Small Lake Kayak Fishing by Sam Hanggi | Sep 23, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, FreshwaterThroughout my home city of Knoxville TN, there are numerous small bodies of water that Id always dreamed of fishing, but because of heavily wooded banks, it made it nearly impossible without some kind of boat. But because the ponds are so isolated and hard to get too,...
The Adventure Parent by chad | Sep 23, 2017 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, rivers, WhitewaterThe Constant Struggle of the Adventure Parent. There seems to be this notion in the whitewater community that when you settle down and start a family, all exciting life and travel ends. It is true that I feel like there are two people inside me constantly battling for...
Furthering The Obsession by teamjk | Sep 22, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, River Bassin Tournament, TournamentsBass fishing is an obsession that I have had for some time now and it seems to grow a little deeper as each year passes by. One of my long time favorite ways to catch fish has been wading the local creek catching smallmouth in skinny moving water. From that point it...
ICF Judges Seminar – Grade A Judge by Claire OHara | Sep 22, 2017 | Events, Instructional, Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Whitewater, WW Disciplines45, 60, 90, 110. Clean , Super Clean, Huge, Aerial, Linked??? My brains is fried and its awesome. After many years in the sport and many many hours spent judging I have finally got myself on an ICF Judges Training seminar in Plattling with Sneaky Pete and Terry Best...
Thats the biggest rapid I’ve ever run!!! by Brooke Hess | Sep 21, 2017 | Internationalisation, River Running, rivers, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines2017 has been a year of big water! Four separate times this year I have said out loud the phrase “Holy sh*t, that’s the biggest rapid I’ve ever run!” It all started at the end of my month-long trip to Uganda when I finally stepped it up to run Itunda, one of the...
Catch What’s Biting by joey monteleone | Sep 21, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Internationalisation, United StatesYou’ve been planning this trip all week long and big bass, you hope, are in your future. Armed with all the baits that guarantee huge fish (at least that’s what they say on TV) and high hopes. Cast after cast, beating the water to a froth and you go without a bite....
The Greenbrier by Blace Hutchens | Sep 20, 2017 | FishingThe Greenbrier is 173 miles of pristine, crystal clear river. It is one of the longest free flowing rivers in the world that is not dammed. I believe the name comes from the beautiful green hue the water seems to retain in the deeper pools or maybe it is named for...
Video – First on the Fly by Drew Ross | Sep 19, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fly Fishing, Mayfly, VideoA good friends son has wanted to fly fish for a long time. He’s loves to fish but has never used a fly rod. Last weekend, while I was out paddling I noticed a large Hex hatch that had the bream feeding like crazy. I called my friend and we made plans to fish...
My First time doing Stakeout by Tom Dolle | Sep 19, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesFor the first time of my life, I went all the way up to Canada for what we called “Stakeout” as a kayaker. Stakeout is the ice melt in Quebec and Ontario at the beggining of the spring so after a long and freezing winter. So when the ice melt in May, the...
Chasing Fall Water in Colorado by kelloggfamily | Sep 18, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWe are on the search to find good features in Colorado that are good training grounds for the World Championships in November. It’s not an easy feat as most Colorado rivers rely on snow melt for flows and typically the season is rather short. Once August hits, there...
Say WHAT? by Hilde Schweitzer | Sep 17, 2017 | Accessories, Reviews, WhitewaterIf you have boated for any length of time, chances are that you have had, or currently are having some sort of ear issues. This can range from water not draining, ear infections, vertigo, and other unpleasant conditions. Ear plugs should be a part of any...
Exploring New Waters by Sam Hanggi | Sep 16, 2017 | FishingMy dad is the one who initially got me into fishing. Almost every weekend we would hop in the john boat and launch onto our favorite lake and fish for hours. We caught numerous fish and had tons of fun. Gradually as we got older, we became more and more infatuated...
