We all get tired of sitting around all day in school or in the office. It is great to leave the grind and go kayaking. It is awesome to be in the Cuda because it gives you the choice to stand or sit extremely comfortably. The Cuda has great stability no matter what. The [...]

>Over the past year I have had the privilege to work with Bo. He has established distribution of JK boats in China! Recently he made a trip to boat with the local JK dealers and to teach some classes to bunches of excited new boaters. I know that after seeing some of the video, I [...]

Dealing with health issues is hard. Dealing with health issues when you are a talented athlete at the top of her game is just downright irritating and frustrating. Been there; bought the ticket; took the ride; got thrown off of that ride. To heck with the horse; I found a different animal to get back [...]

This year the local north Texas Kayakers, had the annual Spring G2G (Get Together) at Lake Grapevine. This event is for everyone to get together & meet new kayakers in the area and get a chance to test paddle new kayaks from the local dealers. But one of the main things that is accomplished, is [...]

My first wine label will be a picture f the Villan going down a rappid here in Cali.
We hope that will sell it ! LOL
Cheers
David Stefan

There are advantages to kayak fishing over power boat fishing. One of the biggest of these is the ease of access to fishing water in a kayak. You can take a kayak just about anywhere and fish waters you cannot reach in a big boat.   To move your kayak from location to location (from [...]

With the spring weather arriving here in Colorado, the Lyons Kids Kayaking Club is finishing their winter pool sessions and looking forward to moving to the river. This winter’s sessions were another super successful year, with kids ranging from brand new beginners, to kids pushing into class 5 creek boating working on their skills together [...]

I finally got a chance to spend some time in my new Cuda last weekend. I got together with my friends in PACK for our annual Shoalwater trip. This trip involves a five-mile paddle from Charlies bait camp in Seadrift Texas to grass island at the opposite end of the bay where we set up [...]

Alabama Mountain Games 2012 would be the best year so far. The weather was amazing and it seemed to liven up everyone’s day. NAWFest/AMG has made some changes over the past few years and every year new ideas and ambitions come to light. With all the money to benefit the Brand Hinds Land Trust every [...]

My father and I headed down to the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia for a quick fishing trip. It was a good trip till the rain came. Everywhere we paddled we were surrounded by hundreds of alligators on either side of the boat. I even had an 11 foot gator charge into the water not 10 [...]

My fishing history goes back further than I can remember. There are pictures of me as a little kid sitting on the bank of a river with a rod in my hand and the line in the water. I have always been fishing, and I do not see that stopping. Around the time I entered [...]

This past weekend is one of the best all year. It is the weekend of Canoecopia in Madison, WI. I love it because it is the first time I get together with everybody in the industry. I have been at home in snowy and cold Idaho waiting to see everyone again. I have been missing [...]

The fishing is heating up here in SW Florida.Spring time seems to bring the high winds with it, but the bite turns on as well. Anglers in my region are catching a good amount of Redfish and Trout. The Redfish have been mid to upper slot (18″ – 27″). The bite should stay good through [...]

  Ive been paddling the Rockstar for a year now and it justs RULES!I cant get enough of it on a wave in a hole or down river freestyle. I started paddling the Rockstar coming up to the worlds in 2011 and i couldnt beleive the difference and advantages it had over any other boat [...]

CHOKOLOSKEE: A PADDLERS DREAM Kayak fishing radio (www.kayakfishingradio.com) and yakangler.com do what we call a Boondoggle, basically it is an opportunity for kayak fisherman to get together and fish in locals that are an anglers bucket list. This last weekend was spent at Chokoloskee, Florida in the south west tip of Florida on the western edge [...]

The town of Lyons Colorado had their pool session last night at Centennial Pool in Longmont, and the pool was packed with kids (4 – 17) and adults. I did a boat count and there were 30 Jackson kayaks at the pool! Thanks Kevin Parker for hauling 11 of them, and thanks to those that [...]

Cameron Mortenson, author of the blog “The Fiberglass Manifesto, is rapidly becoming a key figure across the country in the fly fishing world. The reader base of Cam’s blog started with enthusiasts using fiberglass fly rods, a material that was replaced with graphite and technology many years ago. However, many anglers still prefer the action [...]

A few weeks ago I received an invitation from Don Roberts, Chairman of the Professional Paddlesports Association, to run down to Florida for a few days and join them as a guest instructor at the PPA’s National School of Paddlesports Business. Not able to turn down an offer such as that, I loaded the Cuda [...]

  To whom it may concern, Has FLW or B.A.S.S. ever considered entering the kayak fishing tournament realm? Paddle sports are the fastest growing water sports today, and this growth is dominated by the kayak angler. There are many reasons for the rapid growth of Kayak Fishing including economic, ecological, and ease of access, to [...]

You may be having trouble motivating your self to go and practice out in flat water. There are a few reasons why flat water is important. First what ever you can do in flat water directly relates to what you can do in a hole or on a wave. I learned every move I can [...]