“Reel” Deal Q & A by Bill Schultz | Mar 15, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, RiggingFor the type of fishing I do, spinning reels are my reel of choice. Over the past 15 years I’ve had the pleasure of fishing and then writing reviews on dozens of reels by all the major companies, and, I’m picky about the reels I use to chase smallmouth...
Testing the Waters: 5 Ideas for Finding Fish After a Move by Sean Herp | Feb 19, 2019 | FishingWhat happens when you move? When you pick up your whole life and move across the country and don’t know where and how to fish, how do you figure it out? I’ll be the first to tell you, I am not an expert at learning new lakes or trying new baits, etc. but I can give...
Women’s Green Takeover 2017 by dianegaydos | Sep 8, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, rivers, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesThe 4th annual Women’s Green River Takeover event took place this past Saturday in Saluda, North Carolina. This amazing event, planned and coordinated by Laura Farrell is always awesome and I’m thankful to be a part of it. This event was started 4 years ago in loving...
Cancer, Kayaking and First Descents by heatherherbeck | Sep 6, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Antix, Featured Post, Internationalisation, rivers, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI have shared my experiences working with First Descents each year and this year is no different. I choose to share my experience with this organization to each of you because it is a “life changing” week for everyone who’s involved. First Descents (FD) is a...
2017 Green River Takeover- Event Recap by katiejackson | Sep 1, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesAmazing, spectacular, phenomenal, extraordinary, preeminent, astounding, … How could you pick just one adjective to describe this event? In the past, something has always come up the same weekend as the take over. This year, schedules aligned, and I had the honor of...
The Ultimate Packing List by Claire OHara | Jul 31, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, Trip Reports, Trips, UK, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesAs I left for my trip today Jez asked me if he could have my packing list to help him make sure he didn’t forgot anything for his trip to the USA this weekend and it got me thinking. Traveling all over the world as much as I do the number of times I write and...
Earth Day 2017 by Herschel Finch | Apr 27, 2017 | Featured Post, Fishing, Trip Reports, TripsThis has been one of the craziest Springs I can remember in a long time for me. Lots of life-altering events, both small and large. And although we’re supposed to roll with the punches and we’ve all heard that old saying “that which doesn’t kill you makes you...
Flippin’ From A Kayak by Josh Duke | Jan 3, 2017 | Coosa HD, Fishing, InstructionalBased on what part of the country you fish in, flippin’ might be something you do all the time or not at all. Living in Florida there are certain times of the year I only bring flipping sticks with me on the kayak. Flipping can be a somewhat of a difficult technique...
Platte-A-Palooza by Jake Skeen | Jul 16, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterPlatte-A-Palooza Casper, Wyoming June 23, 2012 I spent the weekend at the Casper Whitewater Park in Casper, Wyoming. The ninth annual Platte-A-Palooza is a great event put on by the Casper Whitewater Club. Robert Grant (Owner of Backcountry Kayak School) was the main...
