Raymarine Element Installation – FF Part II

by Darrell Olson | Jul 26, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional

I had the installed the Raymarine Dragonfly on the Big Rig HD/FD but then I decided to change out the Dragonfly for the new Raymarine Element. The concept of the addition of sidevision and 3D vision had me interested in the application of these new tools for both...

Rigging and trying the new Raymarine Element

by Mark Radcliffe | May 10, 2019 | Fishing, Internationalisation, Rigging, UK

Raymarine have been a long time supported of kayak anglers and kayak fishing events in the UK. The Dragonfly is probably the most commonly seen unit on kayaks here, and whilst I wasn’t a great fan of the Axiom when it was released, I was excited to try the new Element...

Fish Finder Installation – Part I

by Darrell Olson | May 3, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional

The Big Rig HDFD provides several new challenges to the installation of a fish finder for the kayak angler. The main one is the transducer scupper hole; as it is incorporated part with the HDFD module and with the Big Rig. Another challenge is the routing of the...

Getting Powered up with the Angler 360…

by ericjackson | Apr 24, 2019 | Blue Sky, Fishing, Internationalisation, United States

I am quite excited about where we are going with the Angler 360 with the “E-Drive”….  My first prototype experience was over a year ago in Florida and we have been working hard on getting a USA Made electric motor drive done for our Flex Drive since then. We are...

Fish finder install made easy

by teamjk | Apr 19, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional

Fish finder install made easy By: Tony Heredia Well I finally did it, it only took a polar vortex to force me to install a fish finder on my Jackson Coosa HD. Actually, it was a combination of things like wanting to fish more tournaments and lakes but cabin fever sure...

Raymarine Element Installation for Big Rig HDFD

by Robert Brown | Apr 16, 2019 | Big Rig HD/FD, Freshwater Fishing, Uncategorized

Mounting the Raymarine Element transducer to your Big Rig HDFD is pretty straight forward with a few parts. Parts list: (use the search feature in the JK Store to find the SKUs listed) 1 – Lowrance Transducer Scupper Mount 1 – 3/4″ aluminum flat bar...

Raymarine Axiom Install on a Jackson Kayak Kraken

by Jim Sammons | Jan 19, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, Kraken, United States, Video

In this video, Jim Sammons, from The Kayak Fishing Show, shows you how to install Raymarine’s new Axiom fishfinder on a kayak. Throughout the video, Jim also gives some basic advice on rigging a fishing kayak with a fishfinder, as well as shows you how...

Eric Jackson- 2017- A Year in Review- Kayaking, business, family, fishing..

by ericjackson | Dec 9, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Coosa FD, EJ, EJ Thoughts, Fishing, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater

It is hard to believe 2017 is coming to a close already.    Christmas is on its way and most of the things listed on my schedule are in 2018.    It is that time where I reflect on the year gone by see what I have accomplished, or not accomplished...

Cruise FD | Rigging Walkthrough

by Eli Braud | Dec 4, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Reviews, Rigging, Video

At long last, the Jackson Kayak Flex-Drive kayaks have been unleashed on the world! And as far as I can tell the response has been very positive. I, too, have joined the pedal kayak family, but with my very own Cruise FD! After receiving it a couple of weeks back, and...

Why I Love the Mayfly

by Darrell Olson | Jul 17, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fly Fishing, Instructional, Internationalisation, Mayfly, Reviews, United States, Video

The new 2017 Jackson Mayfly is a great all around fishing kayak in my opinion. The main feature of this kayak is that the Mayfly was designed for Fly Fishing. The deck is clean with no obstructions that create issues with fly line management. This includes the newly...

VIDEO: Hooked on Wild Waters “In the nick of time on the nature coast” S2:E7

by Drew Gregory | Jan 11, 2017 | Coosa HD, Cuda HD, Drew Gregory, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Hooked on Wild Waters, Internationalisation, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States, Video, Video

Fishing the saltwater flats for redfish, snook and other inshore species has to be some of my favorite time on the water. In the latest episode of Hooked on Wild Waters I got a real treat as I was joined by Dr. Michael Allen, Fisheries Biologist, from the University...

Mounting a Raymarine fishfinder on a Kraken

by Jim Sammons | Sep 21, 2014 | Fishing, Kraken, United States

The Kraken on the water and ready to hunt After getting my Kraken my first stop was visiting my local Jackson Kayak Dealer, OEX, to get some rigging done. Sure I could do it all myself but they have all the tools and parts I needed to make it a fast and easy job. The...