and in the “Need to read” department…
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?
Sailboat
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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A perfect sailboat lure…
A very neat riff on the cedar plug lure in aluminum… Perfect! You can find them at Lonely Angler…
A basic fishing quiver for “So It Goes”…
I like fishing… It is hardly surprising that the gear on “So It Goes” is as much about enjoyment as it is about catching dinner. So, at any given time you will most likely find the following fishing gear aboard: Hand lines do the heavy lifting, so to speak, and pretty much any time we …
The perfect trolling set up…
Over the years I have trolled lures and suchlike behind various boats for thousands of miles and one thing I have learned is that sometimes you catch fish… Sometimes you don’t! With this rig, to be truthful, you mostly catch fish… Really! What is so cool about it is that it is cheap to put …
An almost perfect rod…
Way too many people make a mistake when choosing a fishing rod or rods when outfitting on a sailboat. I’ve lost count of the number of big rods and bigger reels stuck in rod holders that never ever get used and simply just die a slow sad death in the sun. Of course, no one …