Tackle Tweaks

by Bridgett Valet | Jul 23, 2014 | Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, JK Team Posts, United States

Small changes to your lures can make a big difference. A good set of split ring pliers are an invaluable tool that should be in every angler’s arsenal. A few common modifications include changing out treble hooks, adding a split-ring to the factory line tie and...

That’s why they call it fishing!

by Nathan Rees | Jul 22, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fly Fishing

When I first purchased my Big Rig it’s main purpose and function was to be my primary musky fishing vessel. The water here in WV has been marginal at best since the beginning of summer and I hadn’t gotten a chance to get my boat into any of my local musky...

Getting back into the action…

by Noah Heck | Jul 21, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater

Competing in your own events feels a little weird. Winning it? Even stranger. I wanted to fish the fourth stop of our 2014 trail for a variety of reasons. First, I traditionally don’t do well at Lake Arthur so I wanted revenge on it. I’ve fished a handful of Wednesday...

Start Them Right !

by Chris Funk | Jul 15, 2014 | Freshwater, Recreational/Touring

One of the greatest Privileges my family has as part of Jackson kayaks promotional staff is putting people on the water for their first time. Some may have been before but have never been shown how to paddle correctly or frankly were put in a kayak that just wasn’t up...

Ditch Pickle Classic and Google Earth

by Patrick Cohen | Jul 14, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater

I’m not a competitive angler…meaning I don’t fish a lot of tournaments. In fact, at this point in time I only fish one a year. The Ditch Pickle Classic. This was my third year fishing Vermont’s DPC, http://www.dpcvt.com/. This is a fly fishing only, catch,...

BigJim’s 2014 Summer Vacation

by jimrussell | Jul 12, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing

Took a week off work to spend time with my parents who were visiting from New Orleans. Did a little bit of everything: shorediving looking for halibut, kayak diving off the Cruise12 for Cabezon, fishing with my Dad off a sailboat for Lingcod, fishing with my Dad and...

Perseverance

by Alex Tejeda | Jul 10, 2014 | Big Rig, Cuda, Fishing, Fly Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing

With the recent weather windows and a clear schedule I have had the opportunity to jump on the Big Rig and fish hard for the ever elusive big three. For those of you that don’t know what the “Three Kings” are I will fill you in. Some call it the...

A Nice Fish on a Tough Day

by clinttaylor | Jul 9, 2014 | Big Tuna, Fishing, Freshwater

As many of you probably already know, the San Saba River is one of my favorite rivers to go out for a nice paddle while catching some quality fish. Although the fishing was a little tough this time, I learned a lot about fishing – we never can know a lot. Upon...

Kayak catching smallmouth bass

by joey monteleone | Jul 8, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, JK Team Posts

I’ve fished for smallmouth bass all over North America. Smallmouth bass can be toughest fish to find. For many anglers the most common error is to approach smallmouth like largemouth bass. At times they will hit same artificial lures but make no mistake they live a...

The Kayak fishing show visits Levy Couty Florida

by Jim Sammons | Jul 7, 2014 | Big Tuna, Fishing, Freshwater

Fishing the grass bed in Florida Last month the Kayak Fishing show was invited to visit Levy County Florida for some kayak fishing and local hospitality. We were not disappointed in either. We had some tough weather, with wind and rain but when we got on the water it...

Pre-Father’s Day Fun and a Personal Best!

by jimrussell | Jul 4, 2014 | Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing

Dave Grigsby from Kayak Connection called me on Friday and said my new all black Jackson Kayak Cruise12 had just arrived in his Moss Landing shop! Ran down after work and picked up the sleek sexy stealth yak, got her home and set up my FishFinder and went to bed early...

Weather Window Fun

by Cameron Cardoza | Jul 3, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, United States

Well the wind has been blowing for weeks here on the northern California coast since the season opened on June 1st. There has only been one or two days that have been fish-able in that time, but on Sunday night, the 22nd, NOAA was predicting a very small window in the...