How To: Install Sea-Lect Rudder on Cuda 14

by Matthew Trucks | Apr 10, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK

Since the Cuda 14 was released by Jackson Kayak paddlers have expressed that they felt the Smart Track Rudder was too small for the boat. There is now a solution for that.  The SEA-LECT Designs Trucourse Rudder system. The function of the rudder on a kayak is to...

How To Film Fishing with GoPro Hero 3+ Camera

by ericjackson | Apr 4, 2014 | Big Rig, Big Tuna, Cuda, Fishing, Instructional, JK University, the teacher, Video

Here are a few tips for getting some great video and photos  of fishing out of your Jackson Kayak Fishing Boats using GoPro Cameras.    I have done a ton of filming over the past few years using a variety of methods.   I prefer to keep the filming as low impact on my...

Reflecting on the Mullet Run

by Charles Ganoe | Mar 29, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, United States

Late September through October is considered Jacksonville’s mullet run season. As the temperatures begin to cool the fishing gets red hot. Falling temperatures trigger the natural instincts in mullet to head south along the Atlantic coast. The migrating mullet stay in...

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, Video

I 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...

Big Waves and Big Fun

by jimrussell | 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...

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 States

So, 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...

A long pause on the float

by Rocky Ly | Feb 7, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts

The weather this winter has been pretty unstable so far, temps will be in the 60s and then dip down to 20s the next day. This crazy weather isn’t stopping me from getting the Cuda slimed, winter can be tough but very rewarding at the same time.  One technique I...

Jackson Kayak Owners take 2nd and Third @ NTKT

by Team Palovik | Mar 28, 2013 | Big Tuna, Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater Fishing

This was the first tournament of the year for the NTKT (North Texas Kayak Trail), the first event was located on Lake Ray Roberts, just north of Dallas, Texas. Jackie Palovik and myself decided to fish this event, and were in for a surprise with the weather. The event...

River Snook and a hungry Gator

by Steve Gibson | Feb 25, 2013 | Big Tuna, Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Saltwater Fishing

Decided to get out on the Myakka River in Venice Florida. The goal was to get on some of the Snook that venture up into the river when the water temperature drops. It was a tough day on the river. Wasn’t much happening. Rick caught the only Snook of the day...

Big Red’s in Merrritt Island Florida

by Steve Gibson | Feb 24, 2013 | Big Tuna, Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Saltwater Fishing

Decided to start the year off with a fishing trip over to the east coast. Met up with a friend of mine that was in town from Washington State. We left at 2am and made it to the launch location just before sunrise. The fishing started off really slow with artificial...

Perfect Day on the Water

by Henry Jackson | Feb 20, 2013 | Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, rivers

What do you get when you mix three Jackson Coosa’s, three Bending Branches paddles, two fly rods, one great friend (and photographer), and a beautiful significant other? A GREAT DAY ON THE WATER!

Too Cold to Fish?

by Melita Ganoe | Feb 14, 2013 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Saltwater Fishing

Whenever you say you live in Florida, they automatically think it sunshine, 80 degree weather and Mickey Mouse every day of the year. I always laugh and then I tell them, Jacksonville is barely over the Florida line from Coastal Georgia and yes, we get our version of...