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Video: The Guardian

By Sean on March 23, 2012 in Across the Web

“A short film about a man, a swamp, and protecting what you love”

Carly Palmour

A honest documentary following Dr. Thomas Wilson around Perry Lakes Park in Marion, Alabama. Follow along as he takes you through tupelo and old cypress forests while telling the park’s story.

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Lake Life After Work

By Sean on March 21, 2012 in Fishing Adventures, Photos

My buddy and I decided to do some after work kayak fishing on Lake Sinclair here in Georgia. Big lake fishing isn’t necessarily my cup of tea, but it was fun to be on the water and tangle with a couple largemouth bass. Sure beats the couch, especially since the weather is in the lower 80′s right now. Got to take advantage of that!

A white Zoom superfluke was the lure of the day and my buddy put a whooping on me using it. I decided to throw a large swimbait, hoping to call up a monster largemouth from the depths. I didn’t catch the monster, but had one or two decent followers. No takers on the swimbait, though! That’s the life of fishing big swimbaits. There might not be many bites, but hold on once you do get that bite. Chances are that it’ll be a monster!

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A Sunday Morning Date With the River

By Sean on March 19, 2012 in Fishing Adventures, Photos

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What Can Kayak Fishing Do For You?

By Sean on March 18, 2012 in Stories

Many hobbies are notorious time wasters with no positives other than earning another ‘prestige’ like in the popular video game series, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Sure, you might get a different insignia, a different weapon or a little more respect from your online video gaming buddies, but that’s about it.

Rather than spend my time suffering from gamer’s thumb and television sunburn, I prefer to get outside and go kayak fishing.

Many people think kayak fishing or any type of fishing for that matter, just involves fishing – the act of casting out a lure and hoping a fish stupid enough will come along and hook itself. Well, kayak fishing does involve that, but it also brings more to the table, too . . .

EXERCISE

Unlike speeding around in a bass boat at 70 m.p.h., kayak fishing is a high energy activity. Propelled by paddle or peddle power only, kayaking is a great work out that involves all the muscles in your body from your head to your toes. Yes, you’re mainly using you arms to paddle, but the act of paddling a kayak also triggers the muscles in your arms, back, stomach and even legs. It’s a great full body workout.

I work kayak fishing into my exercise routine and weekend kayak fishing adventures take the place of a long distance run or an upper body work out. It works! Trust me, you’ll feel it at the end of the day!

How many other types of fishing where you can honestly say you are going to work out as you load up your kayak and fishing gear. Not many!

DO YOU DREAD GOING TO THE GYM? IS THE GYM BORING YOU?

If you answered yes, then you’re like 95% of other the gym rats. I used to be one of those people. I’d work on my strength, do a little cardio and maybe see a cute girl or two. But, over time that same routine started to get old. Sure, I was seeing progress with my body and health, but the more I went, the more I hated going. It became too much of a chore and I eventually stopped going even though I knew it was beneficial.

Unlike going to the gym, kayak fishing, or kayaking in general, isn’t dreadful. Kayak fishing gets you out of the house and in nature, allowing you to see another side of the world from another perspective. Another perspective that you don’t always realize is there until you get off the bridge and into the water.

And it’s certainly not dreadful!

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The Big Tunas are Coming!

By Sean on March 17, 2012 in Jackson Kayak

Jackson Kayak’s newest fishing kayak, the Big Tuna, will soon be hitting dealer’s floors across the United States. A tandem boat that can be outfitted as solo boat brings forth a very versatile fishing kayak with many fishing options. The most exciting feature of the Big Tuna is the ‘Tuna Tank.” A built-in live bait well system that’s within arm’s reach, the Tuna Tank is sure to please those salt minded anglers who use live shrimp to reel in those monster salty fishes.

So check it out!