Why Plastic Is Fantastic by joey monteleone | May 17, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerProbably more fish, freshwater and saltwater are caught on soft plastic lures. Since the invention of plastic baits over 70 years ago they’ve changed shape, sizes and had a dramatic increase in colors and actions. Nick Crème of Akron Ohio had the idea which would...
How to Shuvit by Bartoz Czauderna | May 15, 2023 | Instructional, Intermediate Moves, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to SHUVIT by doing exercises in the video! What is it? A Shuvit is 2 consecutive 180° horizontal angle rotations of the boat at a vertical angle between 0° and 45°. Beginning in the front surf position to the back surf position, then returning to the front surf...
Broken Fishing Rod? Try This! by Darrell Olson | May 12, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerWe have all managed to break a fishing rod whether it was a tip in a doorway or ceiling fan. All we need to do is clean up the tip section and replace the rod eye tip. A few of us have also broken the fishing rod further down the rod by horsing a fish that was not...
Montreal River Canyon by Hannah Ray | May 10, 2023 | Antix, Exploration Feature, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWinter was good to Northern Wisconsin this season. With spring’s arrival, the snow is melting and filling the rivers with great opportunities. On this trip we met up with Brian, from Menasha, WI, to show us the Montreal River Canyon section. The level for our...
More than a fishing platform by Michael Blatt | May 9, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerLast year, I received a unique trip request from a Swedish Production company. They needed someone in Hanover, NH: “We’re in the process of shooting a documentary in which we will shoot a sequence on the Connecticut river/ Mink Brook. For these scenes we would...
How to Space Godzilla by Bartoz Czauderna | May 8, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to SPACE GODZILLA by doing exercises in the video! What is it? An aerial loop with a 90º or greater rotation (twist) in the middle of the flip. Some of the most beautiful hole boating pictures are taken from kayakers doing Space Godzilla. It is also a newschool...
Kayak Tourney In The Snow! by Scott Brands | May 4, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Tournament, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerCome along as Scott Brands competes in the Colorado Kayak Bassmasters fishing tournament on Chatfield Lake! The conditions were brutal with freezing temperatures and light snow! The bite was tough, but tune in to see how he...
The Other Fish by joey monteleone | May 3, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerWhile bass get the bold headlines beneath the surface and willing to bite even sometimes easier to catch, crappie and bluegill could make your day. Bass boats, bass baits and bass tournaments dominate the freshwater fishing world but there are legions of devoted...
JK Trail moving into May by Jason Cassetty | May 2, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, TournamentsThe USA BASSIN/JACKSON KAYAK TRAIL wrapped up the month of April in Rough River Lake in Kentucky. 20 anglers took to the water on Saturday the 29th and just as in tournaments past these guys did not disappoint! 122 bass hit the TourneyX leaderboard which led to 17...
Kayaking Freestyle Unlocked – How to Spin by Bartoz Czauderna | May 1, 2023 | Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to SPIN by doing exercises in the video! What is it? A Spin is at least a 360° horizontal angle rotation of the boat at an angle between 0° and 45° vertical angle. Spinning will come in handy when paddling in the current and changing direction that you want to...
Tools of The Trade by joey monteleone | Apr 28, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerKayak Tools of the Trade The goal is always to make my on-the-water trips are to be safe and successful. At a glance, I may appear to be a minimalist, but my approach consists of carefully choosing the necessary equipment and accessories. Over the years anything...
How to Splitwheel by Bartoz Czauderna | Apr 23, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to SPLITWHEEL by doing exercises in the video! What is it? In ICF rules, we read, “Two consecutive ends at a vertical angle of between 45° and 100° linked together by at least a 160° horizontal rotation near the vertical point of the first end on the long axis.”...
