FROM SCHOOLING FISH TO FISHING SCHOOL by Jerry Hamon | Jul 3, 2012 | Coosa, FishingThis was an awesome weekend for kayak fishing in North Texas. On Friday I took the Cuda to Lake Texoma for a little scouting trip to find some carp. That proved to be a bust but while enjoying a nice sandy beach on an island that I paddled to I saw the stripers...
In the Hole by JK Team | Jun 26, 2012 | CoosaThis was my first Jackson Kayak experience, even though I never got on the water. Helped Drew and John Hard from Kayak Shed get these two Coosas down the side of basalt cliffs and into the Hood River. It was crazy. It was epic. And I didn’t even get on a kayak....
Trouting in the Yellowjacket Coosa by Stephen Laurie | Jun 12, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater FishingWith a break in the spring thunderstorms predicted for the weekend a few of my favorite fishing buddies and I decided to fit in at least one more trip down the Bow river before the run off turns the it to chocolate milk. We decided to float from Fish Creek to Mckinnin...
Floundering in Gloucester by Gregg Crisp | Jun 10, 2012 | Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater FishingOn Sunday I took my son Braden “Sharkbait” out for flounder during the NEKF annual Flounder Fest get together. He had to get up at 3:15 so we could launch before 6:30, but popped right out of bed ready to go. We launched into wet but calm conditions into...
Jackson Coosa Camera Mount by Stephen Laurie | May 31, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, InstructionalHere’s a quick easy way to get a camera mounted to your Jackson kayak for those hero shots while you’re out on the water. For this install I’ve decided to use the Scotty 444 Threaded Deck Mount and Scotty 135 Camera Mount. Scotty’s 444 mount is a good choice for 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...
Stephan Laurie takes his kids out for a day in the Coosa by Stephen Laurie | May 24, 2012 | Coosa, FishingOver the May long weekend I decided to get the kids out in the Kayaks in hopes of instilling the same passion for paddling and kayak fishing as I have. My efforts do have some ulterior motives as I can always use more fishing partners and I can’t think of anyone...
The Jackson Coosa on the Bow River, Alberta by Stephen Laurie | May 17, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, VideoSo with the winter fading away up here in the great white North I was finally able to get my Coosa out for the first float of the 2012 fishing season. I decided to spend the day on what’s considered to be the Blue Ribbon section of the Bow River just south of Calgary...
Big Tuna Review – Four Days on the Devils River by Pat Kellner | May 13, 2012 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Fishing, United StatesThis week was my first experience in the Big Tuna from Jackson Kayak. I put it through the ultimate test of a kayak here in Texas; I took it down the Devils River. Not that any trip down the Devils River is a regular trip, but this trip went beyond normal. We took a...
Fun J.A.W. Demo at Bay’s Mountain Lake by wildwildwes | May 11, 2012 | Coosa, Events, Featured Post, Freshwater, Fun, Journey, Recreational/Touring, Trip ReportsYesterday evening the J.A.W. teamed up with Tommy Clapp to have a great paddling event up on the Bay’s Mountain Lake in Kingsport, TN! Tommy brought his demo fleet of Jackson Kayak Recreational, Touring & Fishing boats for folks to check out and paddle. I...
Spring G2G and HOW Event by Team Palovik | May 4, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater FishingThis year the local north Texas Kayakers, had the annual Spring G2G (Get Together) at Lake Grapevine. This event is for everyone to get together & meet new kayakers in the area and get a chance to test paddle new kayaks from the local dealers. But one of the main...
Mesh cargo panel install by Ben Roussel | May 3, 2012 | Coosa, Cuda, Featured Post, Instructional, Internationalisation, Jackson Dealers, Recreational/Touring, RiggingI had documented this process on the Cuda prior to the last IFA event, but I deleted all the pictures off my camera before the tournament since it wass catch-photo-release and I wanted to give the judges a clean card to look through. So today I had it all planned out,...
