Yeah yeah, I know. We would all much rather be out on the water fishing than sitting in front of the computer. Believe me, I’m 1000-percent with you. There’s just one thing: spending a few minutes in front of the […]
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Many lures have rattle chambers, which create quite a racket. In some cases, in fact, you may not only feel the vibrations in your rod but also hear the rattles as the lure moves through the water at relatively far
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Casting distance is something many of us take for granted. We swing that rod just as hard as we can, watch the lure fly, and see how far it goes. But with a little advanced planning and attention, you can
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All hooks are not created equal, and choosing the right circle hook can be even more confusing than choosing the right J-hook. Most of us were raised on Js, so we don’t start with the same base of knowledge when
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Many people more or less ignore triggerfish, and only encounter them as bycatch. This is a shame, because triggerfish fight hard for their side (heck, they are after all shaped just like a bluegill) and taste great. So, why not
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Abrupt weather changes force different behavior from many species, and one that’s strongly impacted is speckled trout. After a strong front pushes through they may well change feeding locations, depths, and even what prey they focus on. When the weather
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I recently spent a day kayak trolling, and while I’m no kayak fishing sharpie (I usually have 22 feet of fiberglass underfoot) the angler I was with, Zach Ditmars, certainly is. He’s focused on hooking everything from speckled trout to
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I recently had a fascinating crappie fishing experience, which reinforced the importance of carefully considering lure color in relation to water color instead of grabbing what merely looks attractive to the human eye. Before we can dig in, you’ve got
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Something called One-Boat Network is on the horizon, and it stands to make fishing more effective on your boat. The concept follows a trend we’ve been seeing more and more of lately: MFDs serving as a full-blown “brain,” for your
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We anglers love zany new fishing gear. Even if it doesn’t help us catch more fish, it’s always entertaining to check out – and in some cases, it’s actually useful, too. Here are three wacky and weird items we’ve run
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Offshore trollers often pull multi-arm dredges to tease billfish up to the boat, and serious marlin anglers wouldn’t leave the dock without one. But does the average angler towing a mixed spread for multiple species like tuna, wahoo, and mahi
Dredges for Offshore Trolling: Do You Need Them? Read More »
Fishfinder technology has evolved at an utterly blinding pace during the past decade, as manufacturers one-up each other on an annual basis. Most of the rapidity developed after the introduction of side-scanning fishfinders, and more recently, it’s been a slew
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Virtual anchoring has been around for a few years now, and it’s a feature that can be initiated via either electric trolling motor (like Spot-Lock, with Minn Kota), or in many cases, with modern outboards (such as Yamaha’s Helm Master
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You want to catch the bull drum of a lifetime? Of course you do! It’ll take effort and persistence, along with a nice helping of luck. And while there are no guarantees in fishing one thing is for sure: using
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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 so we’ve seen a
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You want to win the fishing tournament, and come home with the trophy and a fist full of cash? Of course you do! But winning fishing tournaments is easier said than done. It’s also true that there’s an element of
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This past week, we had the first opportunity to spend some extended time aboard a Boston Whaler rigged with a pair of of Mercury’s new V6 outboards. We broke the news when they were introduced in News Flash: Mercury Marine
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One tactic that seems vastly underutilized for gamefish that hug bottom is speed jigging. Sure, folks use it for open-water species like jacks or mackerel, but the tactic is shockingly effective on fish like groupers and snappers, too. Of course,
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Popping Corks It’s a fair bet that everyone reading this right now has fished with a popping cork before. You’ve probably fished one for reds, trout, snook, and other species, baited up with shrimp, cut fish, or maybe a piece
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New Yamaha You want a bigger outboard? You’ve got it! Yamaha has introduced the F425 XTO Offshore V8 outboard, eclipsing the Yamaha F350C as this engine manufacturer’s biggest offering on the water. This engine should be made available at any time soon (It should hit the
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