What would it take to go Sub 4 minutes in the Green Race?

by isaaclevinson | Oct 14, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Karma Unlimited, rivers, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Every year for the past 22 years, at 12pm on the first Saturday in November, hundreds of kayakers and thousands of kayaking enthusiasts gather to be a part of what claims to be “The Greatest Show in Sports.” This statement is arguable but nonetheless, I would put my...

Small River Pike Fishing on the Cuda HD

by Tanner Speidel | Oct 14, 2017 | Cuda HD, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater

It was an extremely dry summer in Iowa! The vast corn and bean fields were unseasonably dry and leaves were curling up on trees along the river. Some small ponds almost completely dried up and feeder creeks on the river were nothing but a trickle. The Wapsipinicon...

Secret week on the Ocoee River

by teamjk | Oct 13, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Playboating, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The Ocoee River is a dam release river that sits just on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina. It releases 3 days a week throughout the summer and on weekends starting in September. Through an agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority, there is also a draw...

2017 Summer Sight Fishing Sessions

by Scott Myers | Oct 13, 2017 | Fishing, Kilroy, Video

This video comes from two trips I made to a spot I don’t know very well on LA Highway 1, heading down SE towards Grand Isle from New Orleans. I had a relatively challenging summer of sight fishing, and I had been really looking for that one day where it all...

River Scouting – Online

by ericboyd | Oct 12, 2017 | Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, Internationalisation, United States

When not fishing, I enjoy scouring Google Maps, Google Earth, Bing, and other sites in order to find out of the way areas to scout and hopefully find productive water.  When looking at a river on any online mapping program, I look for key features within the...

Sullivan Falls – Tidal Reversing Falls Extraordinaire

by Jessie Stone | Oct 12, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

For several years I had heard about Sullivan Falls from different sources – first it was Phil Urban, Dustin’s father, and then from Brett Cicotelli from the Atlantic Salmon Federation. Both Phil and Brett had told me how great it was, but it was not until this August...

Are you feelin’ it?

by Matthew Ball | Oct 11, 2017 | Fishing, Lure reviews, Rigging

With all the baits out there available to us as anglers, all of them rely on the many senses that fish have available to them to be effective. Spinner-baits with the big flashy blades thumping thru the water attract the visual, as well as the lateral line of the fish...

High Altitude Trout Fishing in the Cuda HD

by Tanner Speidel | Oct 10, 2017 | Cuda HD, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater

This summer I accomplished a childhood goal to chase trout in the high mountains of Wyoming. My father and I packed his small Toyota Tacoma truck full and strapped the Cuda HD to the topper roof with a homemade rack. The homemade rack made of 2×4’s...

LA1 Slamboree 2017

by Eli Braud | Oct 9, 2017 | Cruise Angler 12, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

It’s an annual tradition for the two of us; Karl and I. Almost since the two of us started kayak fishing, we’ve been taking part in the annual Lafayette Kayak Fishing Club tournament, the LA1 Slamboree. The tournament is named for the corridor of LA...

Instant Friendship

by Roberto Briones | Oct 8, 2017 | Fishing

About three weeks ago I got this unexpected and -at the time- kinda weird friend request on Facebook. It was this Aussie guy that started a group chat with another friend of mine.  I can’t recall the exact words but it went something like this: “Hey...

CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK:  A BACKCOUNTRY PARADISE

by Holcombe Family | Oct 8, 2017 | Family Zone, karma traverse, Kid's Kayaks, Recreational/Touring, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater

The Channel Islands are composed of a chain of eight islands (five of which make up the national park) off the coast of California stretching from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles. After a little research, we set our sights on a three day backcountry adventure on Santa...

2017 in the JK Antix!

by Micah Kneidl | Oct 6, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This past spring was the best kayaking season I’ve had in a few years. I received my new JK Antix in March and started paddling it as the season really started to get exciting. About a week later, I sold my creekboat but I planned to replace it quickly. Before I knew...