Chipola River: In Search of Shoal Bass

by Jean Wilson | Jan 13, 2019 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Kilroy

Last fall I had the golden opportunity to take an amazing kayak fishing float down a section of the beautiful Chipola River in Northwest Florida. It is incredibly scenic, biologically diverse and fed by 63 springs. I had been dying to kayak fish it since my first...

Tournament Prep

by Justin Seiffert | Jan 12, 2019 | Coosa FD, Fishing

There is a high number of tournmament fishing kayak anglers and that number is ever increasing. With that increase comes a need to find the competitive edge and it all seems to boil down to how much time you spend in your pre-tournament preparations. I...

2018 Year in Review

by David Silk | Jan 12, 2019 | Whitewater

Though without a doubt a great year, 2018 definitely saw me struggling more than any other time. Logged 3 dislocations this year, as well as now in the process of recovering from shoulder surgery, which obviously limited my boating, and put a solid stopper in my...

Qualifying for the 2019 Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship

by Rocky Ly | Jan 12, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament

KBF’s 2019 National Championship will take place March 28-30, 2019 in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana. There are many ways you can qualify for the KBF National Championship. Three of the ways I tried this season was competing in the KBF Tournament Trail, KBF...

2018 – A Year of Surprises!!

by Jessie Stone | Jan 11, 2019 | Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

2018 has been full of surprises. Most have been good and some have been life changing. Though I have known and been waiting for the Nile to be dammed for a long time, it did finally happen in November this year. Despite many people’s effort to stop this effort and to...

Small Town Smallmouth 2

by Eric Atkins | Jan 11, 2019 | Fishing, Mayfly, Video

The annual road trip to Tennessee in search of large smallmouth bass is one trip I keep in the back of my mind all year long. It is always full of laughs, hard work, and great fishing. And the end of each float, we are usually completely exhausted; so much so that a...

Kayak Fishing: Getting Started

by Bill Schultz | Jan 10, 2019 | Fishing

I began fishing from a kayak 14 years ago and have enjoyed it over the years.  Sure, I love getting out in my Yar-Craft with Mercury Verado engine, but, there are areas that just aren’t appropriate for a boat like that.  And, there are times when being out...

Understanding Smallmouth

by teamjk | Jan 10, 2019 | Fishing

In a recent podcast for the Indiana Kayak Anglers podcast series I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jason Young the series director and Josh Chrenko a fellow hardcore river Fisherman. In preparation for an upcoming event on Indiana’s white river we...

The OG Coosa

by Rocky Ly | Jan 9, 2019 | Coosa, Fishing, Internationalisation, United States, Video

The original Coosa is still one of my favorite kayaks from the Jackson Kayak lineup. It is light and handles great in swift water. The large front hatch allowed you to store rods, camping gear and much more. It was one of the very first kayaks to feature a high and...

What to Practice Besides Just Kayaking

by teamjk | Jan 9, 2019 | Whitewater

We all focus a lot on our boating skills, but there’s so much more to being an asset on the river and with your crew than being the sickest kayaker. 99% of the time we’re on the water we’re in our boats and everything is all good. But what about that other 1% of the...

4.0 Small Quick Impressions

by crystalgustin | Jan 8, 2019 | Internationalisation, Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Usually, I demo a boat before buying, however, this time I went ahead and made the purchase without ever being in one largely due to the fact that I waited on the previous generation and I was kicking myself. Being a small paddler, I had fears this boat would be too...

My First Full Season of Guiding

by Chris Ritchie | Jan 8, 2019 | Fishing

I took a rather unconventional approach to this season. I was in a transitional period professionally and was ready to explore what guiding had to offer in a “full time” capacity. I partnered with a friend and we began promoting and coming up with a strategy early in...