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July 2, 2018

Tips for Catching More Tripletail

Tripletail are one of the odder looking species you’ll find along the Gulf coast, but they’re a great-tasting fish that fights like the devil. You want to put some “trips” into your cooler? Use these three […]
June 14, 2018

Speckled Trout: Finding the Monsters

Monster Speckled Trout Do you want to find the real monster speckled trout? Not the one-pounders, not the two-pounders, but fish that weigh five, seven, or even 10 pounds? Of course you do! On a recent […]
June 12, 2018

Pink Fluorocarbon Leader: Does it Make a Difference?

Fluorocarbon Cool-But Pink? On a recent three-day fishing binge in Florida, I was introduced to Yo-Zuri TopKnot fluorocarbon leader. While we were fishing, however, I noticed something a bit odd: the fluoro was pink. Now, everything […]
June 6, 2018

News Flash: Mercury Marine Introduces New V6 and V8 Outboards!

If you’ve been paying attention to big happenings in the marine world lately, you probably heard about introductions like the new Suzuki Df350 outboard, and a number of new outboards introduced by Yamaha, but the latest big […]
May 30, 2018

Snook Tricks that Work

Texas isn’t exactly known for burgeoning snook populations, but in certain places at certain times it’s a great gamefish to pursue. If, that is, you know how to get ’em. Because snook are one of those […]
May 24, 2018

Deep-Drop Surprise: Black Belly Rosefish

The best thing about deep-drop fishing is that you never know what the heck you’re going to pull up from the depths of the Gulf like the rosefish. Sure, golden tilefish, snappers, and groupers are all […]
May 22, 2018

Three Things You Never Realized About Flounder

Flounder Fishing Flounder are a popular catch and many of us hunt them with great regularity, but there are at least three things about these flatfish that most people don’t realize. Why should you care? Because […]
May 14, 2018

The World’s Ugliest Gamefish

Gamefish What’s the world’s ugliest gamefish? While different people are sure to have different opinions, everyone should agree that the Gulf Toadfish is certainly a top contender. Wait a sec – a toadfish isn’t really a […]
May 6, 2018

Party Boat Fishing Tips

Party Boat Time Fishing on a party boat can be a ton of fun, and lead to a cooler full of dinner. But it has its ups and its downs. On the positive side, it allows […]
April 26, 2018

Choosing the Best Saltwater Spinning Reel

Spinning Reel A few months back we took a look at choosing the best saltwater fishing reel, so it’s time to take a closer look at choosing a spinning reel, in specific. Many anglers prefer spinning […]