Little Shredder Squad Applications Open 2019

by JK Little Shredders | Feb 11, 2019 | Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Whitewater

Jackson kayak is excited to announce that we have new spots available on the 2018 Jackson Kayak Little Shredder team. Once again we will be running a competition to find our new team of little shredders. We are looking for kids who love to kayak and are super talented...

We going straight to the Wild Wild West,
The Western Canadian Kayak Fishing Trail.

by teamjk | Feb 11, 2019 | Canada, Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Tournaments

2018 will stand as an epic year in the western Canadian kayak fishing community.  It was the inaugural year for the Western Canadian Kayak Fishing Trail, organized by Mike Zilkowsky, a long time tournament organizer (Eastslope) in Alberta. It was a best five of...

My First World Championships

by kaelinfriedenson | Feb 7, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

We are all faced with many decisions every day. Do this, don’t do that; be on time; a little late is ok. Take a chance; play it safe… Before I make a decision, especially one about kayaking, I always ask myself four questions, “what is the risk?” “ what is the...

High Tide Gold

by Cole Landry | Feb 7, 2019 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United States

Rarely do I go on a solo trip in the kayak but when the conditions seem perfect you simply cant pass a trip up. So, I loaded up my gear and hit the road determined to find some redfish willing the chew. Backing into the launch I dropped my kayak in the water, loaded...

Follow the Birds

by David Roberts | Feb 6, 2019 | Fishing

Here a several years ago, my brother Blaze and I decided to head to one of our favorite local spot in hopes to pick up a few trout. It was mid afternoon when we arrived to our destination and we were greeted with a warm, light southern wind accompanied with the Texas...

Irish Kayak Angling Muckno Competition

by Andrew McIlhone | Feb 5, 2019 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Ireland

Winter has finally arrived here in Ireland and with it Irish Kayak Angling clubs final competition of the year. This is a fresh water competition consisting of a choice of species, first to catch the choice species wins, pretty simple if your into fresh water fishing...

Year 2018 in review

by Valerie Betrand | Feb 5, 2019 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Kid's Kayaks, Norway, Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

2018 has been yet another successful year filled with adventures, travels, new achievements, and lots and lots of time spent on the water! It has been a very active year, with kayaking as our main sport, and kiting, skiing and surfing as other complementary excuses to...

Winter Blues Buster

by teamjk | Feb 4, 2019 | Coosa FD, Fishing

If you’re like me and live in the north, it gets cold.  Not just “where do the fish go when I’m paddling in the cold”, but the “Oh look! There’s 32 inches of ice over my favorite lake” kind of cold.   Its one the biggest issues facing kayak anglers in the...

Help save the Magpie River

by Jezz | Feb 3, 2019 | Australia, Internationalisation, JK Little Shredders, Video, Whitewater

Here is your chance to help one of the worlds best whitewater rivers by signing this protest. Every paddler knows how important it is to help save rivers from being dammed, it’s a constant battle which we all know really should not have to be fought. Dams are in no...

How Many Casts for a Big Bass?

by Johnathan Alijets | Feb 3, 2019 | Fishing, Video

It’s a lesson I have to learn and re-learn constantly, sometimes you just have to drop the bait on the fishes nose. It keeps me focused on making the right cast, over and...

Lake St. Clair smackdown

by teamjk | Feb 2, 2019 | Fishing

  Many would consider lake st. Clair to be the best smallmouth lake in the country, and rightfully so.  It’s not uncommon to have 100 fish catch days of 3 to 5 pound smallmouth, with the occasional 6 pounder mixed in.  So when KBF announced lake...

Bemm river bream trip

by teamjk | Feb 1, 2019 | Fishing

hat a few days I had over the weekend. Left Thursday afternoon after work, drove and hour to pick up a mate. Then drove 4.5hrs to bemm river, arriving around 10.30pm meet up with a  couple other mates. weather then went south quickly! Heavy rain and winds 40kph +...