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April 30, 2020

Ultimate Saltwater Boat Improvement?

What’s the ultimate saltwater boat improvement? That’s a question with no real answer, because it will change depending on who you are, what your priorities are, and how you like to fish. But this one… oooooh, […]
May 21, 2019

Secret Party Boat Fishing Tips

If you don’t have a boat of your own and you want to go fishing on the Gulf, party boats are a great option. Sure, they can get crowded. Yes, they’re slow and often roll around […]
January 13, 2019

Houston Boat Show Floor Coverage (Pt. 1)

The 2019 Houston Boat Show brought the best of fishing and recreational boats to the NRG Center and as usual Texas Fish & Game was there to check it out. Here are some photos we took […]
October 2, 2018

Remote Control for Your Boat?

We have remote controls for just about everything these days, so why not have one for your boat? It sounds pretty crazy, but the fact of the matter is that in the past five years or […]
October 31, 2017

Is Your Boat Going Slower than it Should?

Many of us get a new boat and are perfectly happy with its performance, but a few years later, notice that it seems a bit lackluster. Can a boat lose power in that short a time […]
July 25, 2017

3 Things You do NOT Want to See on Your Next Boat

No matter how bad an idea might be, sooner or later someone will probably try it. Case in point: putting plastic cleats on a 20′ or larger fiberglass boat. Sure, plastic can do the job on […]
June 13, 2017

Learn More About a Boat by Looking in the Bilge

Last week we saw how an anchor locker can give you a window into a boat’s soul, and this week, we’ll delve into another way to see beyond skin deep. In the cockpit, below deck level […]
June 6, 2017

What Can You Learn from a Boat’s Anchor Locker? Tons!

Silly as it may sound, an anchor locker is a window into a boat’s soul. In this one spot you can learn reams about how a boat is built, and how it will hold up over […]
May 25, 2017

Finally Won a Boat

The Legend of Lake Fork bass tournament was last weekend May 19-21.  I have fished this event for the last 9 years and this year I finally won a boat!! If you have fished many tournaments […]
March 7, 2017

Boat Lifts: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Boat lifts are more and more popular, but as we see them multiply along every shoreline, one must ask: are they really all that great? So let’s take an in-depth look at boat lifts, and examine […]