Ned Rig for the Win

by Jay Randall | Oct 11, 2018 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Lure reviews, Rigging

I recently went on a drift with a good friend of mine in search of some nice smallmouth bass down a really good Smallie river in Northern Illinois. The weather was to be in the low 90’s with overcast skies and gusty winds. We have put in at 630AM and no sooner...

Back to Chile: A smash and grab

by Dane Jackson | Oct 11, 2018 | Internationalisation, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater

I might be flying back to TN today, but it wont be for long, as I am going back to Chile for a short and sweet smash and grab trip. I am gonna be heading south with Adrian Mattern as well as some fellow JK team members. This is a little earlier than I have headed...

ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO LEARN

by Scott Myers | Oct 10, 2018 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature

One of the quickest ways to find yourself stagnating in your development in any skill is to continue to only do what you’re already good at, instead of challenging yourself to try new techniques and new activities. In terms of fishing, I feel that fishing tournaments...

How to ‘Hand of God’ Rescue

by sethashworth | Oct 10, 2018 | Instructional, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

Seth Ashworth gives us a run through of one of the most useful rescue techniques out there.  Super useful for rescuing beginners and unconscious victims alike.  Check it out, let us know if it helps you....

First Came the Paddle then the Kayak

by Jay Randall | Oct 9, 2018 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Kilroy

The one thing that a lot of kayak anglers and/or paddlers don’t take into consideration before buying a kayak is their paddle. There’s not a lot of guidance, from what I’ve seen, at most retailers and even at some specialty kayak shops. This is hands down one of the...

Oh Be Joyful

by sethchapelle | Oct 9, 2018 | Creeking, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Caught a run on one of my favorite Colorado creeks this spring. Was especially happy to show this run to my younger brother, Sean. Here’s the main drops on Oh Be Joyful (OBJ) condensed into 1...

Kayak trip packing: not your usual list

by teamjk | Oct 8, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

When you go on a road trip to paddle, you definitely want to have everything you need so that you don’t have to be either freezing your tail off, kayaking barefoot, or even hand paddling! Overall, you want to be able to do everything you came to do without being held...

Gnarlfest: The best event you might not have heard of

by Dane Jackson | Oct 7, 2018 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Nirvana, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Though this is the time of the year I would normally be in Europe for the Sickline race, with that discontinued it has given me a chance to check out a race that has been happening on the west coast in Cali for years: Gnarlfest. I had heard stories about the race from...

Factory Team Paddlers EJ, Nick Troutman and Emily Jackson interviewed in Seth Ashworth’s Questions You Never Thought Ask.

by sethashworth | Oct 6, 2018 | EJ, Video, Whitewater

Team Paddler Seth Ashworth has been setting up a series of off topic interviews with pro paddlers from all over the world.  Recently he got together with EJ, Nick Troutman and Emily Jackson to talk about Questions you Never Thought to...

Spontaneous Stakeout!

by teamjk | Oct 5, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

A few months ago when stakeout was winding to a close, there were still a few humongous waves in that people were surfing. I had been seeing floods of posts (haha get it, “floods”) from different paddlers about them traveling around Canada to find the best big water...

The Best Day Ever!

by teamjk | Oct 4, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Playboating, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Today was the best day ever. Today was big water beatdown Thursday, and it was epic! For those of you who don’t know what this is, it’s basically where all the keener’s do something that scares them. For many of us that was getting owned by the...

High Tension

by Anna Bruno | Oct 3, 2018 | Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

I thought about writing a blog on surviving the Stakeout season in Canada since if there is anything I hate in kayaking, it is being cold, wet, and scared. But, I overthought, delayed too long, and instead, figured I would write about one wave that always makes cold...