Paddling the Mecan river by Carter Petersen | Mar 2, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, rivers, SkipperI took my JK Skipper down the Mecan River. Sometimes my Skipper just helps me get to places that I want to fish. Every once in a while I had to stop to see if the trout were biting. Another awesome day to be out on the water. In the picture of me paddling, my grandma...
My First Kayak Fishing Tournament! by Sam Hanggi | Mar 1, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap UpsIt was the summer of 2014 when I fished my fist kayak fishing tournament. I was thirteen years old and fairly new to the sport, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. A few weeks prior to the tournament I had found the River Bassin tournament trail online which...
Jackson Antix by teamjk | Mar 1, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Playboating, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe new Jackson Antix has been getting a bunch of attention since it was released a couple of months ago. My local kayak shop, The Kayak Shed in Hood River, OR has been nice and let me take it out a few times. This new creek boating river play machine is an excellent...
Advanced Topwater Tips by joey monteleone | Feb 28, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Instructional, Internationalisation, Lure reviews, Rigging, United StatesThe tap-tap signal of a bite on a plastic worm, the dead stop to a crankbait hit, the slam of a fast moving spinnerbait, yep each one holds a special place in the heart of fishermen regardless of the region or water craft they drift in. But if you want to see...
Carter introduces his Skipper by Jackson Kayak by Carter Petersen | Feb 27, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Skipper, VideoFolks, I just want to take a few moments to introduce you to my new fishing kayak, the Jackson Skipper. It is a perfect fishing kayak for someone my age and size. It is easy to paddle, turn and fish from. I especially enjoy fishing while standing in my kayak. I love...
Fly Fishing from the JK Mayfly by Drew Ross | Feb 26, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fly Fishing, Mayfly, VideoHere’s a look at the new Jackson Kayak Mayfly in action. I was blown away by the stability and performance. It’s packed with features fly anglers will appreciate…low profile, clear deck, storage and it’s a pleasure to paddle. Check out the...
Double Drop Race _ Galway by teamjk | Feb 26, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Uncategorized, WhitewaterDouble drop is located in the centre of Galway city, on one of the canals joining the upper to the lower Corrib. Until last year, no one really thought about running it. Last summer, Danny O’Brien and Dave McClure posted a video a video on facebook of them...
Spring….Battling Rain, Wind and Bass by joey monteleone | Feb 24, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Lure reviews, RiggingSpring…Battling Wind, Rain and Bass The 2017 calendar reads March 20th, the March equinox and spring officially begins. Prepare to push off the kayak into the wind, rain and more.  Weather or Not – Rare are the days when the weather in the early months of the...
Two Weeks of Falling by David Silk | Feb 24, 2017 | Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIt started as just yet another trip suggestion from one of my best friends, one of hundreds that Andrew Oxley and I concoct. We were in Washington state at the time, talking about how much fun falling off cliffs in kayaks is. Pretty soon he came up with the idea- we...
Kayaking the Nile… more than just the whitewater by Brooke Hess | Feb 23, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines I emerge from the bathroom for my 12th-ish time that day (I have lost track of the exact number on account of having spent the majority of the past four days lingering within 20 yards of the toilet…) to find my friends heading to the boat rack. “Are you...
How To: Flat Water Backloop by David Silk | Feb 22, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Clinics, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesGetting bummed about colder weather? Not looking forward to moving into a pool for the winter? Well here’s something that can keep you trying for a bit at least, even if you think you’ve got every flatwater trick in the book down- the elusive flatwater back loop! The...
Northern California late winter Bassn’ by William Pfingst | Feb 22, 2017 | Fishing2017 started off slow like most January’s but this year it was painfull, with only being able to get several trips under my belt for striped bass and bass, in between the huge amounts of rain northern California has got to start the year off. I was...