Drag chain style anchors are commonplace in the East, so much so that Jackson Kayaks built the Coosa and Big Tuna with drag anchor use in mind. Here on the West Coast, however, drag chains are just not up to the task of keeping the kayak where we need to work over areas holding steelhead. […]

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The biggest paddling event in the Pacific Northwest is this weekend at the Northwest Paddling Festival. It will be held one day only on May 11th, 9am at Lake Sammamish State Park. There will be well over 60 venders including kayak manufacturers, paddle manufacturers, outerwear manufacturers and so much more. This is a HUGE event, […]

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I thought I has posted about this… Tomorrow, May 4th, is Tumalo Creek Kayak Spring Paddlefest. 10-4 at Riverview Park in Bend, Oregon. Check out all the cool stuff from Jackson Kayaks on the Mirror Pond stretch of the Deschutes River (where, yes, you CAN fish while in a kayak). More information can be found […]

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