Fishing for bass is often fishing where you think you can place your lure.    Bass don’t really care where you can cast to, they only care that they have good cover to hide in and attack and eat unsuspecting prey.    This is often way deeper into the brush than a boat can go……

Tired doesn’t begin to explain the way I feel after getting back from one of my longest road trips of the year – from Charlotte to west Texas, then to Georgia and back. We made many stops along the way, visiting with several awesome JK dealers, friends and family. However, as tired as I am,…

In my 30+ years in the kayak business, two of my greatest pleasures have been getting to know great people, and share wonderful times in beautiful places, all as part of my job.  I know how fortunate I am!  Last month I accompanied six others from the Jackson Kayak sales and product management staff to…

  An opportunity to join Jim Sammons and James McBeath on a trip to Panama to film an episode of The Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons came up and it was a no-brainer to hop on board. Our outfitter/guide was Hennie Marais with Paddle Panama who had his brother Peter along to help run a smooth…

I have paddled in many places around the world, but China was still virgin territory for me.   It is far away, and without a guide of some sort, getting around in Rural China is not easy as the language barrier is incredible.    Reading signs is impossible, and english isn’t a second language outside…

This is a special video with angles and shots rarely seen in kayaking.    I brought my DJI- Phantom Quadcopter, 6 batteries,  GoPro Hero 3+ cameras, one Levitar GoPro elevated mount to capture these shots.   We did a ton of epic creek boating in Veracruz, as well as a race and and traveling around…

Veracruz, Mexico is home to rugged mountains, jungle, wonderful people, and epic whitewater.     In 2006 a first descent Expedition lead by Ben Stookeberry, with Rafa Ortiz, Nick Troutman, Phil Boyer, Eric Seymore, Darin Mcquoid,  Heather Herbeck, and I opened up the Alseseca river from the top down, with the most famous of…

Looking to escape winters shackles? A trip to southern Utah can be just the ticket. The San Juan river is a sure bet for river folk wanting to explore some amazing and remote desert landscapes while enjoying some time on the water. The most popular section of this river goes from Sand Island to Clay…

In 2012 we made a rough test to the Jackson´s kayak JOURNEY, in which we paddled more than 600 km of lakes and rivers. For us, the question was if we will be able to run Class III rivers with all our stuff on board of this long touring kayaks. Some rivers in our planning began with…

Since running my first water fall in a kayak on Oh-be-Joyful Creek in Colorado in the late Spring of 1999 I have been somewhat obsessed with free fall in a kayak.  But it’s much more than just gravity.  Thousands of gallons of water change the equation from an unsurvivable, rock hard flat pool landing from…