By combining today’s modern charting technology with a basic understanding of striped marlin behavior, they’ve never been ...

Rigging live bait the right way will pay off. George Poveromo. Rigging baitfish for saltwater gamefish is like a science. Anglers fish in so many different conditions: prime ocean with features for ...

Offshore jigging has really taken off in the past couple of years. Sure, some early adopters have been jigging with metals for decades, but it was never something utilized by the masses. That’s ...

Fishing is a sport of learning and evolving. Every skill and technique in your arsenal is an adaptation for situational necessity that makes you a better angler. Here are 16 tried-and-true tricks from ...

Cobia aren’t always picky; sometimes they’re just hungry. Baits, flies, bucktails and even swimming plugs catch ling. Jason Stemple Perched high in the tower of Capt. Zack Hoffman’s Clock Work, we ...

Natural barriers, mangroves protect our shores and shelter 75 percent of Florida’s gamefish at some point in their lives. Jess McGlothlin. In the early mornings along Florida’s coasts, you can hear ...

The opah, also known as moonfish (Lampris guttatus), has a remarkable distinction in the marine world: it’s the only known fish that is fully warm-blooded. While fish like tuna and certain sharks are ...

Recently, designers are packing higher drag pressure in smaller reels. “They have huge washers and produce 20 pounds of drag in a 2500 reel,” Owens marvels.While he doesn’t plan to put maximum ...

The most reliable place on the planet to catch yellowfin and blackfin tunas is offshore Venice, Louisiana. Venice is located advantageously at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi River. And as fall ...

Identifying the greater AJ, besides the characteristic color and markings, involves the body shape; it’s the most elongate and slender of the larger Seriolas that inhabit the same areas and has seven ...

When I was working with the Southern Kingfish Association about 15 years ago, I met and befriended Capt. George Mitchell. He would arrive at tournaments in a stunning hauler towing a high-performance ...

Lumitec is another company offering advanced lighting solutions for a wide range of boating applications above and below the water. “For the sport-­fishing market, our deck-spreader and floodlights ...