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Nobody wants to be THAT person: you know – the chick who keeps ending up with a mouthful of foot, despite her best intentions. But most subcultures worth joining (like, say, whitewater paddling) come with webs of unspoken rules that are easy to get tangled up in.As someone who’s still shaking the wet from behind my ears in this community, I’ve had the opportunity to be a keen o …
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Here’s a fun video I put together of my efforts to run a couple of different lines on Alien Boof on the upper Ocoee. (Obviously, I haven’t mastered the drop yet.) It’s a great run, but if you haven’t done it before, it’s a good idea to go with someone experienced who knows this rapid. There are some dangerous sieve spots in the flat water at the top.

I fall into the category of folks who got into kayak fishing as an angler first and a paddler second. Not taking the time to select the right paddle is a mistake! Your paddle is nearly always in your hands and one of the most important pieces of equipment in your kayak angling arsenal. Your personal paddling style, width of your boat and budget are important factors to consi …
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Guest post contributed by Karla Griggs In my first post, I mentioned that I would be documenting kayak and paddle selection, rigging, and fishing, of course. You see, I don’t have a kayak of my own quite yet. So how do you go about choosing a fishing kayak that is right for you? Let’s figure this one out together. There are TONS of articles and YouTube videos out …
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Coosa HD Initial Impressions: Jackson Kayak recently released the highly anticipated Coosa HD. The Coosa HD has been touted as the next generation of the Jackson Coosa, the first fishing kayak ever produced by Jackson in 2011. With such anticipation comes high expectations. I can tell you from my initial outings with the Coosa HD, this kayak is everything I hoped it would be …
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