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November 5, 2013

Boat Storage No-No’s – Don’t Do This!

Whether you’re storing your boat for a week or for a month, if you don’t put it up properly you could be in for a disaster. We’ve talked before about whether or not rack storage is […]
October 29, 2013

How NOT to Trim your Boat

I was recently working on an article for Boats.com on three stupid ways people sink their boats, and one of these dumb disasters can come into play each and every time people leave the dock. I’m […]
October 22, 2013

Making Your Boat Stealthy – Don’t Scare the Fish!

A while back in “5 Tips for Kayak Fishing,” we talked about how the stealthy nature of yaks gives you a serious fishing advantage. Well, what about those of us who run full-sized bay boats and […]
October 15, 2013

Lehr Outboards: Can You Run Boats on Propane?

In a nutshell, the answer to the above question is now “yes”. A company called Lehr has started producing propane outboards, and these things seem to be catching on. The advantages of using propane are pretty […]
October 8, 2013

Lowrance Elite 7x HDI – Full Season Test

I had the chance to spend a season with the Lowrance Elite 7x HDI fishfinder/chartplotter, and after some extended use, thought you might like to know the ins and outs of this extremely popular unit. For […]
October 1, 2013

Pontoon Boats for Fishing?

Pontoon boats don’t exactly strike most of us as hard-core fishing machines; they can’t handle rough seas, they can’t probe the shallows, and many aren’t what you’d call “high performance,” but I’ve run across at least three pontoon fishing boats lately […]
September 24, 2013

Electrical Connections on Boats: Win the Never-Ending Battle

Electrical connections on boats present a never-ending battle. They corrode and corrupt, shake free from vibrations, and those that need to be constantly disconnected and reconnected, such as the plug-ends in the back of a removable […]
September 17, 2013

Outboard Smack-Down: Two-stroke vs. Four

Both two-stroke and four-stroke outboard engines have, as a rule, come a darn long way in the past decade or so. We used to have to deal with smelly, noisy, unreliable engines that took the pleasure […]
September 13, 2013

Matt Williams – Talon Foot Switch

Matt Williams – Talon Foot Switch from Texas Fish & Game Magazine on Vimeo.
September 10, 2013

Boatell: Is Rack Storage (Dry Stack) a Good Idea?

Rack storage for boats, otherwise known as keeping your boat in a “boatell,” has become quite popular through the years. Is it a good idea, for you? Let’s look at the pro’s and the con’s. PRO: […]