A while back, a reader wrote asking why trolling lures were so expensive and, as an example, he gave me a couple of links to one of those “HIP” fishing outfitters with silly expensive lures… Now, as someone who makes lures and flies myself, I realize that there is both labor and materials involved in …
When I was a kid I used to fish a lot with a cheap handline. I’m sure you know the sort… Thirty feet or so of green seine line, a few feet of monofilament leader, a sinker and a couple of hooks on a wooden frame… Sadly, they are something of a rarity these days …
A lure just about everyone could use a few of in their kit… Jigs like these are pretty easy to make and, a picture being worth a thousand words, I don’t expect you’ll need a how to. Make some big ones to troll as well as some smaller ones for casting in an anchorage. They’re …
One of my favorite blogs shows us how to tie a feather rig…
Phil and Laura, friends of ours who charter the Roberts 44 “Storm Petrel” reposition every season from the Virgin Islands to New England and on the way up they fish. Well, actually Laura is the one who fishes… Tuna Mahi Wahoo Wahoo Laura mentioned that the fish were caught using a cedar plug and “something” …
Being careful! Never ever point a speargun at people! The full story over at the BBC…
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So, the good news is I just got my new fly rod and reel (and it’s nice) … The bad news is I’m up to my neck in boat projects and don’t expect to get in some quality fishing time for at least a couple of weeks. So it goes…