We Got Some Reds Down Here, Too

by Randy Morrow | Sep 8, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing, United States

The Lower Florida Keys aren’t really known as a hot spot for redfish. And for good reason. There are a plethora of spots in Florida that hold many more reds than our waters down here. Still, we have had some in recent years, and while I’m out in my Jackson...

2014 NEKF Striper Shootout

by Gregg Crisp | Sep 7, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing, United States

A couple of weekends ago I fished the NEKF Striper Shootout X with my son Ryley. At 13 this is the third year in a row he has fished the tournament with me and we were looking forward to yet another fun filled weekend out on the water as well as hanging around the...

Yellowfin Tuna in a Cuda 12…West Coast Style

by JK Fans | Sep 5, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing

Brent Torgeson from OEX (California) with a Yellowfin Tuna We decided to take the kayaks offshore on a little mother ship trip, we stopped just East of the 302 in Mexican waters in a school of porpoise.  Starting chumming, launched the kayaks and started to explore....

Permit Aplenty

by Randy Morrow | Sep 4, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing

Had a KILLER morning recently with my angling buddy Kyle. We got out early and had light winds and a fresh incoming tide from the Gulf of Mexico to hopefully bring us some sight fishing targets. The area we were fishing, close to Big Pine Key, had shown us nice fish...

Back in the Saddle

by Gregg Crisp | Sep 3, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing, United States

It was a long off season for me. In October I purchased a house and coupled with the cold winter that was hanging around in the Northeast that meant it had been 7 months since I had been fishing from my kayak. Back in April I had taken delivery of my new Cuda and as...

Sheila’s First Redfish

by Randy Morrow | Sep 1, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fly Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing

Flats fishing during the heat of summer in the Florida Keys is usually better early in the day, before the sun has a chance to heat up the water too much. So my fishing friend Sheila and I launched early and went sight fishing from our Jackson Cuda 14s. Sheila was a...

Backwater Kayak Fishing

by Nik Brown | Aug 31, 2014 | Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts, United States

Using kayaks to fish gives us access to every kind of water and game fish imaginable, but most of us tend to focus on only one. When we get involved in chasing big fish on deep lakes, going beyond the breakers in the ocean, or when we are constantly focusing on...

Getting the Edge on Bass

by joey monteleone | Aug 30, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, JK Team Posts

Almost every creature does it. Our world is full of examples. Gamblers, tournament competitors and athletes all try to get it, it’s using the edge. To consistently catch bass in every kind of water, in each season and under all conditions, understanding the fish and...

Cutest Couple in Cuda 14’s

by Randy Morrow | Aug 28, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing

So my phone rings and its an inquiry about my guide services. The voice on the other end is female, professional, and inquisitive. It turns out that this young woman, an attorney by trade, has a boyfriend who recently discovered the joys of fishing. In particular,...

Tournament Day in The Big Tuna

by Team Palovik | Aug 27, 2014 | Big Tuna, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, JK Team Posts, United States

Recently fished a tournament at Purtis Creek State Park! We found ourselves extremely lucky to spend the weekend in one of the best camp spots in the park, and even luckier to spend a few days on the lake fishing out of my beautiful custom color Big Tuna customized by...

Self Rescue (part 1)

by Marcos M | Aug 26, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing

With our sport growing so fast, and so many people getting on the water now, I think a few of us are forgetting to practice self rescue. It’s not hard. It just requires a few hours away from fishing to practice something which might save your life. My suggestion...

The River of Grass

by Stewart Venable | Aug 25, 2014 | Coosa, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing, United States

Kayak fishing can take you to many remote and picturesque waters. But every once in a while, it takes to something even better. A place where fish are plentiful, powerful and above all else…exotic. The Florida Everglades is one of those rare places. After working on...