Logging Smallies in the Coosa by Matt Cunningham | Feb 11, 2018 | Coosa, Coosa HD, FishingRecently Chris Slaughter, Adam Cunningham and I had a day of smallmouth fishing that none of us will ever forget, in a good way. This was a day in November, just before a massive amount of rain was about to raise the creek well over 15’ from its banks. We were...
Backwater Bowfin Blitz in the Liska, Part I by Bridgett Valet | Feb 9, 2018 | Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, Liska, United States“Want to go fish the Okefenokee Swamp in February?” Teammate Matt Cunningham’s words sat in my ears. To the swamp? Like, the alligator-infested, bugs-that-will-carry-you-away deep southern Georgia swamp where even the *plants* are carniverous? Hm. Being a...
A Fourteen Hour Fishing Trip by Matthew Trucks | Nov 27, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Reports, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, United StatesLiving in Delaware we don’t typically see many Red Drum in our waters. Traveling for the opportunity to target these game fish is exciting. Fortunately its only a 140 mile drive south from my home! It’s only a little over 2 and a half hours to make it to...
Pedal vs Paddle – Can’t We All Just Get Along? by Bridgett Valet | Oct 7, 2017 | Coosa, Coosa FD, Cruise 10 Angler, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, Kraken, United StatesThere have been an influx of pedal drive players to the kayak fishing market over the past few years. Folks swore up one side and down another that they’d never be in a pedal-propelled kayak … but changed their tune as new players entered the field. Full...
Binge Watch Hooked on Wild Waters Season 3 Right Here on JK.com! by Drew Gregory | Sep 2, 2017 | Coosa, Coosa HD, Cuda HD, Drew Gregory, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Hooked on Wild Waters, Internationalisation, Media, United States, Video, VideoIf you haven’t seen any of the new episodes of Hooked on Wild Waters, this is your lucky day! Below are the first 4 episodes of Season 3, which focuses on river bassin’! You’ll see Drew take on the mighty Coosa River, for which the Jackson Kayak...
Largemouth Bass & Crappie Tips from the Coosa FD by Bridgett Valet | May 20, 2017 | Coosa FD, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, United StatesThe late spring morning dawned quietly enough. A few hours later the wind kicked up to between 15-20 MPH – nothing like a touch of a challenge to get things started! Largemouth bass and crappie were the quarry; Coosa FD was the vessel. Following an...
River Bassin Recap – Rock Hill, SC, April 29th by Drew Gregory | May 5, 2017 | Drew Gregory, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Subjects, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments, United States, Wrap UpsRain pounded the Carolinas the week before this event and, yet, the River Bassin’ nation still showed up, with 71 anglers willing to brave the high, stained water to go River Bassin’! The folks at Visit York County, SC, welcomed us with open arms again...
The Rare 10lb+ River Monster by Drew Gregory | Mar 24, 2017 | Cuda HD, Drew Gregory, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Hooked on Wild WatersIt’s almost as mythological as the Lockness monster or Big Foot, but every once in a while you experience a brief encounter with a rare 10lb + river monster. Just like ‘Nesse and Sasquatch, once in a blue moon you get a glimpse of what looks like...
2017: Biting off more than you can chew, or taking time to chew what you’ve already bit! by Drew Gregory | Jan 21, 2017 | Drew Gregory, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater Fishing, Hooked on Wild Waters, Internationalisation, United StatesAccording to experts at Ohio State you should chew soft foods 5-10 times and denser foods, like meats and vegetables, 30 times before swallowing. Does anyone actually do that? Maybe it’s because we bite off more than we can chew? It’s part of the American culture...
Old Father Thames by Mark Radcliffe | Oct 9, 2014 | Cuda, UKThe River Thames is on my door step, a magnificent river that I have match fished from the bank many times but never launched a kayak onto. Myself, Keith Ward and Jim Marsh had been discussing a trip on it for nearly two years but we just never got around to it....
The Essense of UK Kayak Fishing by Mark Radcliffe | Oct 7, 2014 | Cuda, UKThe Angler Afloat Ladram meet is now in its sixth year and sums up the UK Kayak Fishing scene. Essentially kayak anglers, their families and friends take over a holiday park in Devon for a weekend social. The site is in Ladram Bay which offers a picturesque launch...
Cuda Bassin’ by Patrick Cohen | Oct 5, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team PostsOne of the things that I love the most about kayak fishing is the places that I can explore that motor boats can’t. This is a little lake up in the mountains that we found utilizing Google Earth. It took us a bit of effort to find access utilizing old logging roads,...