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Blasting Blues

by | Apr 29, 2014 | Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Video

Ocean was super flat so my buddy Joe and I took advantage to go hunt and explore in shallower in an area where usually it is too rough and surgy… I didn’t find any monsters, but the Blue Rockfish were thick and chunky so I helped myself. One of the Blues was a...

Seafood Combo!

by | Apr 25, 2014 | Fishing, Saltwater Fishing

Paddled out into a pretty strong headwind at first light in a brand new shiny, sexy Cruise12 that Jackson Kayak Team Member Sean Morley loaned me. Stoked that I got the pleasure and honor of demoing the beautiful boat and getting her salty and bloody for the first...

BigJim’s Birthday Dive

by | Apr 5, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing

I hate working on my birthday, and try to avoid it at all costs. Last year I did mutiple dives before and after my actual birthday, and shot my PB cabezon on the actual day: http://doty.norcalkayakanglers.com/catches/381 This year I headed out with Nathan, Joe and...

Fred Hall Del Mar

by | Mar 28, 2014 | Events, Fishing, United States

If you missed the Fred Hall show in Long Beach in early March, you missed a great show. Donʼt fret though because the Fred Hall show in Del Mar has arrived! From March 27th-30th you can get your fishing fix on. There will be everything under the sun for you  to take in...

Nor Cal road trip part 2

by | Feb 27, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts

Jim with a nice Clear Lake large mouth After Leaving Lake Shasta we headed down to Clear Lake to meet up with my friends Sean White and Terry Gowen. Terry lives at the late and was our gracious host for a couple days. The water in the lake was very cold and though we...

Big Waves and Big Fun

by | Feb 22, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing

At the last minute I got a request for my wife for some Lingcod filets. So despite the marginal forecast and the fact that the swell had been BOOMING (Mavericks weekend!!!) I felt obligated to do my husbandly duty to try and harvest some meat for the family. ; ) Got a...

Opening Day on the South Fork of the American! California Canoe and Kayak and Team JK fundraiser for American Whitewater!

by | Feb 15, 2014 | Creeking, Fun, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, River Running, Team JK, Uncategorized, Whitewater

Hoping to get the kinks out for spring flows? Then join Jackson Kayak Team members from California and Nevada in celebrating water, kayaks and spring run off! This years fundraiser includes a slalom clinic that I will be teaching, followed by a race on Sunday, as well...

Winter Paddling Weekend

by | Feb 9, 2013 | Whitewater

California has been pretty dry lately, as is pretty common for January. But last week we had just enough precipitation to bring in some fun local runs for the weekend. I love getting on new runs, but sometimes it’s fun to have a low stress weekend on something close...

The Karma meets Cali

by | Nov 28, 2012 | Whitewater

Anyone who knows me knows that I love my Villain and that I am hard to impress and change my habits when it comes to a creek boat. I tend to prefer displacement hull creek boat for their predictability, rock friendliness, and quickness edge to edge. I also feel that a...