Subtle Changes for Spring Smallmouth by Blace Hutchens | Apr 18, 2017 | Coosa, FishingSmallmouth Bass have a reputation for being here today and gone tomorrow. A good friend once told me that river smallmouth are like modern day drifters, always carrying a suitcase on their backs. This can be very true in the spring as they migrate to there spawning...
Combining Two Passions by crystalgustin | Apr 17, 2017 | Clinics, Instructional, Video, Whitewater“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs If you know me, you would know that when I speak about coaching girls basketball, or about being on the river, my love is hard to disguise. Being able to combine these two is something truly...
Why you Should Take the Extra Time to Tie Boats Down by bryceaaron | Apr 16, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Trip Reports, Trips, WhitewaterSo I’m driving down I-85 on the South Carolina section of it when all of a sudden we hear a thud…….. DUN DUN DUNNN All of a sudden the horns blare behind us and the road lights up with flashing high-beams letting us know something was astray. We...
High Water North Fork Payette- Wild & Free Tour by nicktroutman | Apr 15, 2017 | Media, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, WhitewaterOur first stop on our Wild & Free tour was Boise, ID. We had originally planned to just spend the night and keep moving west until we realized how epic the whitewater was. The next day I found myself driving up to the North Fork Payette with Alec Voorhees, and...
Summer Hot Spots by joey monteleone | Apr 15, 2017 | Big Rig, FishingWhile summer seems way off on the horizon it will be here before you know it. Along with summer comes soaring surface water temperatures. Faced with warm water, often times the bass location mystery begins. Where did they go? Just a few months ago we could almost...
Make Your Next Fishing Trip an Adventure by Jim Ware | Apr 14, 2017 | Fishing…“I have a room all to myself; it is nature.” – Thoreau Throughout history men have used many different vessels to seek adventure. Some as simple as a pair of boots to as complex as a ship…me, I choose a plastic kayak and a double bladed paddle....
Dirty Bird: Confidence Series 2017 by crystalgustin | Apr 14, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Media, WhitewaterMark your calendars ladies, this year Paddle In Pink’s Confidence Series on the Dirty Bird (Pigeon River, TN) is set for June 24th. Last year was a big success with over 20 women learning how to get vertical and throw about in a playboat. This year the format...
Night Fish to Beat The Summer Heat by teamjk | Apr 13, 2017 | Big Rig, FishingI had never done any night fishing from my kayak up until this point but I kept thinking about how those hot days suck the energy right out of me as well as the fish. So I sucked it up and packed the truck and at around 7 p.m. I set a course towards my favorite ice...
Truck Life Tour Episode 3: Columbus, Georgia by sethashworth | Apr 13, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Media, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesAfter a tiring weekend on the Nolichucky I was excited for another change of scene, and Stephen Wright suggested we join him down in the ‘dirty south’ of Columbus, Georgia where the USA National Championships will be held in April. At first I wasn’t super...
2017 Freestyle Nationals Training with Kaelin and Tom by teamjk | Apr 12, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesTraining for Freestyle Nationals on the Columbus Waves So after a fun weekend of friends, slalom, and hole-play at NOC, I was lucky enough for Spring Break to go to Columbus, Georgia to train with Tom Dollé on Good Wave. I met Tom last summer on the Ottawa, and we...
Two Top Bass Presentations: Part One, Kalin’s Lunker Grub by Bill Schultz | Apr 12, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Kraken, Lure reviews, RiggingI’m primarily a smallmouth bass enthusiast. I love catching smallies and keeping it simple with my presentations. I’m going to share with you two tremendous bass presentations. The first one I began using in 2008, catching thousands of smallies...