Marlin
PASSION AND PURPOSE
A singular dream results in an incredible global fishing tour
10+ min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
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.
3 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
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.
3 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
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.
4 min |
March 2023
Marlin
PURCHASING A BOAT IN COSTA RICA
There are a variety of timely procedural factors to consider
3 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
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.
3 min |
March 2023
Marlin
ROUGH ROAD AHEAD?
Be financially prepared and you'll sleep better at night
3 min |
March 2023
Marlin
SIZE MATTERS
Call it like you see it
2 min |
March 2023
Marlin
Before the Strike
Predestined for a life on the water when his parents moved from Massachusetts to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when he was 4 years old, professional photographer Scott Kerrigan grew up living on boats and fishing around the numerous docks, canals, beaches, and piers that surrounded his floating home in South Florida.
5 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
Big Salmon
Cooke Aquaculture owns Omega Protein. What does that mean for you?
3 min |
March 2023
Marlin
BWANA TOPS HAWAII MARLIN TOURNAMENT SERIES
Hard-fought season-long competition in Kona
7 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
THE FASTEST GROWING FISH
Is the dolphinfish, arguably the world's most perfect gamefish, in trouble despite its abundance and meteoric growth rate?
8 min |
March 2023
Marlin
SEE the LIGHT
No mere fashion accessory to be added without a second thought, sunglasses are mission-critical gear for the offshore angler. Staring into the sun's brutally harsh glare for that first sign of a bite is all part of the game, and it's truly impossible without a good pair of polarized glasses on your face. Here are our top picks.
2 min |
March 2023
Marlin
NORTHCAPE CUSTOM 43
A new build from New Zealand is in progress
1 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
Playing the SLOTS
The Northeast's fall striper run this year was the best it's been in two decades. The question is, why?
4 min |
March 2023
Marlin
TACK ON TUNA
How to target dinner, even when you aren't
5 min |
March 2023
Marlin
WAR HEROES ON WATER CONTINUES GROWTH
The largest nonprofit tournament marches on
3 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
Formula 387 Center Console Fish
Formula takes a fresh approach to creating its first center-console fishing boat.
3 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
Sailfish 312 CC
The 312 CC is the latest example of Sailfish's design prowess.
3 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
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.
1 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
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.
2 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
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.
1 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
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).
2 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
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.
4 min |
March 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
Is There a Dark Side to Bright Lines?
\"By the time they get close enough to see line color, they are likely already ignoring it.' \" - David A. Ross, Ph.D.
3 min |
February 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
THE YELLOW MOUTHS OF TEXAS
A big speck is not the same fish as a small one. Here's what to know if you're looking to land a trophy.
5 min |
February 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
Tactics and Tackle
\"I believe offbeat lure colors are more a function of creative integration by anglers rather than functionality.'
5 min |
February 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
FISHABILITY
Contender 26 Bay The new 26 Bay proves fast, smooth, dry, and eminently capable for nearshore fishing.
3 min |
February 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
Seeing Red Again
Recalibrating quotas based on fishing-effort surveys gave more red grouper to recreational anglers in the Gulf of Mexico. Commercial interests are crying foul.
3 min |
February 2023
Salt Water Sportsman
Talk on the Dock
\"We must change our management approach if we're to ensure our fisheries' long-term health and sustainability. \"
1 min |