Whitewater Grand Prix- Training Video by nicktroutman | Apr 23, 2014 | Events, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, River Running, Rockstar, Trip Reports, Video, Video, Whitewater5 more days until the Whitewater Grand Prix begins. Top athletes from all over the world are beginning to flock to Eastern Canada to compete at the six stage event being held over the next two weeks. With high water on the rise and a huge pool of skills I’m sure...
Facing Waves TV show: Mexico by nicktroutman | Apr 19, 2014 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Uncategorized, Video, Video, WhitewaterMexico in the past couple of years has become one of the top hotspots for creek boaters and waterfall hucksters alike. Personally it is one of my favorite places to paddle, with jungles for river banks, warm weather, perfect waterfalls and tons of top class rapids it...
There’s never a loser at Paddlepalooza! by Ben Roussel | Apr 14, 2014 | Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Tournaments, Trip ReportsThat is my friend Catch Cormier’s favorite line about the annual Spring kayak fishing tournament organized by BCKFC, now in it’s 11th year. After attending the event this past Saturday, he couldn’t be more right! Everyone involved put on one heck of...
Pond hopping in the Cruise by Ben Roussel | Apr 9, 2014 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring, Trip ReportsI had to work in Simmesport this past week, but knew that I’d have time to sneak away and do a little fishing at some point during each day so a kayak came with me. Having never been to this part of the state no matter what option I looked at would be a scouting...
White Nile, Africa: 1 Part Rockstar, 1 Part GoPro and a pinch of DJI: Video by nicktroutman | Apr 8, 2014 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Media, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, Video, Video, WhitewaterThe Hairy Lemon on the White Nile was yet again our choice for a couple week stay this winter,’specifically for training purposes’, the hot weather, warm water, big waves and fun river run, well that is just a coincidence. This is training. We all had an...
“Big Rig Pro”- my 50th Birthday Present from Staff… Check it out! by ericjackson | Apr 6, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, JK Team Posts, JK-Rate (J Krate), Trip ReportsBig Rig Pro? Here is the check list of awesomeness in my new Big Rig! 1. New Camo Color- “G.I. Jackson” 2. Power Pole Micro lite anchor 3. Raymarine Dragonfly fish finder/depth finder/structure finder 4. Yak Attack accessories- including a custom rod...
Rumble in da Parish by Ben Roussel | Mar 31, 2014 | Blogroll, Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments, Trip ReportsMade it back on the water this past Saturday for BCKFC’s Redfish Rumble – the second tournament in their five tournament series. The event was held out of Sweetwater Marina in Delacroix but was open to all publicly accessible waters in St. Bernard and East...
Africa- Uganda Wave Surfing Trip by ericjackson | Mar 17, 2014 | JK Team Posts, Playboating, the athlete, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater The new Rock Star was well tested in holes, winning the World Championships for men and women in 2013 and just about every other freestyle event as well this season. However, we had not been able to play it for any extended period of time on epic waves. ...
Flatwater Creekin’ Southern Style: From the Training Hills to the LZ by Samantha Christen | Mar 10, 2014 | Journey, Recreational/Touring, Trip Reports So I get this text query Friday evening: “Hey. Want to paddle Lookout Creek tomorrow from the training hills to the LZ?” Ummm… Training hills?? LZ?? I know Lookout Creek and it’s a perennial favorite, so I’m in; I have no clue what language is being spoken...
Kayak fishing the Lost Coast of Panama by Ben Roussel | Mar 4, 2014 | Big Rig, Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, United StatesAn opportunity to join Jim Sammons and James McBeath on a trip to Panama to film an episode of The Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons came up and it was a no-brainer to hop on board. Our outfitter/guide was Hennie Marais with Paddle Panama who had his brother Peter...
One Fish, Many GoPros: EPISODE 6, “Don’t have to be big to be fun” by Drew Gregory | Feb 27, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Trip Reports, Video, VideoI recently posted an article about a catching my first bonefish in San Diego bay. You can check it out here if you missed it, but now I went ahead and made a short One Fish, Many GoPros video about the trip. I titled this one “Don’t have to be big to be...
So Cal Sun & Kayak Fishin Fun: PART 1, Operation Bonefish by Drew Gregory | Feb 21, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Trip Reports, Trips, United StatesSo, every year in January or early February I try to head somewhere warm for a week to get some warmer winter fishing in, and to remember what the sun feels like! I know I know, a lot of you are rolling your eyes because you know I live in Charlotte, NC, where...
