Cruising fisherman tend to concentrate their fishing energy chasing bigger fish like Mahi, Wahoo, and Tuna but here’s a thought that you might consider smaller prey like mackerel, flying fish, and squid might make even more sense. Next up is more on how to use a sabiki rig…
Apparently so! I’ve always thought that Tenkara rods were just way too expensive considering their simplicity. Love the concept but hate the price. Seeing someone doing it on a budget is a goodly thing. Some more information over at Cape Fear Flyfishers…
S/V Violet Hour has an excellent article on fishing from a sailboat in the Pacific Northwest you should really check out. You’re still here?
It appears there’s a new fishing rod and reel waiting at the local post office for me to pick up. It was an impulse buy as I’d long thought that one of the little mini ice fishing rod and reel combos would make a great little rod for fishing from the dinghy or using it …
One of the few fishing channels on YouTube I actually watch is Hey Skipper because he’s pretty serious about catching fish. After all, the whole idea of fishing for folks on sailboats is really about putting dinner on the table. As a side business, Hey Skipper has become a purveyor of salted bait and that …
Tailchaser (a place I buy lures from) has an interesting category of lures based on the concept of predator/prey that makes a whole lot of sense. Mainly it’s just a daisy chain with the emphasis on bigger bait fish feeding on smaller ones. Makes all kinds of sense. Better yet, most of the lures in …
Squid, for the cruising sailor, is a great resource as they are fairly easy to catch, abundant, and, cooked properly, quite tasty. Hogy lures has an excellent primer on all you need to know when fishing for squid that you should really check out.
Pacifico – “Handline Fishing” from Tone Visuals on Vimeo.
A while back a reader asked me what sort of handline rig I’d suggest using while cruising in the Caribbean and I told him that the gear outlined in the “Any Fool Can Catch Fish Guide… Basic Kit” post would be a good place to start. Not too long afterwards he got back to me, …