Lake Lanier Recap by Jon Hummel | Jun 17, 2019 | Fishing On May 4th, four of the clubs in Georgia came together for an event on Lake Lanier in north Georgia. Despite a KBF SE Regional event happening on Nickajack a couple, three hours away, 83 anglers from across Georgia (and South Carolina and Alabama) turned out...
What I Did Wrong at High Falls by Jon Hummel | May 9, 2019 | FishingOn Saturday April 6, Peach State Kayak Anglers (PSKA) held the third event of their season at High Falls State Park in Jackson, Georgia. Fed by the Towaliga River and, to a lesser part, Buck Creek, this 650-acre impoundment in middle Georgia holds a lot of big...
Rocky Pre-fishing Recap by Jon Hummel | Apr 28, 2019 | FishingI hit the water this past Saturday to pre-fish for the upcoming King of the Rock 3. This is an annual event hosted by Peach State Kayak Anglers, held at Rocky Mountain PFA in NW Georgia (hence King of the Rock). Rocky Mountain PFA is managed by the Georgia Department...
Way down yonder… by Jon Hummel | Jan 21, 2019 | Coosa HD, FishingWelcome to bass fishing in Georgia. We’ve got all the big hitters – Northern and F1 strain largemouth, smallmouth, Kentucky and Alabama spots. We’ve also got the bass we brag on down here – the Shoal bass. But we’re so much more than that –...
Cranking up Confidence by Jon Hummel | Jan 13, 2019 | FishingWe all have our confidence baits. Maybe it’s what caught you your personal best. Maybe it’s the one that always puts numbers in your kayak. Maybe it’s the lure you’ve been throwing since you started fishing and it’s always been your...
Budget Sound “Proofing” the JKrate Low by Jon Hummel | Dec 7, 2018 | Accessories, Coosa HD, Fishing, JK-Rate (J Krate)If you’re like me you carry a lot of 3600 boxes when you go kayak fishing. I’ve typically got 6-8 with me on any given trip, filled with crankbaits and jigs, jerkbaits and worm hooks, topwater … you get the idea. That’s one of the reasons I love...
My First Suwannee Bass by Jon Hummel | May 10, 2018 | Coosa HD, Fishing, riversMy First Suwannee Bass For a guy that likes to chase bass from a kayak, I’m not sure there’s any place to live better than Georgia. Sure, California puts up bigger spots and Florida puts up bigger largemouth, but when it comes to bass diversity, Georgia...
DIY Two-Kayak Rack by Jon Hummel | Jan 25, 2018 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalDIY Two-Kayak Rack Over the last decade, we’ve seen massive growth in the kayak fishing industry. This has driven innovation in the design of kayaks, leading to kayaks specifically created for different fishing conditions. From skinny water kayaks (Coosa) to off...
Shoal Bass Genetics Paddle by Jon Hummel | Aug 5, 2017 | FishingThe Shoal bass is a species of black bass native to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin. Over the years, the rivers in this basin have been impounded to provide hydroelectric power for local communitites. To encourage sport fishing, Spotted bass...
Chasing the Georgia Bass Slam by Jon Hummel | Jul 18, 2017 | Coosa HD, FishingEveryone that bass fishes is familiar with the big three – largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass – but here in Georgia, we actually have ten recognized species of black bass. Besides the shoal bass, many of the lesser-known species either aren’t recognized by...
What Kayak Fishing Has Given Me by Jon Hummel | Jun 16, 2017 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing SubjectsThis past Friday, I loaded up my Coosa HD and headed south after work, bound for Big Lazer Wildlife Management Area in Talbotton Georgia. I was meeting some friends to camp before Saturday’s Flint River kayak bass fishing tournament. It’s roughly 80 miles...
Back to Basics to Break a Slump by Jon Hummel | May 10, 2017 | Coosa HD, FishingAhhhhh, “The Slump.” It happens to all anglers at some point. It might be mid-summer or mid-winter, when air and water temperatures force the bass to move deep and get finicky. Those times of the year can definitely be tough to put fish in the kayak consistently. For...
