Tips and Tricks for Your Karma UL by teamjk | Mar 30, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Instructional, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHey guys! Over the past couple months, I have been playing around with my Karma Unlimited. I picked up the boat in November with the intent of creeking with it this winter to try and be comfortable racing one by this upcoming fall. Needless to say, it has been a...
Kayak Loading Tip (using a cart to load solo) by Drew Ross | Mar 20, 2017 | Fishing, Instructional, Mayfly, VideoLoading a large kayak solo can be a challenge. Here’s how I use my c-tug kayak cart to load my Jackson Kayak MayFly when I fish alone. I prefer to keep my kayak on a roof rack and this cart really makes it easy to load it after a day on the water. Don’t...
How its Made. Inside the Jackson Kayak Factory by sethashworth | Mar 19, 2017 | Company Info, Featured Post, Fishing, Media, Team JK, WhitewaterI have always wondered what happens behind the closed doors of the Jackson Kayak factory. In a way I assume that it is some kind of hybrid of magic and chemistry that gets a shiny new kayak to my door. I envisage a cross between Hogwarts and the...
Pro Tip: Kayak Cart Positioning by Eric Atkins | Mar 8, 2017 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Instructional, Rigging, VideoRemember in elementary school when a much larger kid got on the opposite side of the teeter totter? Some of us got a literal “crash” course in physics when that happened. Your kayak cart is a simple machine and it becomes a fulcrum when you place your...
Macho Move- Whitewater Kayaking GoPro Instructional Series with EJ and Jackson Kayak by teamjk | Mar 7, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Instructional, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
Advanced Topwater Tips by joey monteleone | Feb 28, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Instructional, Internationalisation, Lure reviews, Rigging, United StatesThe tap-tap signal of a bite on a plastic worm, the dead stop to a crankbait hit, the slam of a fast moving spinnerbait, yep each one holds a special place in the heart of fishermen regardless of the region or water craft they drift in. But if you want to see...
How To: Flat Water Backloop by David Silk | Feb 22, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Clinics, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesGetting bummed about colder weather? Not looking forward to moving into a pool for the winter? Well here’s something that can keep you trying for a bit at least, even if you think you’ve got every flatwater trick in the book down- the elusive flatwater back loop! The...
How to Pack for a Whitewater Overnight Trip by Ben Stookesberry | Feb 14, 2017 | Creeking, Instructional, River Running, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesBen Stookesberry shows us how to pack your kayak for an overnight kayak...
The Playboating Bible Part 3 by Jezz | Oct 5, 2014 | WhitewaterHere are a few other moves that are part of the Playboating Bible, this is part three of a project that demystifies the playboating moves and breaks them down with the International Canoe Federation definitions. The Space Godzilla...
Improving your roll, the ‘Jez countdown technique’. by Jezz | Sep 18, 2014 | Instructional, WhitewaterRecently I have volunteered my time to help out a few Juniors learning to roll in Sydney, driving a couple of hours to do so. Why? Well we always need to do our part in helping the next generation of paddlers and in doing so I felt it was a good reason to post about...
Yoga for Paddlers| Shoulder Reach Through Stretch by Anna Bruno | Sep 12, 2014 | WhitewaterThe mark of a kayaker, more than the beat up hands or a twice broken nose, or even a vocabulary diminished to the adjectives of “brown” “stout” “sick”, would have to be the shoulders. The broad, muscular, possibly even overdeveloped, yet with a history of...
How tough is your kayak? by colinkemp | May 25, 2014 | Whitewater Most boats these days are super tough, but some may be tougher than others. Perhaps tough enough to withstand a shotgun blast? Here is a little note from Ryan at OKC kayak on how tough his mom’s boat is. This is what happens in Oklahoma when a snake and...
