Gear
Well this makes all kinds of sense…
A DIY Poor Man’s Downrigger that would be a great addition to any sailors fishing arsenal.
A $20 Tenkara set up?
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…
A simple DIY dive board…
Fin + Forage has an excellent article and video on how to build a simple, inexpensive, and practical dive board. Here’s the video…
A new addition to the fishing quiver…
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 …
A cool and frugal fly fishing outfit…
One could have a whole lot of fun with a sub $30 fly fishing combo…
a positive step…
Getting rid of plastics in fishing tackle one bead at a time…
A post you really have to read…
The Saltwater Edge has a must read post on why and how you should be using circle hooks. Still here?
revisiting the “Any Fool Can Catch Fish Guide”…
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, …
A cruisers fishing kit question and an interesting grab bag…
I’ve been working on putting together a couple of kits that folks can buy that includes everything you actually need at an affordable price to successfully fish from a sailboat while cruising. That said, putting together such a everything-you-need-and-something-to-put-it-in grab-bag of fishing gear that work is not quite as easy as one would think. Made …
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