Slow-Pitch Specials

Unique rods are at the heart of this effective technique, which allows anglers to fool fish anywhere in the water column.

Titans of Structure

The five fish mostly likely to break you off, and how to keep that from happening.

For the Halibut

A private-sector solution for increasing recreational quotas is finally getting off the ground.

Trolling Motor Vs. Poling for Shallow-Water Fishing

Knowing when to shift between the trolling motor and the push pole can make all the difference.

Deep-Drop Power Play

Electric reels have made deep-dropping for swords easier.

Winds of Change

The greatest threat to fisheries is a warming, acidifying ocean.

SEATROUT GROW FAST

Five years old. That's the age of the record-setting seatrout caught in North Carolina, covered in our February issue. Angler Cathy Jones' spotted seatrout weighed 11 pounds, 3 ounces and measured almost 34 inches.

HOW TO SPOT A CHEAP BOAT

In shopping for a boat, it's easy to miss warning signs of shoddy construction and outfitting, especially when your head is filled with visions of calm seas and biting fish.

RIGHT WHALE, WRONG TACK

I'm not OK with the very real possibility of right whales going extinct if we don't figure something out.

Friends in Low Places

Releasing bottomfish using proper techniques goes a long way toward maintaining healthy populations.

Depth Perception

The right sonar transducer frequency for deepwater fishing depends on the species you plan to target.

World Cat 260CC-X

This multihull center-console represents a refreshing new midsize option for serious offshore fishing.

Pathfinder 2400 Open

A hybrid on steroids that's at home trolling nearshore weed lines or drifting inshore flats.

Light-Tackle Lingcod

Why mess with deepwater setups when these toothy predators take lures and even flies in the shallows?

IS BISCAYNE BAY BACK?

THE BELEAGUERED WATERS NEXT TO FLORIDA'S SECOND-LARGEST CITY STILL HAVE PLENTY TO OFFER.

ROCK STAR

CATCH BIG ROCKFISH AND HAVE MORE FUN WITH SLOW-PITCH GEAR.

Off the Deep End

No electric reels? No problem. Hand-crank deep-dropping is a blast with the right gear.

MASSIVE BLACKFISH SMASHES RECORD

It seems if you want to catch a world-record tautog, you need to be on Fish Bound IV with Capt. Kane Bounds, out of Ocean City, Maryland.

SORRY AUSSIES, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A NORTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA

I caught my first northern bluefin tuna 20-some years ago, off northernmost Australia's Cape York peninsula.

THESE TWO FISH WILL HURT YOU

Scorpaenidae is a huge family worldwide, with several hundred species in all, many of them found around the US. Those species range from the beautiful (lionfish) to the interesting (scorpionfish, including the California sculpin) to the truly hideous (stonefish).

BIDEN BANS SWORDFISH DRIFT GILL NETS IN US

I'll be right upfront: I'm not a fan of legislative riders, where an issue unrelated to the major piece of legislation gets attached as a way of getting it passed.

WHY DO SMALLER FISH TASTE BETTER?

Small fish eat better than big ones. I've heard that statement about so many fish species: redfish, black drum, grouper, mackerel, bluefish, and the list goes on.

Go Big or Go Home

Try live-baiting with oversize offerings such as Spanish mackerel or lobster. It's not as crazy as it sounds.

Big Salmon

Cooke Aquaculture owns Omega Protein. What does that mean for you?

How Big-Game Reels Got Small

You can just about stop a truck with a conventional reel that fits in the palm of your hand these days, but when big-game fishing was in its infancy, reels were little more than direct-drive winches.

What's the Smallest Boat You Should Take Offshore?

It depends on where you live, the conditions you face, how experienced you are and your tolerance for risk.

New Paradigm in Auxiliary Power

Lithium-battery-based systems edge closer to supplanting internal-combustion marine generators as auxiliary power sources on today's fishboats.

SUPERLATIVE SAILFISH

The speediest fish in the ocean is also one of the fastest-growing, reaching lengths of 4 to 5 feet in a single year. Sailfish also have the largest dorsal fin of any fish, raised only when they go on the attack.

Sailfish 312 CC

The 312 CC is the latest example of Sailfish's design prowess.

Formula 387 Center Console Fish

Formula takes a fresh approach to creating its first center-console fishing boat.