March 24, 2015

How to Call the Coast Guard

Calling the Coast Guard is something we only want to do in a true emergency, but when you need ’em, boy are you glad to see ’em. I’ve had to make the call only three times […]

March 17, 2015

Super-Cheap Fishfinders: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

You may have come across the Shopping for the Right Fishfinder blog I wrote a while back, which went through a number of important factors to consider before you choose a unit. There’s just one problem: you and […]

March 10, 2015

Bait Blunders – Don’t Do This!

I love bait. The smell of chum, the feeling of oily bunker, and the sight of wiggling bloodworms get me all charged up. But fishing from a boat, it’s easier than one might think to ruin […]

March 3, 2015

Five tips for Reading the Water

Being able to read the water isn’t just important for fishermen, it’s an important talent for all boaters. It can help you avoid running aground, lose speed due to currents, or anchor in an inappropriate area. […]

February 24, 2015

Unexpected Gems from the Miami Show: LilliPad, and SonarCharts Live

You expect to find cool stuff from major manufacturers at a major boat show, like all the goodies I told you about last week in Hot News from the Miami Boat Show. But one of the […]

February 17, 2015

Hot News from the Miami Boat Show

My last week was spent in Miami, Florida, attending the Miami Boat Show, checking out all the cool new boats and marine goodies on display. And I can sum up the show with one word: wow. […]

February 10, 2015

Fishing Boat, or Speed Boat? Yes!

These days, it’s hard to tell whether some center consoles are fishing boats, or speed boats. Triple outboard rigs have become common, quads are popping up all over the place, and max horsepower ratings well over […]

February 3, 2015

The Miami Boat Show is Just a Week Away!

Welcome, everyone, to the Miami boat show. Next week in sunny Florida, thousands of new boats, cool accessory gear, and mind-boggling marine electronics will go on display. No, we can’t all be there – but I […]

January 27, 2015

How to Hot-Rod a Fishing Lure

Do you modify your fishing lures, to make them more effective? If so, you need to know about hot-rodding. And if not, well, you should. In one episode of the Got Bait? fishing series, we show how […]

January 20, 2015

Is Your Boat About to Have a Heart Attack?

On a boat, electrical failure isn’t too far off from a heart attack – and many boats are always one jiggling wire away from this ailment. That’s because boats aren’t like houses or cars, which sit […]

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