Ribbonfish is one of the best baits for big king mackerel. Here’s how the pros catch, prepare, rig and fish ribbonfish to ...

Along with sharp hooks, freshly spooled reels and plenty of water, a good day of offshore fishing also requires an awareness of what conditions the day will bring. When planning the direction, range ...

If you’re interested in chasing black marlin around an undersea mesa or working poppers along the rocky shorelines of Central America, you probably already know all about the Gulf of Chiriqui. This ...

More than 30 years ago, I heard Florida’s Capt. Dave Mistretta describe a kingfish as “a 30-mile-per-hour hell-bent silver missile.” To this day, I haven’t found a more fitting description. Known to ...

Electric fishing reels are a simple concept. They use a small motor to turn the spool and retrieve line. Reels are either battery powered or they can be plugged into a boat’s power, and many are ...

Anyone who fishes the Florida Keys patch reefs invariably hooks into a prized jewel: the mutton snapper. They are fantastic in the frying pan as well as hefty battlers that put up an arm-wrenching ...

Striped bass feed aggressively in the surf at night, and fall is the time to catch them on the New Jersey coast. Fishing at night for stripers in the surf requires know-how and research beyond just ...

ICAST 2025, the world’s largest fishing industry trade show, is in the books. The New Product Showcase did not disappoint. Each year in the New Product Showcase, the biggest brands and some newcomers ...

The Florida Everglades are a million and a half acres of wetland famously called a river of grass. From the water at Flamingo, it’s more of a mangrove jungle. Here at the southernmost outpost of ...

The Barker 26 Calibogue Bay and 26 Open, both custom-built to order, were created by renowned naval architect Michael Peters. These models are based on Peters’ patented Stepped Vee Ventilated Tunnel ...