First Kraken Walk-thu’s from OR! Videos!!!

by Jim Sammons | Sep 18, 2014 | Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, JK Team Posts, Kraken, Saltwater Fishing

Jim Sammons has hooked up with a few folks form the magazines to give them a first look at the features of the new Jackson Kraken! Rapid Media Kayak Fish Magazine http://www.kayakfishmag.com/news/jackson-kayak-kraken-2/...

Ottawa Valley Summer: video

by nicktroutman | Sep 18, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Video, Whitewater

The Ottawa Valley is where I was born and raised. It is where I learned to kayak, and still one of my favorite places on Earth to kayak. Summertime on the Ottawa is hard to beat; warm water, perfect levels, good fishing, fun waves. To me this is the definition of...

BIG BASS FISHING APPS

by joey monteleone | Sep 17, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, JK Team Posts

Common sense clues to fishing feel baits for BIG bass Too often people seek technology for a common sense problem. There’s an app for that, real world common sense solutions. I describe it as “separating yourself from your senses”. Shut off your I-Phone, I-Pad and...

Planning for Catch, Photo, Release

by Nik Brown | Sep 14, 2014 | Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, Instructional, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing, United States

Kayak anglers who fish tournaments often express the difficulty of successfully getting a picture for catch, photo, and release. (CPR) There biggest concern is typically the fish flopping off of their measuring board and back into the water before they are able to get...

Habitat 67 Wave: video

by nicktroutman | Sep 13, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater

This summer while I was coaching with the Keener Program I had the opportunity to paddle some of the best waves in Eastern Canada, though one of my most favorites of the summer was Habitat 67 in Montreal. It was a long drive, 4 hours there and 4 hours back, for only a...

First Blood on the Illuminati

by jimrussell | Sep 11, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing

Met up with my NorCalKayakAngler buddy Brent to get him some water therapy and hopefully get first blood on his new prize Cuda14 Illuminati!! We were treated to excellent conditions with stellar 25-30+ foot viz and minimal surge. First stop was one of my favorite...

Self Rescue (part 2)

by Marcos M | Sep 10, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, JK Team Posts, Saltwater

The cold water safety/self rescue clinic was a success. We had a total of 14 anglers attend. Some were completely new to ocean fishing and some had over 20 years of experience. Sean Morley was kind enough to be our instructor. He shared his knowledge and experience...

Big Rig Flounder Fishing in New Jersey

by Matthew Trucks | Sep 8, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, United States

Rolled out of bed to an unseasonable chill. Fifty four degrees Fahrenheit actually. For a moment I thought it was October and was getting up to go striped bass fishing but actually it was the end of August. Typically if it falls below 65 degrees time of year that is...

Corner Wave Classic

by nicktroutman | Sep 8, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, Tournaments, Trip Reports, Whitewater

Corner Wave is one of the best features on the Ottawa river, though being that it can be a bit tricky at times, and sometimes can randomly flush you it is rarely the location for a large scale event. This year we decided to change that and start the annual Corner Wave...

We Got Some Reds Down Here, Too

by Randy Morrow | Sep 8, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing, United States

The Lower Florida Keys aren’t really known as a hot spot for redfish. And for good reason. There are a plethora of spots in Florida that hold many more reds than our waters down here. Still, we have had some in recent years, and while I’m out in my Jackson...

Canadian Team Trials/ Nationals/ Pre-Worlds

by nicktroutman | Sep 7, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating

This past weekend we just competed in the Canada Cup event on the Garburator Wave located on the Ottawa River. This was the Pre-Worlds event (host location for next years 2015 World Championships) as well as the National Team selection for Canada. A ton of amazing...

2014 NEKF Striper Shootout

by Gregg Crisp | Sep 7, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing, United States

A couple of weekends ago I fished the NEKF Striper Shootout X with my son Ryley. At 13 this is the third year in a row he has fished the tournament with me and we were looking forward to yet another fun filled weekend out on the water as well as hanging around the...