Rainy Spring Creeking – Rivière d’Ay and a Failed Mission on the Ozon by JK Team | Jun 19, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWe had a really rainy spring, meaning that we could go paddling on the winter runs in warm temperatures, it was so nice!!! Tom, Mateo and I ran 2 laps on a high water classic, the Rivière d’Ay, a full on 2km gorge with continuous rapids. After they left, my...
Fly Fishing for Shoal Bass by Chris Funk | Jun 18, 2021 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner
The Joy of Hand Paddling | Whitewater Kayaking by kylethomas | Jun 17, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, MixMaster, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesI’m going to talk about those plastic things you store in the stern of your kayak, hand paddles. Maybe you’ve used them on the river or at a pool session, but alas I’m going to encourage you to blow off the dust and take them for a spin. You don’t want your first time...
CKS Paddle Fest 2021! by Emily Jackson | Jun 16, 2021 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Dealer, Dealer News, Emily Jackson, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Featured Post, Fun 1, Jackson Dealers, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Family Posts, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureCKS Paddle Fest 2021 2021 CKS Paddlefest was a great opener to the 2021 CO paddling Tour! With great water levels, weather and tons of paddlesports enthusiasts, you could see that people were just completely enthused at the idea of getting on the water with groups of...
Destination: Reelfoot Lake by joey monteleone | Jun 15, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Freshwater, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerI’ve paddled glacier lakes, farm ponds, large bodies of water, natural and manmade but a favorite destination for decades has been Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee. The only natural lake in the volunteer state, post card pretty and absolutely loaded with fish,...
Little KelloggShow Groms Kayak Shoshone on the Colorado River! by kelloggfamily | Jun 14, 2021 | Family Zone, Featured Post, Fun, Fun 1, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesShoshone is a very short, ¾ mile, solid Class III run on the Colorado River. Most people do a few quick laps, as it’s an easy run, skate back to the top along a nice bike trail and hit it again. Shoshone is ideal for beginning kayakers looking to push themselves, with...
The Raven Stole My Roll by Hilde Schweitzer | Jun 13, 2021 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesI work as a guide on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and the last several years I have mostly done kayak charter trips. One of my first kayak trips decades ago was with a group of friends and one of the guys didn’t have the most reliable roll. He swam at...
Dziki Kon wave Dunajec by Bartoz Czauderna | Jun 12, 2021 | Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Poland, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWhen the water in south starts to drop after big rains, Dunajec river collects all the high water from it’s tribiutaries hitting record levels brining out another wave to life in Ostrów, we called it “Wild Horse”. Wave is great for the beginners,...
Bass and Pike on Topwater by Scott Brands | Jun 11, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Freshwater Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerTeam member Scott Brands enjoys a morning full of topwater action catching bass and pike on buzzbaits and...
Zarabie Raba by Bartoz Czauderna | Jun 11, 2021 | Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Poland, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOnce in a while water in Raba rises creating a great wave in Myślenice, south of Cracow. It used to be even more amazing however the weir got filled with rocks and now it is a medium size wave which yet we enjoy every time it comes in! It is not an easy wave or one...
Fishing an Oxbow Lake by Darrell Olson | Jun 10, 2021 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fly Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Mayfly, YuPIKHere in the Lowcountry area of South Carolina, maybe other areas along the coast of North Carolina down to Georgia or other areas near river systems that is very snake like, on these inside loops, the river travels more slowly leading to deposition of silt. Meanwhile...
JK small Antix vs medium Antix vs small Zen for smaller paddlers by Vincent Family | Jun 9, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines, ZenFor those paddlers that are at the lower end of the weight or height range, there are many questions about which boat they should choose when considering the small Antix vs the medium Antix vs the small Zen. My answer is always “it depends” … Like any other boat...
