Squirt boating by Adam Swett | Oct 12, 2023 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThis summer was taken up mostly by squirt boating yet again thanks to Cowbell and a new Ninja designed by Jim Snyder and built by Ed at Murky Water Kayaks up in Canada. The process started sometime in December 2022 when a friend of mine from Asheville let me borrow...
Introducing the Jackson Kayak Underseat Utility Bag by Henry Veggian | Oct 9, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerIntroducing the Jackson Kayak Underseat Utility Bag! I first saw the new JK Underseat Utility Bag while working the Jackson Kayak booth at the Redcrest Expo in March of 2023. It was under the seat of a Knarr. It perfectly matched the seat fabric and fit beneath it so...
Beware of the Speed Trap by joey monteleone | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalBeware of the Speed Trap High speed zoom and rapid response just a few of the words our culture has adopted to denote quickness. Everyone is in a hurry and there’s an emphasis doing everything at top speed. While the quickest route may be a good thing in traveling it...
How To Install Jackson Kayak Staxx Fishing Kit by Trevor Thomson | Sep 28, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalSo you got yourself one of Jackson Kayaks sweet little rec boats, the Staxx! But you enjoy wetting a line ever so often, well, did you know Jackson Kayak has a sweet littlie solution to transform your rec boat into an amazing Run and Gun Fishing machine! Take a look...
Guiding Reflections: Six insights for myself 3 years ago as I embarked on freestyle kayaking competitions by Emily Wade | Sep 21, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI started kayaking with friends before I went off to graduate school. It wasn’t until I moved to Richmond, VA that I got back into kayaking. In 2017, I started to get really interested in freestyle. My first trick I learned was the bow stall. I spent hours on hours...
Journaling: An advantageous skill for athletic performance and life by Emily Wade | Sep 15, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines Since I was young I kept a journal, maybe since I was 15 or 16. I grew up playing tennis competitively and went to undergrad on a full ride for tennis, so goal writing has always been a part of my life. I still to this day have a regular life journal where I...
How to Fisher King by Bartoz Czauderna | Sep 11, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to FISHER KING by doing exercises in the video! What is it? Fisher King is an elevated kickflip performed parallel to the seam line and stuck in a hole. Also called a ‘wingover’. If the boat is elevated around 45 degrees then it usually gets scored as Entry 2 in...
Boyd Ruppelt’s thoughts on the new Flow by Boyd Ruppelt | Sep 9, 2023 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesComing from the Gnarvana medium, at 160-165 lbs, I’ve found myself getting into the Gnarvana Small on southeastern US dam release runs to spice things up. I love paddling the Antix 2.0 as a playful river runner and it can handle anything I throw at it, but...
How to Flip Turn by Bartoz Czauderna | Sep 8, 2023 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesLearn to FLIP TURN by doing exercises in the video! What is it? Rotation of over 90° at a horizontal angle followed by a rotation with a vertical angle over 45° on the stern in one fluid motion all completed of one blade. The boat must be aerial at one point of the...
Confessions of a MixMaster Convert by Anna Bruno | Sep 6, 2023 | Featured Post, MixMaster, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesBefore I start this blog, two important disclaimers: 1. I’m terrible at stern squirting. 2. I was NOT stoked on the MixMaster when it came out, and I really did not see the appeal of slicey boating. However, I take it all back. Summer in the PNW has me embracing the...
Will Lightning Strike Twice? by Ken Wood | Sep 4, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerThe KBF Trail Event the day before resulted in a third-place finish. Will the same area produce two days in a row? Ken Wood has been competing in kayak bass fishing tournaments for sixteen years. He is the founder of Massachusetts Kayak Bassin’, as well...
The Most Epic Tournament Finish of My Life by Ken Wood | Aug 30, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerAfter a VERY productive pre-fish, I headed back to that spot on tournament day, expecting to smash them! Ken Wood has been competing in kayak bass fishing tournaments for sixteen years. He is the founder of Massachusetts Kayak Bassin’, as well as the...
