Nothing is more frustrating than to prepare to go fishing only to find your reel is in need of repair or maintenance. Although reel repair and maintenance is best left to professionals, if you’ve got time on your hands and are not willing to wai...
Northeast summers can often mean low production for inshore anglers. This is due to oxygen depletion in shallow water which forces both bait fish and game fish out into deeper waters. Instead of giving up, the best bet is to follow the fis...
It is important to keep in mind that any information that you receive from this article represents only one method and opinion. While these methods and opinions are based on traditional methods, they are still proven to produce fish. If you are intere...
There is little doubt that most people perceive surf fishing is casting large sinkers and various types of bait with the aid of a stout spinning rod that is almost always 10 feet in length. Historically, large spinning reels bold with hundreds of yar...
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...
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 pou...
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, angle...
There is little doubt that most people perceive surf fishing is casting large sinkers and various types of bait with the aid of a stout spinning rod that is almost always 10 feet in length. Historically, large spinning reels bold with hundreds of yar...
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 disc...
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 exac...