Jackson Kayak introduced the “Cuda” late last year as a follow-up to the popular “Coosa”. The Cuda is a longer boat, ready for bigger water. When my oldest son told me that he wanted to start kayak fishing – I was happy, because I’d have a new kayak fishing buddy.
Due to a commitment at work, I missed out on the incredible Chokoloskee Boondoggle trip to the 10,000 Islands area of South Florida. Well, this past week work paid me back. I got a chance to go to Florida to work for a few days, and had the bonus of taking Thursday and Friday off to do some fishing. I quickly hatched a plan - not only was I going to get out on the warm Florida waters, but I was going to get to finally get to give the new Jackson “Cuda” a sea trial.
Well the Chokoloskee Boondoggle is history, and documented in the fishing logs and videos. I’m sure that we will be seeing other reports from the Boondoggle in the form of product reviews. This is one on the kayak dolly that I purchased for this event.
As in most of my kayak fishing trips I had a hard time sleeping the night before, so I spent some time going over my gear to make sure everything was in good working order and packing my tackle bag with the items I would need for the next day’s trip. The person joining me on this trip was someone who I enjoy spending time with on the water more than anyone else and who introduced me to fishing some thirty years ago my Dad!
Last year, the Jackson Kayak's 'Coosa took inland kayak fishing by storm. An incredibly agile and stable fishing platform that excelled on small rivers, the Coosa still left a little to be desired on larger bodies of water where speed and direction are more desired. Jackson Kayaks put Drew Gregory back to work and now two new fishing platforms are poised to hit the market.
By the time this article goes to print, there will be just enough time to get some of this stuff in time for Christmas.
Below pretty much my Letter to Santa, with some great gear for kayak fishing.
Lets start with....