July 12, 2022

Baits for Daytime Swordfish

Daytime swordfishing is incredibly challenging, and can be incredibly rewarding. It requires hours of preparation, uber-long runs, great care in setting out the gear, and potentially hours of fighting a fish up from extreme depths. But […]

July 5, 2022

Tripletail Offshore

Most anglers think of tripletail as nearshore fish, and certainly, most are caught within sight of land. But these fish sometimes get swept far out into the Gulf by the currents, and no matter where you […]

June 21, 2022

Catch More Mahi-Mahi with SST

Mahi-mahi are awesome oceanic fish – they’re plentiful and usually willing to bite, they taste great, they fight hard and make acrobatic leaps through the air, and few fish can hold a candle to them when […]

April 26, 2022

Tips for Better Bailing

You’ve been on the ocean for hours without a single bite, when you spot it: a board, cargo net, or a refrigerator floating on the surface. Heck, it doesn’t mater what it is. If you see […]

April 5, 2022

Digging for Gold: Golden Tilefish

If you’re willing to make the run to 500-plus feet of water (600 and change is better) you might just strike gold – golden tilefish, that is. Golden tilefish live on muddy bottom in deep waters, […]

March 1, 2022

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 […]

February 23, 2022

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 […]

December 14, 2021

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 […]

November 9, 2021

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 […]

August 31, 2021

Battling Big Game on Stand-Up Gear

There was once a time when virtually all offshore boats carried fighting chairs, and you fought big game while sitting in a bucket harness. Thanks to the advent of smaller, faster, ocean-capable center consoles, those days […]

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