Lighting up your yak! by Chuck Bahan | May 28, 2019 | Coosa FD, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalI’ve always wanted to add LED lights to my kayak. I’ve seen a few guys with them, but I wanted a different setup which also had the opportunity to charge my cell phone, etc. After doing a little research I came up with a solution. Once I figured out the...
How to Create Soft Plastic Baits at home by teamjk | May 18, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalI wanted to do something a little different and bring my joy of creating soft plastic baits that I fish regularly off my Jackson kayak Big Rig Hd Fd. This can be a very rewarding and time killing hobby for those cold rainy nights or days where the wind is so bad its...
Big Rig HDFD Rod Stager Mod by Robert Brown | May 15, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalThe 2019 Big Rig HDFD comes with a lot of new features, two of those being the left and right side rod stagers. The stagers allow you to store four rods (two on each side) that are within easy reach. The tips of the rods are inserted into the tubes at the front of the...
JKrate/KKrate Lid Mod by Robert Brown | May 4, 2019 | Accessories, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, JK-Rate (J Krate)I love my KKrate. For those who may be new to the game, the KKrate is a version of the JKrate that was a standard accessory on the Kraken when it was first released. The reason I love it is because of the volume. I can fit four 3700 Plano boxes, two...
Fish Finder Installation – Part I by Darrell Olson | May 3, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalThe Big Rig HDFD provides several new challenges to the installation of a fish finder for the kayak angler. The main one is the transducer scupper hole; as it is incorporated part with the HDFD module and with the Big Rig. Another challenge is the routing of the...
3 Kayak Camping Essential for Me… by Jason Griffith | Apr 14, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalThe 3 items I’m most picky about when I do overnighters out of my kayak…… I’m going to start this article by saying that I have a background in backpacking, and was a backpacker long before I was a kayaker. Aside from the beauty of the journey you are embarking...
Kayak Angling Nutrition by teamjk | Mar 28, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalOne of the more important parts of kayaking fishing that most of us never talk or think about is proper nutrition. Having some sort of nutrition plan for a day on the water should be something everyone thinks about. Kayak angling expends a lot of energy and most of us...
Being Seen… by jamesonolson | Mar 26, 2019 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, Internationalisation, United StatesAs spring approaches and with it warmer forecasts for much of our country, kayak anglers nationwide are entertaining visions of large fish and sunny days on the water. We spend endless hours cleaning the dust off of our gear, studying lake maps and conversing with our...
Basic Knots for Whitewater – How to tie knots by Jezz | Mar 17, 2019 | Australia, Instructional, Internationalisation, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionSo generally everyone who kayaks, canoes or rafts on whitewater carry a rope and sometimes even some rescue equipment. Not everyone knows how to use their equipment, simply watch some of the more interested ways that people tie their kayaks down as a good example. So...
How to kickflip. Basics. by sethashworth | Mar 13, 2019 | Instructional, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesThe Kickflip is the one of my absolute favourite downriver tricks. This video outlines how to begin learning this trick. What to look for in terms of site selection and how to make it happen....
How to Clean your Fishing Rods by Scott Brands | Mar 12, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Subjects, Instructional, Rigging, VideoIn this video I go over how to clean your fishing rods in detail. I show you how to clean your reel seats, rod blanks, line guides, foam handles, cork handles, and how to apply sealant to your cork...
The Magic of T-Rescues by janekoopman | Mar 11, 2019 | Instructional, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionYou have probably heard it said that we are all between swims. Truth! Whether you are Dane Jackson or just got in a boat for the first time yesterday it is just a matter of time before we all will find ourselves having another out of boat experience. The thing is,...
