11th Annual Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic

by Darrell Olson | Jun 12, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Saltwater Fishing

This marks my third year in attendance to the world’s largest kayak fishing tournament in Jacksonville, Florida. This trip will be challenging as I will be bringing the minimum stuff along as I will have two other yak anglers traveling along. Our plans were to head...

Father Daughter Fishing Day

by jimrussell | May 21, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing

Hatched a plan with my eight year old daughter Valentina to go out fishing on the kayak together. She was super excited and so was I!! Got her up bright and early and headed down to the beach and paddled out on the Cuda14 into calm seas. Right off the bat she hooked...

Fishing is Heating Up in Southern California

by Justin Arakaki | May 2, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States

When many think of Southern California, they see year round sunny days without much seasonal changes. That’s somewhat true, however, we do have variations in weather that do affect water temperatures and fishing conditions. Thus, certain times of year see better...

Kayak Fishing Panama- Video Report

by Jim Sammons | Apr 21, 2014 | Big Tuna, Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing

Jim Sammons, Ben Roussel and James McBeath give you an update on the coolness that happened in Panama with Paddle...

Wrap Up: 3rd Annual Susky Flats Kayak Fishing Jamboree

by Matthew Trucks | Apr 17, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

For the past 2 years Jersey Cape Kayak Fishing (JCKF) a New Jersey based kayak fishing club has organized a Jamboree for kayak anglers to get together have fun camp and fish the Susquehanna River Delta at the Chesapeake Bay in Havre de Grace Maryland. The...

A day too late for Lake Wylie KnG Tournament

by Rocky Ly | Apr 10, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, Whitewater

The first 2014 Kayaks n’ Greenbacks tournament by Hunt Fish Paddle on Lake Wylie in South Carolina was a success.  Kayak anglers from all around the east coast and mid-west came together to compete in a two day tournament fishing for the biggest freshwater kayak...

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...

Things to Think About…

by Herschel Finch | Apr 7, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, United States

I see you out there… you’re hanging out on the Jackson site, reading the ramblings of all of us on the fishing team, so you’re either in the market for your first fishing kayak or you already have one and are looking to upgrade. Just about everyone in the kayak...

BigJim’s Birthday Dive

by jimrussell | Apr 5, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing

I hate working on my birthday, and try to avoid it at all costs. Last year I did mutiple dives before and after my actual birthday, and shot my PB cabezon on the actual day: http://doty.norcalkayakanglers.com/catches/381 This year I headed out with Nathan, Joe and...

Whiting, whiting and yet more whiting.

by Mark Radcliffe | Apr 4, 2014 | Cuda, Saltwater Fishing, UK

It’s that time of year.. Most of the winter species have gone and the summer ones haven’t arrived yet so I’m a bit in limbo. I have to take advantage of the weather and get on the water but in my heart I know the fishing will be poor. I should be targeting plaice but...

Kicking off 2014

by joshhenson | Apr 3, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament

Spring is definitely in the air, but not in the temps. So I decided to kick off my tournament year with a small, CPR inshore tournament (MBKFA spots or dots tournament). For some odd reason, the tournament directors scheduled this tournament the day off a neap tide...

The First Day of Summer

by Mark Radcliffe | Mar 31, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, UK

The clocks have gone forward, the first day of summertime and it actually feels like summer. Should I go fishing ? It would be rude not to.. Left home at a ridiculous time of the morning to go to Torbay. Popped into the relatives to say hello, pick up some bait and I...