Video – Time Remapping and a GIVEAWAY! by Drew Ross | Sep 28, 2017 | Fishing, Instructional, VideoPart 3 in the Video Editing Series. Here’s a short video on “Time Remapping” and I’m giving stuff away. Time remapping lets you add slow and fast effects to the same video clip. It’s a cool feature that is easily done....
My secrets for getting sponsored by Rafael Ortiz | Sep 28, 2017 | Featured Post, Instructional, Internationalisation, Mexico, Whitewater I signed my first contract on a napkin 13 years ago with Kristine Jackson. I was 17 and getting sponsored was the coolest thing that ever happened to me. Today I call myself a professional whitewater kayaker: I do this for a living. Over the past decade, I’ve...
Catch What’s Biting by joey monteleone | Sep 21, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Internationalisation, United StatesYou’ve been planning this trip all week long and big bass, you hope, are in your future. Armed with all the baits that guarantee huge fish (at least that’s what they say on TV) and high hopes. Cast after cast, beating the water to a froth and you go without a bite....
Cam Straps for Assisted Deep Water Rescue by Ethan Funk | Sep 4, 2017 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United States, VideoA 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...
Back to school by Chris Funk | Aug 12, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Internationalisation, Kilroy, Kilroy DT, United StatesThis week, social media has been flooded with “back to school” pictures and parents wishing the best for their kids. It has been nice seeing all the pictures with them lined up and ready to start the new year. My bride and I have been out of the back to school crowd...
Low Water Looping Technique by Greg Parker | Jul 13, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Instructional, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI frequently hear people say things like, “bummer, it is now too low to loop” or “I stop paddling at xxx level because it is too shallow to loop.” Using this low water loop technique, you will be able to loop in shallower spots which will...
A Simple Easy to Make Kayak Stand by Maxwell DeRussy | Jun 23, 2017 | Big Rig, Coosa HD, Fishing, Instructional, KilroyA 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...
CKS PaddleFest: Wild & Free Tour by nicktroutman | Jun 16, 2017 | Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Internationalisation, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesOur ‘Wild & Free Tour’ continues on to the Colorado Tour with our first stop being the CKS PaddleFest. It was another incredible weekend filled with freestyle, racing, podium finishes, and lots of fun and friends. Though for me the highlight was getting to race...
Kraken Gear Track Upgrade by Kerry Peeler | May 30, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Instructional, Kraken, RiggingThe kayak industry offers a wide variety of options for the consumer to choose from. You most likely have selected one of the most American brands in the bunch, Jackson Kayak. Jackson Kayak design teams spend countless hours in the developing of each and every model...
Lowrance Install on Coosa HD by Donald Stubbings | Apr 29, 2017 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, InstructionalEasy Install Guide for your Lowrance Elite Selecting the perfect electronics for your kayak can be difficult; what size, where am I going run the transducer, how to power it, all were questions I had until I selected the Lowrance Elite-4 HDI. After asking the kayak...
How to eddy turn and peel out – A beginners guide by Jezz | Apr 5, 2017 | Australia, Beginner Moves, Creeking, Instructional, Internationalisation, JK University, Playboating, River Running, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesFor those starting out in paddling, turning into an eddy or peeling out of an eddy are often a big challenge which leads to many flips and rolls. There are three important steps that I like to discuss when learning how to get your eddy turns and peel outs. 1...
Tips and Tricks for Your Karma UL by teamjk | Mar 30, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Instructional, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHey guys! Over the past couple months, I have been playing around with my Karma Unlimited. I picked up the boat in November with the intent of creeking with it this winter to try and be comfortable racing one by this upcoming fall. Needless to say, it has been a...
