Prepping for the 2019 tournament season by Justin Hausner | Mar 26, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, TournamentsAs winter appears to be never ending, the thought of warm days on the water is the only thing that most of us northern kayakers have to keep us warm. As sad as that sounds, it’s the truth. It is this time of the year however that should be spent getting us ready for...
KBF the TEN at Bienville Plantation by Matthew Ball | Mar 14, 2019 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments Every year, kayak anglers from across the country compete for a chance to qualify for one of the most prestigious tournaments around, “The Ten” at Bienville Plantation in White Springs, Florida. This tournament puts the top ranked KBF anglers whom have...
Mo-Kan Kayak Fishing series by Jason Griffith | Mar 5, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, TournamentsWhen I moved back to Kansas City, from Austin, TX in the summer of 2015 I had no idea of the journey I would be led on with kayaking. Kayaking was always just a fun way for me to get away from my in-depth tech career, and a way for me to make new friends in a...
What Fish? by dustinnichols | Mar 1, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Tournament, TournamentsWHAT FISH? You ever had one of those days that did not go your way? Well…let me tell you about mine. Let’s go back a bit and talk about my first time on this body of water. Sheldon Lake is a 1230 acre big bass producing lake located east of Houston in...
We going straight to the Wild Wild West, The Western Canadian Kayak Fishing Trail. by teamjk | Feb 11, 2019 | Canada, Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Tournaments2018 will stand as an epic year in the western Canadian kayak fishing community. It was the inaugural year for the Western Canadian Kayak Fishing Trail, organized by Mike Zilkowsky, a long time tournament organizer (Eastslope) in Alberta. It was a best five of...
Scouting for a Tournament by Chuck Bahan | Jan 15, 2019 | Fishing Instruction, Fishing Tournament, Instructional, TournamentsThe 2019 kayak fishing starts off with a fun tournament next Saturday the 19th called the Minimalist Challenge put on by Bayou Coast Kayak Club (BCKFC) which is one of the largest kayak clubs in the country. What’s neat about this format is you get 5 mystery...
River Bassin NC 2018 by teamjk | Dec 30, 2018 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap UpsFishing rivers has become one of the most enchanting pastimes for me. Getting the kayak out on a section of flowing water, even if you have floated a section a thousand times, and waiting for the unexpected to be seen or happen quickly became my favorite way to target...
2018 KBF National Championship Recap by teamjk | Dec 16, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap UpsAs 2018 comes to an end, I start looking back at some of my most successful fishing moments of 2018. I’d say right at the top would have to be the KBF National Championship on Kentucky Lake on March 23-23. I’ve been to KY Lake the past several years for...
IFA Championship 2018 by Chuck Bahan | Dec 9, 2018 | Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, TournamentsIFA Kayak Championship was held in Grand Isle, Louisiana in October of 2018. It’s a very competitive tournament series with anglers representing over 6 states all along the gulf coast and Atlantic. I was using my Jackson Coosa FD and didn’t get to prefish...
Trout Challenge by Chuck Bahan | Dec 6, 2018 | Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Fishing, Tournaments, Wrap UpsBayou Coast Kayak Club (BCKFC) is one of the largest kayak fishing clubs in the country based in Louisiana. They have active members in the club from several states. One of our popular final tournaments of the year was Trout Challenge hosted in November in Point...
End to the 2018 Season in Michigan by teamjk | Nov 20, 2018 | Coosa HD, Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, TournamentsEnd to the 2018 season in Michigan Cold weather and snow has started to fall here in the great lakes region to end what I would call one of my hardest fishing years here in Michigan. To recap on my season highlights and some of the events that’d can be swept under the...
Rookie Recap 2018 by teamjk | Nov 8, 2018 | Coosa FD, Coosa HD, Event Coverage, Fishing, River Bassin Tournament, TournamentsWith the coming of fall, my tournament season is finished, and I have to mentally deal with the waiting period between tournament season and when the steelhead start running to occupy my fishing needs. Finishing my rookie season as a member of the Jackson Kayak...