by Darrell Olson | Mar 30, 2019 | Fishing
This is going to be a great year for me and my fishing buddies that don’t own a kayak. Last year I changed up my paddling kayaks to the Jackson Coosa FD. It was not too bad to load this kayak into the bed of my truck. So this year I opted to fish from the Jackson HDFD...
by Darrell Olson | Dec 18, 2018 | Fishing, Liska
I love my Coosa FD but at times the weight of this kayak does not allow me to launch at areas that are not very friendly for a heavy kayak. These areas either require me to drag the kayak over rocks, oyster beds, over a sea wall, or some type of portage to get into a...
by Darrell Olson | Sep 29, 2018 | Fishing, Liska, Mayfly
Traveling from Charleston, SC to Conway, NH I took along the Jackson Liska to fish from on Conway Lake in the scenic Mount Washington Valley. Conway Lake is roughly 1,300 acres with a maximum depth of 45 feet and is part of the Saco River watershed. I love the two...
by Darrell Olson | Aug 27, 2018 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Subjects, Instructional, Liska
Installing fish finders on kayaks in the past use to involve a lot of planning and drilling holes in the kayak, modern kayaks now nearly eliminate the need to drill. The newly released Jackson Liska is a great example of how this kayak’s design makes it so easy to...
by Darrell Olson | Aug 7, 2018 | Fishing, Liska
A few of us went to fish Wee Tee Lake near Jamestown, South Carolina in the search of some line pulling. Wee Tee is considered an oxbow lake. This is a “U” shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off in this situation...
by Darrell Olson | Aug 2, 2018 | Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament
On 21 July history was made when the KLW conducted their first kayak tournament. This would not have been possible in my opinion with the hard work and dedication of Eric Jackson. This tournament actually was a fundraiser for #MarshallStrong; (Marshall County High...
by Darrell Olson | Apr 22, 2018 | Coosa FD, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional
I have been pedaling the Coosa FD for six months now. The pedaling concept is new to me but I will add that when I have traveled and kayaked fished with friends and had to borrow their spare kayak. The spare usually ended up being a Hobie that has a different system...
by Darrell Olson | Dec 16, 2017 | Coosa FD, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Instructional, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Video
I enjoy fishing in saltwater and freshwater out of a kayak but unfortunately most of my buddies prefer the tug on the line by either a bull redfish, a gator trout or a doormat flounder; I’m in the saltwater a little more often. One of the things that I have learned...
by Darrell Olson | Aug 26, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fly Fishing, Instructional, Mayfly, Video
Fishing from the Jackson Mayfly is not a challenge but an adventure. Some days I just take the Mayfly out for just a standard fishing trip with a spinning rod or a bait caster for either a saltwater species or a freshwater species. When I decide the adventure will be...
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...
by Darrell Olson | Jul 1, 2017 | Fishing, Instructional, Internationalisation, Kilroy, United States, Video
As a kayak angler at some point you will need to do some plastic welding to either fill in some holes that from where you removed a bracket or a wire harness that is no longer required, or maybe a small crack has developed somewhere in the kayak. To do this process...
by Darrell Olson | May 19, 2017 | Fishing, Instructional, Video
Jackson Kayaks and other manufacturers of fishing kayaks are incorporating accessory tracks to the kayaks. A lot of anglers are using these track systems to install their fish finders, rod holders, tie down devices, and retractable tool devices. One thing that you do...
