by Chris Payne | Aug 13, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner
Three Patterns for Summer Bass Fishing Success If you want to catch bass in the sweltering summer heat, these three patterns can help you locate and catch fish even in the middle of the day. The go to times to fish in the summer have always been really early and...
by Chris Payne | Mar 16, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner
For many anglers, spring is an ideal time to catch a new personal best largemouth bass. Many will try to beat the banks in very shallow water hoping to come across a giant. Locating spring bass, however, can be much more calculated than that. What if you could find...
by Chris Payne | Nov 16, 2022 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner
On November 14, 2022 Jackson Kayak announced the newest river boat to its fleet, the Coosa X. Many people may be asking why. For a company known as the first to market with a kayak specifically for rivers (the Coosa) and then a more stable, robust version of that...
by Chris Payne | Jul 27, 2022 | Big Rig HD/FD, Coosa FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner
Kayaks come in primarily three different modes of propulsion: paddle, pedal, and motor. Two of these are pretty straight forward as you can use whatever paddle or whatever motor you would like with almost any kayak you choose. The third option leaves us with...
by Chris Payne | Apr 21, 2022 | Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner
Not every person looking to buy their first kayak is a young whippersnapper of 20 or even 30. Lots of new kayak anglers are in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. Allow me a moment, to be frank. As an angler who falls into one of those latter age ranges, our needs are different...
by Chris Payne | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner
It’s that time of year. New kayaks are hitting the showroom floors. This is also the season when people start thinking of getting one or two new kayaks. Many times those people thinking about it will be first time owners. To simplify some potential heartache, I...
by Chris Payne | Dec 17, 2021 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner
When thinking about kayaking, fishing and kayak fishing accessories, some of the things that many people overlook are safety accessories. Over the last decade I’ve come to rely on three safety tools that have proven worthwhile in emergent and less than desirable...
by Chris Payne | Dec 2, 2021 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner
Beginner’s Guide to Squarebill Crankbait Fishing By Chris Payne Since Kevin VanDam won the 2011 Bassmaster Classic in New Orleans, the popularity of squarebill crankbaits has been on the rise. If you’ve never really used one, it might seem like a very targeted...