River Smallie CPR by teamjk | Jul 17, 2019 | FishingRecently, my husband and I went on a fishing trip and were fortunate enough to catch some beautiful Smallmouth Bass. The Smallmouth, a freshwater fish, is native to portions of the Ohio, Tennessee, upper Mississippi, and the Saint Lawrence- Great Lakes systems of...
Kayaking as a Means to Help At-Risk Youth by teamjk | Jul 15, 2019 | Family Zone, FishingKayak fishing has been a lot more to me than just sitting in a plastic boat on the middle of a river. I have met so many fantastic people while being involved in the sport. When I started kayaking five years ago, I didn’t really know where it would ultimately lead me....
Fishing the Forgotten Coast of Florida by teamjk | Apr 27, 2019 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Mayfly, Saltwater, Saltwater FishingRalph Waldo Emerson once described Tallahassee, Florida as a “grotesque place.” I would beg to differ. My experience on the “forgotten coast” was truly nothing short of amazing. Recently, I had a three day weekend and I wanted to take advantage...
Go ahead! Take a Bite! by teamjk | Apr 18, 2019 | Fishing, ReviewsRecently, I had the pleasure of testing out the new Jackson Kayak Bite. I had been anxiously awaiting this kayak since I first heard about its development last fall. At 35″ wide and a touch under 12′, the Bite offers up an incredibly stable platform. The open deck...
Shoulder injury prevention and recovery for athletes by Bennett Smith | Jul 19, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Fitness, Instructional, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instructionhttps://youtu.be/borl8FCZJEo ACTIVE PREVENTION and recovery from shoulder injuries: First of all I would like to say thank you SO much to all the people that helped me get to the World Championships. I could not have had such an amazing experience without everyone who...
Local Kayaking Down a 150 Yard Slide! by Bennett Smith | Jan 4, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, River Running, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWhere could you kayak in the middle of January without a drytop?! Alabama that is! While visiting my hometown of Birmingham, Alabama for the holidays, we had a flash flood! I am lucky enough to have an awesome run less than 20 minutes from my house called “Capps...
An Action Packed Summer in a Nutshell!! by Bennett Smith | Sep 17, 2014 | United States, WhitewaterSummer 2014 has been one of, if not THE best, summers of my life! A lot of things have happened that are hard to sum up in one short post. Before summer, I wasn’t kayaking as much as I would have liked to, but once school was out I headed to Colorado for the kayak...
Bennett Smith Join’s the Local Hero Team by Jez Blanchard by JK Fans | May 31, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, rivers, Rockstar, Whitewater Hey Iʼm Bennett Smith! I live in Birmingham, Alabama and have been kayaking for about two years. After my first kayaking trip down the Coosa River in Wetumpka, Alabama in August of 2010 I fell in love with kayaking and it has been an extremely large part of my...
