On the Menu for Bass

by joey monteleone | Aug 20, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Internationalisation, United States

“Every wild creature is a slave to its stomach”, I use this phrase often when I’m doing fishing seminars. A large part of catching bass or any other fish for that matter is understanding the lifestyle of the fish. The understanding includes various tolerances, where...

Small Water Surprises

by joey monteleone | Aug 13, 2017 | Big Rig, Coosa HD, Fishing, Internationalisation, United States

One of the major advantages of kayaking is the minimum amount of water it takes to maximize your fun. Spots that are not readily accessible for larger water craft are, for physical limitations off limits to big water boats. Untouched, little fishing pressure these...

Keep It Clean

by teamjk | Aug 9, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, rivers

Every weekend I tend to get a hard time from my buddies because my kayaks and my truck are pretty clean. Now I will admit that I feel like my equipment needs to be clean so that it is even more appealing to an on looker that may have interest in checking out the brand...

Back To School

by joey monteleone | Aug 4, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Lure reviews, Rigging, United States

A common phrase this time of year, “It’s back to school”. The same thing happens underwater. Many species, bass, crappie, bluegill, walleye and certainly baitfish fall into the category of “schoolers”. Some fish as they get bigger turn into loners, namely giant...

Fish Are Just A Bonus

by teamjk | Aug 1, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing

July has been a busy but a good month. I’ve had a bit of writers block and have been struggling to come up with a topic that I could blog on. After an entire month of fishing with friends old and new, I know my topic. This month really has not been about the fish as...

An Outing with Some Small Bass – Great Day Nonetheless

by clinttaylor | Jul 26, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Internationalisation, United States

If fishing were easy, everyone would be making money winning professional bass fishing tournaments all the time, but as we all know this is not the case. I don’t fish tournaments too often, but I do try to catch big bass when I get out on the water. However,...

The One(S) That Got Away

by joey monteleone | Jul 23, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Rigging

You’re on the prowl for a big bass, catfish, crappie or any other species. The water conditions are great, you’re on a major moon phase and the water your kayak is gliding over is known for trophy fish. A likely spot to cast the bait, you start the retrieve and you...

The All Occasion Kayak Tackle Box

by joey monteleone | Jul 15, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Internationalisation, United States

There are greeting cards categorized as all occasion why not a tackle box. After staring at multiple tackle boxes full of lures of very description I challenged myself to a kayak one box challenge. If I had to pack one #3600 Plano tackle box for bass fishing year...

The Kayak Advantage

by joey monteleone | Jul 8, 2017 | Accessories, Big Rig, Fishing, Internationalisation, Reviews, United States

Bass boats, canoes, pontoon boats, Jon boats pick any I’ve fished out of them. Each has a certain draw and the proud owner can make a case for the best water craft. Each offers the ability to get from point A to point B. Paramount in importance is safety, each with...

Perfect Pitch

by joey monteleone | Jun 29, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Lure reviews, Rigging

In the musical world perfect pitch is very desirable, in fishing it takes practice. I recently received a request for tips on “pitching” soft plastic baits. I quickly started mentally cataloging all the facets and factors that make this techniques easily my favorite,...

That 10%

by joey monteleone | Jun 24, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Lure reviews, Rigging, United States

There is a saying that goes “10% of the fishermen catch 90% of the fish”. If you “buy into that theory”, why would that be true? We’re in the information age, where anglers are inundated with internet info, videos, reading material, cable TV shows, magazine articles...

A Simple Easy to Make Kayak Stand

by Maxwell DeRussy | Jun 23, 2017 | Big Rig, Coosa HD, Fishing, Instructional, Kilroy

A Simple Easy to Make Kayak Stand For years I always kept my kayaks on saw horses that I had laying around in the garage. Sure, they were easy to use and high enough so I could work in my Jacksons when I needed to. The best way to store Jackson Kayaks is on the stern...