my next install on the Coosa will be an odometer…

by Stewart Venable | Jan 26, 2013 | Coosa, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, rivers, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments

As a new year dawns it is inevitable that we look back at the one that has recently passed. For me this meant looking at the kayak fishing tournaments that I competed in, and deciphering the cryptic messages the waterways of the Southeast had left for me along the...

A Few Firsts

by ericboyd | Jan 25, 2013 | Big Tuna, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, rivers

It was a day of firsts… Laura and I took our first fishing trip of the year today. It was Laura’s and my first trip together in the Jackson Kayak “Big Tuna” and it also happened to be our first time fishing a particular stretch of the Catawba...

Gear to Help Get Your Kid’s on the Water

by sagedonnelly | Jan 23, 2013 | Fun, Kid's Kayaks, Shooting Star, Whitewater, Zen

As a lot of you might know, our family loves the water, and we love to be on it year round! We started our daughter Sage in an old duo kayak when she was 2, and she was in a Fun 1 by the age of 5. As she progressed in the sport (learning to roll at 7 etc.) we spent A...

2013 Whitewater Kayaking Competition Season is underway- Mexico Creek Racing- Alseseca Race- Veracruz- Karma report

by ericjackson | Jan 19, 2013 | Creeking, the athlete, Whitewater

It is winter time in the Northern Hemisphere, but here in Veracruz we are so far south that winter is like a mild summer day in TN.   Highs in the 80’s, lows in the 60’s- a mix of sun and clouds most days.    However this is like a cloud forest area and the fog  comes...

Have Coosa, Will Travel!

by Evan Howard | Jan 16, 2013 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

My favorite aspect of Jackson Kayak fishing boats is that our boats are purpose built, made to fish from the moment they leave the factory. I will admit that I am not one for modding out or intense customization of my boats. I love to simply strap it up, drive to the...

Rigging a Jackson Cuda for Fishing

by Team Palovik | Jan 15, 2013 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, Rigging, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

Had a fellow fisherman Brad White reach out for help on rigging a Jackson Cuda 14, and wanted a setup for fishing the local lakes. Turns out Brad lives in the same town, so made it easy to do the install in an evening. After talking to brad and deciding what he...

RED Christmas and a SPECKLED New Year!

by Jameson Redding | Jan 10, 2013 | Big Tuna, Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

As usual, my wife and I along with a close friend, headed south to visit family during the holidays. Pensacola, Florida is where Sarah, my wife, is from and where we met for the first time during my college years. Her family lives there and since we spend most of our...

Investing in Family

by Chris Funk | Jan 7, 2013 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

I have had the pleasure of being in some sort of paddle craft for almost half of my 40 years. My bride and I were paddling a beat up canoe shortly after our marriage began in 1993. It was a given that after our son was born he would join us in the canoe. As a tiny...

First SUPerFISHal Trip; Impressions, Review, Love Story?

by Drew Gregory | Jan 5, 2013 | Featured Post, Fishing

First impressions are always important in life, but if you’ve ever dated someone for any length of time you probably know that first impressions can be misleading.  Only “time” can be the test on whether or not something or someone is real and legit....

Jackson Kayak Cruise Review

by Brooks Beatty | Jan 4, 2013 | Fishing, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Whitewater

Cruise Review. If I could choose any place in the United States to give a brand new kayak a test run, the Florida Keys, without question would be one of my top choices. It’s hard to beat the warm sun, insanely clear water, unbelievable fishing, gorgeous surroundings,...

EJ’s Year End Review of all things Jackson

by ericjackson | Dec 31, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

It is the end of one year and the beginning of another.   This is the time most people look back on the year in retrospect and create or renew vows for the coming year.   In doing so, you get a better perspective on life, remembering so many of the little blessings...

Why I Fish From A (Jackson) Kayak Video

by Stephen Laurie | Dec 29, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

While I sit up here in the great white North waiting for the winter to pass me by I figured it would be nice to remind myself why I fish from a Kayak. Some of my nicer images from 2012! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAHz1oO_Zv0[/youtube] JK Team –...