Look, No Batteries Needed

by joey monteleone | Jan 29, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Internationalisation, United States

Each person for the most part carries all the tools necessary to launch and land. Launch the kayak and land fish that is. Every watch a fly fisherman wade a stream? Did you notice the absence of a depth finder? With the possible exception of a cell phone most decision...

Rigging Wacky Options

by Jay Randall | Jan 28, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Lure reviews, Rigging

What I am about to tell you is probably one of the most effective ways to catch bass for most of the fishing season. It’s called the “Wacky Rig”. This is by far one the best ways to put bass in the kayak under any conditions. The wacky rig is used in many applications...

Face Melting Clas III on the Cranberry

by shanegroves | Jan 28, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

When West Virgina gets good flows cycling in, it doesn’t get much better. We can hit up a high water play run on the New or catch a classic class V creek. It is hard to venture from the epic, action packed goods, but we have so many easy wilderness runs that get...

Why I Kayak Fish

by Sam Hanggi | Jan 27, 2017 | Coosa, Family Zone, Fishing

Kayak fishing has always been a place I can escape too to avoid the every day stresses of life. The second I pick up that rod and launch my kayak into the water, I leave all my worries on the bank. Kayak fishing is a sport that cannot be replicated, the feeling you...

Whitewater Kayaking: A Four Season Sport

by Tom Potter | Jan 27, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

I just had this article published in The Wenatchee World newspaper as well as www.wenatcheeoutdoors.org. Check it out!! When I started kayaking in 2009, the thought of traveling down a river strapped into a kayak was terrifying. However, like anything in life, after...

One More Year

by David Roberts | Jan 26, 2017 | Fishing

“WRITE IT ON YOUR HEART THAT EVERY DAY IS THE BEST DAY IN THE YEAR” -RALPH WALDO EMERSON A new year a new me? Nah not this guy… I plan on being the same ol’ Dave. 2016 has come to an end and we are greeted with a fresh new year. We often look...

Antix meets Suck Creek

by nicktroutman | Jan 25, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

As the South East is waiting for rain for the rivers to run, one thing is for sure, once the rain falls the paddlers will come. So, when word got out that Suck Creek was running it was no surprise that the parking lots were full with 40+ kayak rigs and even more eager...

My Favorite NorCal Species

by jimrussell | Jan 25, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States, Video

The ocean in Northern California is home to an incredible diversity of fish and marine life. Of course, some fish are tastier or prettier or more fun to target than others. Here is a video I made showing some examples of seven of my favorite NorCal fish species taken...

Chasing bass in the Ocala National Forest with Jim Ware

by Bart Swab | Jan 24, 2017 | Big Rig, Coosa HD, Fishing

My family has had a hunting cabin located in the Ocala National Forest since I was a kid. We mostly use it as a hunting base camp during deer,rabbit and turkey season and as a kid we occasionally chased bass while we were on vacations there. As my interest in bass...

4 First Descents in 2016 Part 4: Norte de Santander, Colombia; Rio Margua

by Ben Stookesberry | Jan 24, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

November – Return to Colombia: Rio Margua In 3 different missions from 2003 – 2007 with Shannon Linnane, Jessie Coombs, and Lizzy English; I completed all but two miles of a river that had defined my view of an embattled country still emerging from the...

For the Thrill of It – First THREE Years at Jackson Kayak

by Maddie Kimmel | Jan 23, 2017 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Reviews, rivers, Video, Whitewater

I wanted to share a short video of my first five years kayaking and three years at Jackson Kayak. It start with me learning how to wet exit from my pink Fun 1 in the pool and then progresses to me learning how to roll and surf on the Ottawa river in my Shooting Star....

Musky Hunt in the Kilroy DT

by Nathan Rees | Jan 22, 2017 | Fishing, Kilroy DT

I bought the Kilroy DT with the idea of using it as the perfect “guide” kayak. The platform and design is laid out perfectly to have one angler in the back focusing on paddling/guiding while the other stands/sits in the front focusing solely on fishing and...