Surf fishing can wear you down with the bulky equipment that has become the norm. Many surf anglers elect to use large rods (10 feet or longer) and stout spinning reels with a variety of live and dead bait. Reels that hold hundreds of yards of 30 pound monofilament are the norm versus the [...]
What could be better than waves crashing on the beach, the smell of salt in the air, and walking for miles along a sandy beach? There is one thing that could enhance the experience, that would be learning how to fish those waves. All too often, anglers are not exactly sure where to start [...]
Porgy and menhaden are more commonly known as bunker. These are typically the bait that is preferred by most anglers when they are fishing for striped bass. Bunker makes up about 80% of the diet of a striped bass, it is fatty, oily and is loaded with calories. One problem that is becoming more [...]
What could be better than waves crashing on the beach, the smell of salt in the air, and walking for miles along a sandy beach? There is one thing that could enhance the experience, that would be learning how to fish those waves. All too often, anglers are not exactly sure where to start [...]
Saltwater fishing may require both fresh bait and artificial lures. While there are some times that a 16 ounce diamond jig sinking quickly to the bottom is sufficient to stir up school of bluefish, there are other times when fresh live bait is exactly what you are looking for.
Fresh bait can be extremely expensive [...]
There are a wide variety of hook styles from which to choose when you’re fishing. While the “J.” style is still the most popular, the circle hook is gaining from more popularity. In fact, over the last 10 years more anglers are discovering that if they use it properly circle hooks increase fish survival.
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Remember when you were younger and you wanted to head out for a day of fishing? You thought little of the tools you were using, you cared was that there was line in your reel, a rod in your hand, that tiny two-tray tackle box and your best friend (your dog) at your side. Add [...]
Before you start scouring the internet or heading off to your local fishing rod retailer, you might want to review some information about the vast array of fishing rods you are likely to encounter. Don’t find yourself standing and staring at rows and rows of rods and wondering which one is the right one for [...]
Fishing reels have become a tackle market in of themselves. For the new fishermen, the variety of reels can be somewhat overwhelming. Not only do you have to contend with a wide range of manufacturers, but if you settle on one you’re still faced with the endless array of spinning reels, bait casting reels and [...]
