BIG Bass Basics by joey monteleone | Nov 26, 2019 | Big Rig, Coosa HD, Fishing, Freshwater FishingThe point of this blog post is to show how my (Joey Monteleone) fishing style and approach parallels that of Jean Wilson who is casting 1000 miles away from my home waters in Tennessee. Jackson Kayak team member Jean Wilson started freshwater fishing around 2012, with...
Behind the Scenes Part II: Hooked on Wild Waters, Wild Panacea Waterfront by Jean Wilson | Jun 3, 2019 | Fishing, VideoWith the previous day’s fishing for bass on the beautiful St. Marks River under our belts the targets for this adventure with Hooked on Wild Waters with Drew Gregory were the redfish and trout of the Wakulla County, Florida coastline. I was honored to be Drew’s show...
Behind the Scenes Part I: Hooked on Wild Waters, St. Marks River by Jean Wilson | May 23, 2019 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing Feature, VideoI had the huge honor to be invited by Drew Gregory to be his show guest and to fish and be filmed with him for episodes of his “Hooked on Wild Waters”. The filming took place in early March, 2019 in my backyard of Wakulla County, in the panhandle of north Florida. The...
FLW Tour: Lake Seminole 2019 by Jean Wilson | May 10, 2019 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, TournamentsI had a blast representing Jackson Kayak the weekend of March 9-10, 2019 at the FLW Tour Event at Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia where JK founder, Eric “EJ” Jackson was competing. Jackson Kayak Fishing Team mate, Robert Brown of Huntsville, AL, who has worked...
Bienville Plantation Adventure: TENvitational/The TEN 2019 by Jean Wilson | May 3, 2019 | Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, TournamentsMy world opened up a little wider recently when I had the honor of an invitation from Chad Hoover of Kayak Bass Fishing to fish and film a show with him during the KBF Dee Zee TENvitational and The TEN 2019 tournaments at Bienville Plantation, Florida.The plan was to...
Chipola River: In Search of Shoal Bass by Jean Wilson | Jan 13, 2019 | Coosa HD, Fishing, KilroyLast 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...
Kayak Angling Confidence: Confessions of a Scaredy-Cat Kid by Jean Wilson | Dec 15, 2018 | Coosa HD, FishingI meet folks at the ramp when I’m launching or returning from a fishing trip in my Coosa HD and they often remark that they would be nervous to kayak fish and to go out adventuring on the water alone. “Aren’t you afraid of alligators?”, “Do you get scared being alone...
Alligator Bellows: Side-Trip Down A Rabbit Hole by Jean Wilson | Nov 5, 2018 | Coosa HD, Fishing, KrakenSpending lots of time on the water kayak fishing lends itself to endless opportunities to observe and witness phenomena using all of the senses. As the seasons go by there is an unfolding of the life cycles of the fish I’m pursuing, along with the plants, insects and...
Midday Madness: Hot-Weather Largemouth Bass In the Lily Pads by Jean Wilson | Sep 18, 2018 | Coosa HD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing FeatureThe often repeated advice for summertime or warm-weather bass fishing is to go early or late. But that’s not always possible and I’ve found that a middle of the day session can be quite lucrative if you can stand the heat! Low light, cloudy and windy days will cause...
Seeking Adventure: An All Ages Show by Jean Wilson | Jun 5, 2018 | Big Rig, Family Zone, FishingI love to fish from my kayak. I really do love everything about it. The pursuit of the catch, the sweetness and appreciation of the release, feeling a part of nature and learning new things from observing and doing. The sheer bliss of solitude in outdoor beauty and...
My Fifteen Pound River Bass. Lifetime Thrill! by Jean Wilson | Mar 14, 2018 | Coosa HD, Fishing, riversThis month is the one year anniversary of that wondrous day back in 2017 when I met the bass of my dreams on a beautiful river. It seemed a fitting celebration to try to recreate the event with a trip back to the spot where we met. Uncannily, the weather conditions...
Scary Encounters of the Explosive Kind by Jean Wilson | Nov 9, 2017 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing SubjectsEven though I much prefer hunting down redfish on low tide, the benefit of first light activity had me launching into an area of marshy creeks as the high tide was soon to reach its peak. The fish would be back up in the grasses and would need some coaxing out. My...