Dirty Bird: Confidence Series 2017

by crystalgustin | Apr 14, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Media, Whitewater

Mark your calendars ladies, this year Paddle In Pink’s Confidence Series on the Dirty Bird (Pigeon River, TN) is set for June 24th. Last year was a big success with over 20 women learning how to get vertical and throw about in a playboat. This year the format...

Night Fish to Beat The Summer Heat

by teamjk | Apr 13, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing

I had never done any night fishing from my kayak up until this point but I kept thinking about how those hot days suck the energy right out of me as well as the fish. So I sucked it up and packed the truck and at around 7 p.m. I set a course towards my favorite ice...

Truck Life Tour Episode 3: Columbus, Georgia

by sethashworth | Apr 13, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Media, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

After a tiring weekend on the Nolichucky I was excited for another change of scene, and Stephen Wright suggested we join him down in the ‘dirty south’ of Columbus, Georgia where the USA National Championships will be held in April.  At first I wasn’t super...

2017 Freestyle Nationals Training with Kaelin and Tom

by teamjk | Apr 12, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Training for Freestyle Nationals on the Columbus Waves So after a fun weekend of friends, slalom, and hole-play at NOC, I was lucky enough for Spring Break to go to Columbus, Georgia to train with Tom Dollé on Good Wave. I met Tom last summer on the Ottawa, and we...

Two Top Bass Presentations: Part One, Kalin’s Lunker Grub

by Bill Schultz | Apr 12, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Kraken, Lure reviews, Rigging

I’m primarily a smallmouth bass enthusiast.  I love catching smallies and keeping it simple with my presentations.  I’m going to share with you two tremendous bass presentations.  The first one I began using in 2008, catching thousands of smallies...

Proper Blue water – Tekapo Freestyle competition NZ

by Claire OHara | Apr 11, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

After the Academy finished we all jumped in cars and headed to Tekapo for 2 days of guaranteed water releases and non stop freestyle. Stopping on route for a quick hike up Mount Cooke. I had heard that alot of work had been put into the course and that the features...

Little Shedder Holden: First Day Back Out Onto The River

by teamjk | Apr 10, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

  April 22 is the first day this year that I have had the privilege to get back out onto the river. I would have much rather been on the river this winter but I injured my ACL playing lacrosse. So I was not mobile for a few weeks.I was more eager than ever to get...

The Kayak Fishing show goes to the swamp

by Jim Sammons | Apr 10, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, JK Media, Mayfly, Media

We are just back from our latest kayak fishing adventure—a shoot with friend and fellow Jackson Kayak teammate, Chris Funk. Chris and I both paddled Jackson Kayaks, with Chris in his signature DT, while I got to try out the Mayfly for the first time. The Mayfly is a...

Spring Into Kayak Fishing

by Tanner Speidel | Apr 9, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing

Fortunately winter lost its icy grip on Iowa before spring had even started. Fish became active close to a month ahead of schedule and all of us Iowa Kayak Anglers have been scrambling to get out and take advantage of the early start despite frigid waters, and close...

NoliFest Was Gnarly!

by wildwildwes | Apr 9, 2017 | Antix, Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Video, Whitewater

The third annual 2017 NoliFest was so much fun on and off the river! We were blessed with rain in the week leading up to the event and had some high river levels to enjoy the might Nolichucky River. River trips were enjoyed by many paddling groups both in the gorge...

Hawea Academy

by Claire OHara | Apr 8, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

So on January 22nd, 36 kids from across Australasia came together for the 3rd annual Hawea Academy. World class coaches Claire O’Hara, Dennis Newton and Anna Bruno flew in to the New Zealands South Island to join a team of local up and coming coaches to host...

Putting It All Together for Cold Water Bass

by Jim Ware | Apr 8, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing

My dad always said, “good things are earned with hard work.”  He’s not a fisherman but his words were a perfect description of how this week played out.   I knew that this time last year the bass on a particular lake were on fire so I loaded my Big Rig and...