by Bart Swab | May 2, 2019 | Fishing
Generally when we think of people running south for the winter, it’s our neighbors in the far north. This winter had a blistering cold front that consumed most of the northeast and pushed bitter weather all the way into the southeastern states. ...
by Bart Swab | Feb 23, 2019 | Coosa FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, Kraken, Outdoor Adventures, Trip Reports, Trips
Fifteen days into a twenty-six day kayak fishing trip and it was finally happening. A bite! At first picking up a couple nice large mouth bass, then the stripers turned on. Most fishermen know Lake George as a great bass fishing lake, with miles of...
by Bart Swab | May 20, 2018 | Cuda, Fishing
In 2012 Jackson Kayak released the original Cuda. At this point there was no need for the Cuda14, Cuda12 or CudaHD name, because it was the only Cuda model available at the time. I had been personally using a few other kayak brands for my business and personal use and...
by Bart Swab | Nov 26, 2017 | Coosa FD, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Rigging, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing
When I heard that JK media house was coming down to Florida for a couple of days to try out the new Jackson Kayak CoosaFD I jumped at the chance to join up and see how the FD faired in the ocean environment. When my local fishing partner, Ben Guise and I meet...
by Bart Swab | Jul 31, 2017 | Coosa FD, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, JK Media, Media, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Trip Reports, Trips
Summer 2017 has been a super exciting time. Between my guide business keeping me on the water most days and meeting family, friends and teammates all around Florida. I’ve spent nearly every day on the water this summer. The surf in St. Augustine has been fairly...
by Bart Swab | Jun 13, 2017 | Cuda, Family Zone, Fishing, Kraken, rivers, Skipper
Melea has spent countless hours fishing for redfish from the Big Tuna and the KilroyDT when she was younger and now out of her Skipper. We set off one afternoon to chase a less prominent fish in our area, the elusive Northeast Florida snook. This would be...
by Bart Swab | Apr 1, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Skipper, Trip Reports, Trips
Melea has been on a paddle craft since before she can remember. Now that she is 11, it’s really cool to see her getting around on our favorite fishing areas on her own kayak. I’ve been working on our distance and she can paddle comfortably and her...
by Bart Swab | Jan 24, 2017 | Big Rig, Coosa HD, Fishing
My family has had a hunting cabin located in the Ocala National Forest since I was a kid. We mostly use it as a hunting base camp during deer,rabbit and turkey season and as a kid we occasionally chased bass while we were on vacations there. As my interest in bass...
