Jim Sammons joins Jackson Kayak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Jimmyz123 · 03-17-2013, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Siebler

Jackson is a big up and comer in the kayak fishing world. I cant blame Jim one bit and am excited to see him make the move. Jackson has had HUGE success on the gulf coast and many other areas, it wont be long until they are strong in the west coast market as well. Jim and I have spoke about the move several times already and I support him 100%, good move by him and by Jackson.

CJ, do you have any of the boats so we can test paddle them?

lamb · 03-17-2013, 06:04 PM

Congrats Jim!!!

Good for you,
and good thing for the sport of kayak fishing.

PE.rider · 03-17-2013, 06:41 PM

Good for Jim... AND excellent opportunity for Jackson Kayaks to overhaul their designs to better fit Pacific Coast angling...

Good companies require innovative people. With an expert like Jim on their team, we should be seeing great models coming in the near future that are fitted for our waters.

Siebler · 03-18-2013, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimmyz123

CJ, do you have any of the boats so we can test paddle them?

Not yet. Our HOW chapter has a Cuda 14 so I have gotten to paddle that but it is as much as I have been able to experience. Hopefully after Fred Hall we will have some though.

HELLSTER INC. · 03-18-2013, 09:59 AM

Who has them and when is the Demo day! Checked them out at the long beach show and they look cool.. I'm all in for a new kayak experience....

PAL · 03-19-2013, 07:48 PM

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So I have of course been getting a lot of questions as to why I am no longer with OK. What I have been replying is this. "The reason for the split from OK is many fold. I am very proud of my 20 years on those kayaks and everything I did with them. I still believe that OK makes great kayaks and believe me this was one of the toughest things I have had to go through in my business life.

The main thing I am concentrating on now is not my past with OK but the great future ahead with Jackson. They are a great company that is doing things right. And I can't wait to get to work with them."
Perhaps over a beer some time I can give more insight into the full reasons. At this time as I am really just happy to be moving forward.

Classy answer from Jim. I've known him a long time. He's one of the most loyal people you could ever meet.

I like many of the Cuda's fishing features, but not its paddling performance. But there is this: Jackson is nearly unique in my experience. The company paid attention to Drew Gregory's freshwater design ideas. Now that they've signed Jim, it's possible they will put him to work on an open water design. That would be outstanding - competition pushes 'yak improvement.

03-17-2013, 06:04 PM	#2
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	Congrats Jim!!! Good for you, and good thing for the sport of kayak fishing. __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

03-18-2013, 09:59 AM	#5
HELLSTER INC. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Banning, ca Posts: 429	Who has them and when is the Demo day! Checked them out at the long beach show and they look cool.. I'm all in for a new kayak experience.... __________________ HELLSTER. 2015 Hobie PA 14 2016 Hobie Revo 13 2018 SeaFox 248 Commander

03-17-2013, 06:41 PM	#3
PE.rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: OC, CA Posts: 234	Good for Jim... AND excellent opportunity for Jackson Kayaks to overhaul their designs to better fit Pacific Coast angling... Good companies require innovative people. With an expert like Jim on their team, we should be seeing great models coming in the near future that are fitted for our waters.