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It was May of 2015. I was the guy fishing from the bank with no boat and too big to even think about getting in a canoe or kayak. I was talking to my good friend Jim Flowers about my frustration of limited fishing opportunities due to fishing from the overgrown bank. Jim said let’s get in the kayaks and get you out there, “fat guys don’t get in a kayak” was my immediate reply. …
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Article Contributor – Logan Ardry, Caney Fork Outdoors Fishing Team MemberTo start things off, you should first ask yourself, “What is a bass pattern?” A bass pattern is simply evidence of repeated bass behavior in a given period of time. What you do with that information will dictate how you form a pattern. Your ability to form a pattern is what separates you from the rest of …
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Recently, I decided to try a new seating configuration on my Jackson Kayak Big Rig. The Elite Seat on the Big Rig is quite comfortable but I wanted to go with a different option. I had seen several people using the 25 quart Orion Cooler as a seating option on their stand up paddle board or SUP for short. Why couldn’t this same set-up work on the Big Rig? The premise …
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Here in the great state of Tennessee, we have been blessed with lots of great water for kayak fishing. From one end of the state to the other, there are plenty of locations that offer the adventurous kayak angler the opportunity to fish waters off the beaten path. All it takes to open up these great opportunities is the willingness to put the time in to research and discover t …
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It was a hot day in late June and we had just been hit with quite a bit of rain a few days prior here in Middle Tennessee. The rivers had gone down, just about to their normal level but I figured there would still be some run-off from some light rain the night before. Run-off always brings with it the potential for stained or even muddy water but I wasn’t about to let that ke …
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