Lotte the Little Shredder checks in about her summer

by JK Little Shredders | Sep 7, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This year I was lucky enough to leave the cold NZ winter and travel to Canada for the summer to attend the 2017 Keener program for session 1. This was my second year as a keener. I got to link up with a few of my keener mates from last year’s session and make new...

Cancer, Kayaking and First Descents

by heatherherbeck | Sep 6, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Antix, Featured Post, Internationalisation, rivers, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

I have shared my experiences working with First Descents each year and this year is no different.  I choose to share my experience with this organization to each of you because it is a “life changing” week for everyone who’s involved. First Descents (FD) is a...

Video- Changing the Angle- Getting the most from you action camera.

by Drew Ross | Sep 5, 2017 | Fishing, Instructional, Mayfly, Video

Do you have an action camera but struggle with getting different unique angles. Filming from a kayak can be a challenge. We’re operating in a restricted space and surrounded by water. Here’s the answer to the question I get asked most often, how do you get...

Another summer comes to an end.

by Jezz | Sep 5, 2017 | Australia, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater

So this year has been one amazing summer for sure. I was fortunate enough to head to North Carolina and be a part of some great trips around the south-east. Heading up to West Virginia is always a favourite of mine. The new river has just about everything you could...

Cam Straps for Assisted Deep Water Rescue

by Ethan Funk | Sep 4, 2017 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United States, Video

A great way to help people who are not familiar with deep water reentry into a kayak or those who have limited strength to do so using a 15ft standard cam strap. I will be keeping one of these on my boat from now on. I was very impressed with the results of our first...

One For the Money

by joey monteleone | Sep 3, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Lure reviews, Reviews, United States

nvariably the question is eventually asked, “If you could only have one lure to catch bass what would it be?” Given the artificial lure avalanche created when I dump out a tackle box and the spectrum of lures available to today’s bass angler it seems like a crazy...

Total Totality Report:

by tylerbradt | Sep 3, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

In the United States of America, on August 21st, 2017 the moon went in front of the sun. For so many this indescribable cosmic experience put into perspective our small place in the universe as night time fell, in the middle of the day, and the perfect sphere of the...

Corner Wave Classic

by nicktroutman | Sep 2, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

This past weekend we held the 2nd annual Corner Wave Classic on the Ottawa River. It was an awesome evening with great river levels, sunsets, a little rain, hot coffee, a warm fire and a whole bunch of friends. We used more of a grassroots scouring system with 1 large...

*Video* Sight Fishing Grass Carp from the JK Mayfly

by Drew Ross | Sep 1, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fly Fishing, Mayfly, Media, Video

The weather hasn’t been cooperative here lately. Lots of rain and windy days have made sight fishing difficult, if not impossible. But last week the weather got awesome for a few days and the fishing was on fire. The rain and cloudy days cooled the water on the...

2017 Green River Takeover- Event Recap

by katiejackson | Sep 1, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Amazing, spectacular, phenomenal, extraordinary, preeminent, astounding, … How could you pick just one adjective to describe this event? In the past, something has always come up the same weekend as the take over. This year, schedules aligned, and I had the honor of...

Snakeheads on Pohick Bay

by Herschel Finch | Aug 31, 2017 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United States

Got an opportunity to get out with the VP of the George Washington Chapter of Heroes on the Water, and now good friend Jeff Singleton, on some water he knows well: Pohick Bay. Pohick is one the large estuaries that feed the Potomac River below Washington DC. These...

Pigeon River Play Hole in an Artistic Light (Video).

by sethchapelle | Aug 31, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Media, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

A few weeks ago my good friend Matt Sloan (Urban Forest Media) and I took a trip to the southeast to do some paddling. Matt is a talented videographer/editor and he had recently purchased a new camera that shoots really quality footage and super smooth slow mo. I was...