The Battle at Boyd

by Scott Brands | May 12, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

The Colorado Kayak Fishing Club kicked off its tournament season on April 13 at Boyd Lake in Loveland, CO. Leading up to the tournament was a stretch of particularly bad weather as the “bomb cyclone” had hit the area just a few days before. Air temperatures went from...

2019 Kayak Fishing in Alabama

by Eric Atkins | Apr 9, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Tournament

Thanks to its freshwater fisheries and the gulf coast, Alabama has more biodiversity than any other state. In fact, the state of Alabama has more navigable stream miles than any other state in the United States. It should be no surprise that with great fishing and...

Tourney Time Already!!

by dustinnichols | Jan 30, 2019 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament

A TOURNAMENT ALREADY Yes…..it is that time here in south Texas, didn’t I just fish my last tournament in December? Not much down time here as we fish year round. A new Trail series has joined the many other events that we have here in Texas. The Southeast...

Scouting for a Tournament

by Chuck Bahan | Jan 15, 2019 | Fishing Instruction, Fishing Tournament, Instructional, Tournaments

The 2019 kayak fishing starts off with a fun tournament next Saturday the 19th called the Minimalist Challenge put on by Bayou Coast Kayak Club (BCKFC) which is one of the largest kayak clubs in the country.  What’s neat about this format is you get 5 mystery...

River Bassin NC 2018

by teamjk | Dec 30, 2018 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

Fishing rivers has become one of the most enchanting pastimes for me. Getting the kayak out on a section of flowing water, even if you have floated a section a thousand times, and waiting for the unexpected to be seen or happen quickly became my favorite way to target...

Winning the Alabama Kayak Fishing Classic Open Division

by Eric Atkins | Dec 25, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Wrap Ups

I have never had a good tournament day on the Coosa River. Sure, before the event, after the event, I’ve caught a few fish (which gets into the Psychology of pre-fishing—a post I’ll publish later). But I have never been able to put together a stringer on...

2018 KBF National Championship Recap

by teamjk | Dec 16, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

As 2018 comes to an end, I start looking back at some of my most successful fishing moments of 2018. I’d say right at the top would have to be the KBF National Championship on Kentucky Lake on March 23-23. I’ve been to KY Lake the past several years for...

IFA Championship 2018

by Chuck Bahan | Dec 9, 2018 | Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

IFA Kayak Championship was held in Grand Isle, Louisiana in October of 2018.  It’s a very competitive tournament series with anglers representing over 6 states all along the gulf coast and Atlantic.  I was using my Jackson Coosa FD and didn’t get to prefish...

Trout Challenge

by Chuck Bahan | Dec 6, 2018 | Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Fishing, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

Bayou Coast Kayak Club (BCKFC) is one of the largest kayak fishing clubs in the country based in Louisiana. They have active members in the club from several states.  One of our popular final tournaments of the year was Trout Challenge hosted in November in Point...

Rookie Recap 2018

by teamjk | Nov 8, 2018 | Coosa FD, Coosa HD, Event Coverage, Fishing, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments

With the coming of fall, my tournament season is finished, and I have to mentally deal with the waiting period between tournament season and when the steelhead start running to occupy my fishing needs. Finishing my rookie season as a member of the Jackson Kayak...

Lake Erie KBF Open

by Jim Ware | Oct 16, 2018 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

I’ve always wanted to fish the Great Lakes and what better way to do it than when $10,000 is on the line? Kayak Bass Fishing held the Northeast Open hosted by FishUSA and the city of Erie Pennsylvania September 14 and 15. Myself and great friend Jim Clark decided to...

If You Build It….

by joshtidwell | Aug 15, 2018 | Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, United States

Back in 2015 2 sets of fishing buddies set down to figure out how to grow the kayak fishing community in the small town of Gadsden, Alabama. The four had met while fishing in tournaments in their region, and wondered why they haven’t fished together since they...