The Big Rig Experience at Wee Tee Lake

by Darrell Olson | Aug 21, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts, Rigging, Trip Reports

Wee Tee Lake is a freshwater impoundment that was part of the Santee River system. As the Santee River changed its course these changes would leave ponds or lakes which are known as oxbows. Usually these oxbow lakes are in the shape of a “U”, are long in length, and...

Outfitting a Jackson Kayak for a Smaller Paddler

by Cate Hawthorne | Jun 4, 2014 | Instructional, Karma RG, Rigging, Video

I love the simplicity and functionality of Jackson Kayak’s outfitting.   Jackson Kayaks are easily adjusted to fit different sized paddlers and easy to adjust on the fly (simply eddy-out or paddle into calm deep water, pop your spry deck and adjust). One...

Jackson Kayak Levator Mount for GoPro

by wildwildwes | May 4, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Reviews, Rigging, Team JK

Yesterday, to my surprise, I found this great new toy packaged at my doorstep when I got home from work!  It was a Jackson Kayak Levator Mount, so I had to get the GoPro out to try out the new setup!!  I was fortunate to win this great new product from Jackson Kayak...

SoCal Stormy Weather Diversions

by Justin Arakaki | Mar 30, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Rigging, Saltwater Fishing, United States

Rockfish season opener for the Southern California region starts March 1st, but with stormy weather being forecast over the weekend (8-12ft swells and 40MPH gusts), I decided to do some much needed prep work on my new Jackson Kayak Cuda 14. I was able to take out my...

Jackson Kayak Big Rig – Lowrance Elite-5 HDI – Scupper Transducer Mount & Lowrance Elite-5 HDI Fish Finder/Chartplotter Install

by Matthew Trucks | Mar 18, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Rigging, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK

Creating a semi-permanent install for multiple kayaks is a challenge. Since most of us fish on a budget two separate fish finder units is not feasible. For about 1/4 the price of a new Lowrance Elite 5 HDI unit you may purchase a new Transducer, Power cable, and the...

Paddle keeper install

by Ben Roussel | Feb 28, 2013 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Instructional, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring, Rigging

The new Cruise from Jackson Kayak doesn’t come with a paddle keeper of it’s own, so I needed to install them. A paddle keeper makes a handy place to store a stake out pole while on the water. It’s convenient and out of the way in that spot. Well I...

Rigging a Jackson Cuda for Fishing

by Team Palovik | Jan 15, 2013 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, Rigging, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

Had a fellow fisherman Brad White reach out for help on rigging a Jackson Cuda 14, and wanted a setup for fishing the local lakes. Turns out Brad lives in the same town, so made it easy to do the install in an evening. After talking to brad and deciding what he...

Jackson Cuda Yak Attack Gear Track GT90 Install

by Matthew Trucks | Sep 29, 2012 | Cuda, Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Rigging

Well the time has come that Yak Attack has released a new product that works very well with the Jackson Cuda! The gear track GT90 like its original GT175 is a track mounting system for just about any type of RAM or Scotty accessory. The thing that is different about...

Jackson Cuda – Scupper Transducer Bracket fabrication Mounting and Wiring for Fishfinder install

by Matthew Trucks | May 12, 2012 | Cuda, Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, Rigging, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK

Here is my how to for the Jackson Cuda Scupper Transducer bracket and install. I used the idea from here. http://www.scoutdoorsblog.com/2012/04/rig-cuda-garmin-150-install-part-1.html Needed 1 Lowrance X-4 Pro Fish finder with transom mount transducer 1 piece of...

Mesh cargo panel install

by Ben Roussel | May 3, 2012 | Coosa, Cuda, Featured Post, Instructional, Internationalisation, Jackson Dealers, Recreational/Touring, Rigging

I had documented this process on the Cuda prior to the last IFA event, but I deleted all the pictures off my camera before the tournament since it wass catch-photo-release and I wanted to give the judges a clean card to look through. So today I had it all planned out,...