KAYAKING & RAFTING

So, you’re ready to buy a paddleboard. The explosive growth and relative infancy of SUP means there are dozens of companies out there, each offering an assortment of boards. Buying a SUP can be overwhelming—there are more than a hundred new boards and accessories listed in the Paddling Buyer’s Guide. Buying a SUP doesn’t have

It’s tough to pass up the chance to fish when beautiful weather strikes, regardless of what’s biting. That’s why guide, swimbait-maker and YouTuber Elias Vaisberg recently set out in mid-January to target his local jetty for some fine winter fishing. Watch and learn as he sweeps the rocks for tautog, sheepshead, black drum and more.

[embedded content] Published on February 2nd, 2022 | by Kayak Session Follow Kaelin Friedenson « 2021 was a year to remember. I traveled to different races all around Europe and a quick trip to Mexico for some down river freestyle! Thanks to all my friends, family and sponsors for making my dreams a reality. »  Category: ProSponsors:  Jackson

[embedded content] Published on February 1st, 2022 | by Kayak Session Follow southeast pusher Isaac Hull throughout 2021 paddling in Iceland, Mexico, Zambia, all over the US . « After graduating from High School and differing my college admission a year, I planned an ambitious gap year to travel to international kayaking destinations I’d always dreamed

For the kayakers of antiquity, a paddle was as valuable a tool as the harpoons and spears they used to subsistence hunt. That’s because the raw materials to build a paddle were hard to find in the rock and ice of the Arctic. And a person living in a coastal environment wouldn’t last long with

Winning tournaments and guiding anglers have taught Adam Riser about using a jerkbait when he’s struggling to catch bass. Hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, Riser uses the classic slow-retrieve, twitch-twitch pause to spark a bite from finicky fish. He shares his secrets on which lures to choose, when they work best, and how to really nail

Not only will the bow stall improve your balance and vertical boat control, it will also give you something to do in the eddy while you wait for your turn to surf. Follow these steps to paddle into the third dimension with a kayak bow stall.   How to do a kayak bow stall There

[embedded content] Published on January 31st, 2022 | by Kayak Session Follow Chilean ripper Santiago Sandoval throughout 2021.  » Drink mate, eat well, sleep well, work, go kayaking, run shuttle. Since health restrictions got heavier and heavier in Chile as the months passed, we decided to keep it local and paddle as hard as we

[embedded content] Published on January 31st, 2022 | by Kayak Session Follow US paddler Tara Blair throughout 2021. « Working remotely in 2021 gave me the chance to live in various parts of the US throughout the year. I was able to paddle a ton of new sections out west in Washington, spent a month in

PALMER RAPIDS, ON – The 2021 tour season marked the 16th year Paddling Film Festival audiences were able to redeem a free digital subscription to Paddling Magazine and cast a ballot for their favorite film from the World Tour’s 20 feature films. After being viewed virtually and touring around the globe, paddlers cast their ballots

[embedded content] Published on January 28th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Follow Isaac Hull, Robert Eggleston and friends in this sweet mexican waterfall edit! Tags: Isaac Hull, Jalacingo, mexico, Robert Eggleston (UK), whitewater

Austin Canoe and Kayak, the Texas retailer that grew into a regional powerhouse and stretched its e-commerce tentacles from coast to coast, is no more. ACK’s five retail stores were shuttered New Year’s Eve, together with four Summit Sports locations in Michigan. ACK and the snow sports chain merged in 2016 with private equity financing

Does it sound like a dream? “You’re paddling a kayak in open ocean six miles off the South Florida coast when a sailfish bigger than you peels off with the fishing line at your rear.” For offshore angler David Gauzens this is an everyday reality, and the short film Flotsam takes you along for the

The back ferry is a great tool for navigating whitewater in a canoe. Unlike the front ferry where paddlers (or a solo paddler) face upstream and paddle forward, the back ferry has paddlers facing downstream and backpaddling. Doing so can help you steer around obstacles, slow down so you have more time to pick a

Student Katy Ayers first showcased her now-viral mushroom canoe at the Nebraska State Fair in 2019. She was meticulous in its unveiling; she waited until the show was over before launching it on the lake, on the off-chance it failed. The Columbus University graduate couldn’t have known at the time just how much of an

They say opposites attract. I believe it. My best kayak-fishing buddy, Kevin Whitley, and I are completely different. He listens to death metal, I like jazz. He eats Pop-Tarts and Smarties and I like organic greens and whole wheat pitas. Kevin’s long hair and tattoos are the yin to my clean-cut, white-washed yang, but we’re