The Beat of Another Drum by JK Team | Feb 12, 2013 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Saltwater, Saltwater FishingCold weather means drum season is here. Seems they came in early this year. I can only hope that means they will be getting bigger as the weather stays cool. I love taking new fishermen/women to my drum whole and letting them get pulled around. I think I’ve...
Sheep Heardin’ by Melita Ganoe | Feb 10, 2013 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Saltwater, Saltwater FishingMet some friends on the Florida/Alabama line for a little sheep heardin’. It was my first time and after being pulled around by redfish for the past few months, it took me a bit to feel the soft nibble of the sheepies. Once I got the hang, it was F-U-N! Thank...
Let the Camera Guy Fish ! by Chris Funk | Feb 6, 2013 | Coosa, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater Fishing, riversI went out for a trip to photograph fellow Jackson team member Henry Jackson for an article he is working on. We got on the water and quickly went to work getting the shots we needed. Henry had to cut out after and hour for other obligations but I figured I would hang...
Chris Funk reviews Big Tuna on Yakangler.com by Chris Funk | Feb 5, 2013 | Big Tuna, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Saltwater FishingFishing Team Member Chris Funk recently did a review on the Jackson Kayak Big Tuna. Yakangler.com published it on their website. Chris did an excellent job of highlighting the ins and outs of this multi-function kayak. There are several great shots of the Big Tuna in...
Tips on Kayak Fishing with Kids by Stephen Laurie | Feb 4, 2013 | Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Saltwater, Saltwater FishingHere are a few of the things I’ve picked up while kayak fishing with my kids. Hopefully some this information will help make it easier to get your kids fishing out of kayaks. Keep’em Comfortable Of all the things I’ve learned while trying to get my kids into kayak...
my next install on the Coosa will be an odometer… by Stewart Venable | Jan 26, 2013 | Coosa, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, rivers, Saltwater Fishing, TournamentsAs a new year dawns it is inevitable that we look back at the one that has recently passed. For me this meant looking at the kayak fishing tournaments that I competed in, and deciphering the cryptic messages the waterways of the Southeast had left for me along the...
A Few Firsts by ericboyd | Jan 25, 2013 | Big Tuna, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, riversIt was a day of firsts… Laura and I took our first fishing trip of the year today. It was Laura’s and my first trip together in the Jackson Kayak “Big Tuna” and it also happened to be our first time fishing a particular stretch of the Catawba...
Have Coosa, Will Travel! by Evan Howard | Jan 16, 2013 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater FishingMy favorite aspect of Jackson Kayak fishing boats is that our boats are purpose built, made to fish from the moment they leave the factory. I will admit that I am not one for modding out or intense customization of my boats. I love to simply strap it up, drive to the...
Rigging a Jackson Cuda for Fishing by Team Palovik | Jan 15, 2013 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, Rigging, Saltwater, Saltwater FishingHad a fellow fisherman Brad White reach out for help on rigging a Jackson Cuda 14, and wanted a setup for fishing the local lakes. Turns out Brad lives in the same town, so made it easy to do the install in an evening. After talking to brad and deciding what he...
RED Christmas and a SPECKLED New Year! by Jameson Redding | Jan 10, 2013 | Big Tuna, Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Saltwater, Saltwater FishingAs usual, my wife and I along with a close friend, headed south to visit family during the holidays. Pensacola, Florida is where Sarah, my wife, is from and where we met for the first time during my college years. Her family lives there and since we spend most of our...
Investing in Family by Chris Funk | Jan 7, 2013 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Saltwater, Saltwater FishingI have had the pleasure of being in some sort of paddle craft for almost half of my 40 years. My bride and I were paddling a beat up canoe shortly after our marriage began in 1993. It was a given that after our son was born he would join us in the canoe. As a tiny...
First SUPerFISHal Trip; Impressions, Review, Love Story? by Drew Gregory | Jan 5, 2013 | Featured Post, FishingFirst impressions are always important in life, but if you’ve ever dated someone for any length of time you probably know that first impressions can be misleading. Only “time” can be the test on whether or not something or someone is real and legit....