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 […]

May 15, 2019

Shallow Water Anchors and Kayak Fishing

One of the most intimate outdoor experiences you can have on just about any body of water is in a personal watercraft like a kayak or other personal watercraft like a SUP or round boat like […]

May 15, 2019

Power-Pole and Customer Service

In boating accessories, there are a multiple of options on the market today. What we wanted to do in this article is explore how the shallow water manufacturer Power-Pole performed in the service department and one […]

May 15, 2019

Drifting Through Monster Redfish

Drifting Through Redfish I could not believe my eyes. An acre-wide patch of water southwest of the Galveston Jetties churned and boiled with great fury. For a moment it seemed as if a nuclear submarine was surfacing, […]

May 15, 2019

Catching Redfish On The Shell

Though redfish are year-round hitters, with the warmer weather, there is even more potential for some action-packed fishing in Texas. Captain Chris Martin, owner of Bay Flats Lodge in San Antonio, provides his best tips for […]

May 15, 2019

Power-Poles and Seagrass Fishing

The first time I ever heard of the Power Pole it was while fishing around seagrass beds in Lower Laguna Madre in South Texas. The target was speckled trout and we were able to approach the […]

May 14, 2019

Using the Right Fishing Knot For the Job

Some people learn how to tie a Fisherman’s Knot (the Improved Clinch) and stop learning right there, while others learn a dozen or more different fishing knots and never stop looking for better ones. While most […]

May 7, 2019

Cobia-Going Overboard!

Cool Cobia Story Okay: we know cobia (ling) are cool fish. They fight like a bulldog, and taste about as good as any saltwater fish on the face of the planet. So it’s easy to go […]

April 23, 2019

Electric Reels for Grouper and Snapper

Some anglers who drop baits deep in the Gulf for species like grouper and snapper prefer to hand-crank their fish, while others lay out the extra cash for electric reels that wind up the catch with […]

April 18, 2019

Use These Chumming Tricks, to Attract More Fish!

Chumming is a pretty straightforward tactic: You dump ground fish into the water, and predators come flocking… right? Well, sort of. While it’s true that this sums up the basics, there are some finer points to […]

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