Waiting for my Cuda Sleigh Ride

by Charles Ganoe | Dec 25, 2012 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

With the water temperatures getting colder and the air temperature still rising during the day, I normally have to wait until the sun warms the flats before I can get the reds to start biting. The oversized reds are few and in between during December, so the sleigh...

A quick surf with the All-star 2013 and I was hooked!

by Patrick Levesque | Dec 24, 2012 | Allstars, JK Team Posts, Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater

(Version francaise disponible à: www.patricklevesque.info) If you have paddle the old All-Star and the Rockstar, one think you probably realize is they get the work done. No reason why they have been winning rodeo since their inception. After paddling the two for a...

Big Tuna Goes Pike Fishing on the Sugar River

by JK Fans | Dec 23, 2012 | Big Tuna, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

We finally had the chance to take the Big Tuna down the Sugar River in southern Wisconsin. Andi and I paddled and fished out of the Big Tuna while two friends floated in a canoe. We were fishing mainly for Pike but this river does have the occasional Musky and Brown...

Dane Jackson- a Father’s Essay

by ericjackson | Dec 21, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, JK Team Posts, the athlete, Whitewater

There are moments in people’s lives where they look up from what they are doing, and recognize the achievements and talents of others due to some incredible feat, result, or action, or all of the above.    This is one of those moments for many people, including...

Chris Funk Reviews the Cruise

by JK Team | Dec 18, 2012 | Fishing, Recreational/Touring, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

I had the awesome opportunity to spend a week in the Florida Keys with some of Jackson Kayaks newest products. There was a couple hard driving, serious fishing models and then there was the Cruise. I wasn’t sure what to make of it truthfully. It had a nice look, clean...

Jackson Kayak/GoPro “Levator” Elevated Mount for Kayaks Now Available for Purchase!

by ericjackson | Dec 13, 2012 | the innovator, Whitewater

Taking photos or video of kayaking has never been easier than it is today with the invention of the GoPro camera and mounts that work on helmets, boats, paddles, etc..    There is one angle that is almost never seen and produces the most impressive shots in kayaking,...

Monster Red!

by Jameson Redding | Nov 25, 2012 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, Fly Fishing, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

The 2012 IFA Kayak Tour Championship was held this past weekend in Chalmette, LA. I had the pleasure of competing with some of the best anglers in the nation. The weather was great and so was the fishing! I left out on Tuesday making my way south to meet up with...

Kayak Camping

by Jameson Redding | Nov 24, 2012 | Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, rivers

For the third year in a row now, I have made the float trip on the New River from Fries, VA to somewhere between Byllesby Dam and Foster Falls. The reason the latter is so vague is due to the fact that depending on how the water flow is or what time we get started on...

Jackson Kayak in Illuminati

by Trey Leggett | Nov 20, 2012 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

When I first heard that Jackson Kayak was going to come out with a kayak that glows in the dark, I thought “these guys have a few screws loose”. The more I thought about it the more I liked the idea of having a glowing kayak. Why not have a kayak that...

Zen, Vilain et Hero : le test de vitesse en eaux calmes

by Patrick Levesque | Nov 12, 2012 | Whitewater

(French version below) Ever wonder which boat is the fastest? I mean it is easy to say that a boat is fast, but when you say such a thing most of the time it is base on feeling or design expectation, rarely an objective measure. This spring, I had to choose a boat for...

One Fish, Many GoPros: Episode 1: “Jump”

by Drew Gregory | Nov 9, 2012 | Featured Post, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Video, Video

Making videos is actually one of the things I am most passionate about.  Not just fishing and being “in” the video, actually producing it in every aspect including filming it, editing it, being the director, on-camera angler etc.  GoPro cameras make it so...

Progress on the Chattahoochee Whitewater Park!

by hunter katich | Oct 29, 2012 | JK Team Posts, Whitewater

Check out the progress on the Chattahoochee wave shaper, should be completed around December 2012. I can’t wait! Until the completion, the river will continue to change and offer some super fun features.  Watch the local paddlers enjoy all the thrills the...