How to Bill a Billfish
Some years ago I was in the cockpit of a sportfish with a guy who seemed to more or less know what he was doing, when another angler hooked up with a marlin. Always on the lookout to get cool
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How to Catch King Mackerel on Spoons
SLOW-TROLLING FOR KING MACKEREL with live baits or rigged dead baits is incredibly effective, but these tactics require advanced planning and effort. You need to catch or buy the live baits, and/or buy and pre-rig the dead baits. What if
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Can Dolphin Help You Catch More Fish?
Many offshore anglers may not realize it, but the answer to this question is a resounding yes. Now, those dolphin obviously aren’t going to push any fish towards your baits, but… When you see dolphin thrashing on the surface and
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How to Catch Gar
Gar are an amazing species, one which looks prehistoric in nature, grows large enough to destroy light tackle, and has a set of teeth that look like they could take your arm off. Very few anglers eat gar (their scales
5 Tips for Catching Sheepshead
Sheepshead don’t get nearly enough respect. They fight hard, taste great, and offer anglers action when more glamourous fish may not be around. So the next time you get the chance, take a poke at ’em and see if you
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Fishing Dock Lights
Dock lights are utter fish-magnets. Some are better than others with dim, yellowish lights usually holding a bit of promise, bright white ones often plugged with fish, and those with green underwater lights at the top of the heap. No
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Leaders for Redfish When Casting Jigs
Which leader is the best choice when you’re tossing artificials for redfish? It sounds like a simple question… right? Redfish are strong fish and the right tackle selection is important including leaders. In truth, there are several different variables to
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Catching Grouper in Inshore Waters
Some may think that you have to get out to deep water to target grouper, but truth be told, there are plenty of places and times when you can effectively target black grouper, gag grouper, red grouper, and others, in
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Choosing the Best Jigs for Ling
When you’ll be casting jigs to sighted cobia (ling), just what you tie onto the end of your line counts. Cobia are famous for following lures and then turning away at the last moment, or at times ignoring them completely.
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Chicken Necking for Crabs
Whether you want to catch some crabs for bait or for food, chicken necking is often the simplest, easiest way to stock your cooler full of these cantankerous crustaceans. Ready for some KISS crab catching? Get a ball of kite
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KISS Bottom Fishing with Kids
While the past year and a half has certainly been a disaster for many people, truth be told the Covid-19 nightmare has created countless new anglers. The search for safe outdoor activities has brought many, many fishermen into the fold
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Tips for Fishing the Classic Diamond Jig
Diamond jigs have been around for about as long as mankind has been able to work metal. Walk the isles of any tackleshop today, and you’ll see countless types of metal jigging spoons with all sorts of fancy paint jobs,
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Choosing Skirt Colors for Offshore Fishing
Skirted ballyhoo are unquestionably the number-one choice offering of offshore anglers. And there are countless options in all different colors and color combinations. Unfortunately, many anglers make their choices simply because one skirt or another looks good to their eye.
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Catching Deepwater Flounder
Most of us think of flounder as a relatively shallow water target. This makes perfect sense, since they can be found in bays, passes, and the surf. Truth be told, however, deeper structures out in the ocean often hold good
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The Forgotten Art of Bottom Bouncing
Back in the olden days before soft plastics and injection-molded crankbaits, bottom bouncing with bucktails was a primary fishing tactic. Although few employ it these days it’s still as effective as is ever was, particularly when fish are schooled around
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Should You Add Foam Decking To Your Fishing Boat?
No doubt you’ve noticed that more and more new fishing boats have foam padding on the deck. This stuff is also available in sticky-back sheets that can be cut with a razor knife and self-installed. Some people think it looks
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3 Critical Factors for Speck Fishing
You want to catch some speckled sea trout, right? Of course you do! There are lots of ways to make it happen, but whatever tactic, technique, or bait you intend to deploy, you won’t catch fish if you’re in the
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When to Replace Ballyhoo
Offshore anglers who troll ballyhoo know that having a properly swimming bait is critical to success. And ballyhoo tend to “wash out” and get beat up after a few hours, regardless of whether they get hit or not. So, when’s
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Cobia Fishing Single-Handed
Cobia are tough fish to catch and they’re extremely tough to land, especially when you’re fishing single-handed. Even relatively small ones like the fish pictured here can dodge nets and gaffs, or surge and snap off at boat-side. So, how
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Catching Mackerel in a Chill
Everyone thinks of Spanish mackerel as warm-water fish, and they are, but often they’ll actually bite best during a warm-up when the temperatures suddenly dip. This seems to be especially true when water temperatures are only slightly above the 70-degree
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