Challenge held in June this year hosted 60 participants over two days of whitewater events. Vendors and spectators joined in along the river banks as well for the fun filled weekend. The water was low this year and in-river events were...
Temperature Check by joey monteleone | Jul 14, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerHot, cold or somewhere in between, so much of fish activity and their lifestyle is dictated by water temperature. There are other factors like moon phase and water quality, but surface water temperature is a great indicator as to what feeding mode they are in, where...
