Haven't had time to update in a while, things have been busy here at the Tallapoosa Paddling Company.  Where to start.  I went on a little exploratory trip with a good friend of mine on the Little River in Cherokee County Georgia a couple of weeks ago.  Since I let him do the navigating we ended up with about 5 miles of flat water on Lake Allatoona.  I was paddling the Jackson Riviera and as usual it was the bomb as far as comfort and ease of paddling goes.  Speaking of the Jackson Riviera, that has been a hot commodity around the shop lately with people calling and requesting to rent that particular model.  So much so that I ordered 5 more this morning for the fleet.  I had people standing in line to paddle it on Sunday.   Tallapoosa Paddling Company was a sponsor on the 18th of June for the Georgia Kayak Fishing Association's Lake Acworth Tourney.  Legends in Kennesaw also was a sponsor of the contest.  We had a good turnout and by sheer luck I got to fish in it also..in no other than the Jackson Coosa of course.  Safe to say I let one of the other guys win with only one fish to weigh in.  It was all good fun and if your a fisherman check out GKF they are all a first rate group of fishermen.  I finally got my rental Jackson Kayak DayTripper 12's in on Friday and since it was a slow day around the shop I decided to test one out this afternoon.  All I can say is that it is big and stable.  You can hold a ton of gear without any stability issues as well as a small child sitting up front.  Great boat...I can see this boat being used to haul all the coolers and other items down stream with a group trip.  It was also comfortable as just a solo boat.  Easy to turn, stable and pretty light for a boat that size.  I liked it so much that I ordered one for myself.  Even though I have a shop full of boats that I can paddle I don't have a boat that is just mine anymore...can you believe that.  Its gonna be in a special color for the tripper line, I am hoping to use it for a little duck hunting this winter.  

Some of you may not know this but I paddle every boat that I have in my inventory to sell as well as all of my rental boats.  Call it old fashioned or whatever but I want to make sure that everything  that I sell or rent is a quality product and that I can match you up with the right boat and know first hand what I am talking about.  As far as quality goes, I don't have to worry about that with any of the Jackson Products, but every boat paddles different..  The only boat I can't personally test is the Jackson Mini Tripper, but I do have an experienced kid paddler for that test.  That being said, I took the day yesterday to relax after the grand opening weekend and test a boat at the same time.  I took out the Jackson Coosa.  For those of you who don't know the Coosa is a fishing kayak designed by professional kayak fisherman Drew Gregory.  I have met Drew and he knows what he is talking about when it comes to kayak fishing and fishing kayaks.  There has been a lot of hype for this boat and they have been scooped up faster than they can be built sometimes.  After all the hype I was honestly looking for something to complain about.  I spend a total of 9 hours on the boat.  On the lake, paddling upstream on a creek, in shallow water, deep water, and on the river.  This is the best designed fishing kayak for 90% percent of the waters that the state of Georgia has to offer.  The only reason it is not 100% is that with the high seat it gets pushed around a little in the wind so you give up a little on the coastal waters.  But have a calm day on the coast and its 100%.  Everything from the layout to the comfort of the seating to the ease of standing up, it gets a big thumbs us.  I have a Coosa that you can rent, take down the river and see how you like it.   That is if you can get me out of it!!!!!.