Jigs have been catching fish for so long it would seem there’s nothing new to learn about them. But not quite a decade ago, a variation came to the United States and revolutionized what we know about ...

Drifting across the clear, shallow flat, we found an angler’s dream: a huge school of redfish plowing into frantic mullet. Every cast was met with a solid thud and a 25- to 30-inch red rocketing ...

Bay boats, roomy, with elevated casting decks and shallow drafts, remain among the most versatile of all saltwater fishing boats. No single boat design, except perhaps the center console, has had as ...

Rigging baitfish for saltwater gamefish is like a science. Anglers fish in so many different conditions: prime ocean with features for specific pelagics; bottom structure where currents influence ...

From deep-V mono-hulls and multi-hulls for offshore fishing to bay boat and hybrid models for inshore action, outboard-powered center console fishing boats have clearly become the most popular among ...

If you intend to stalk bonefish, redfish, permit, snook, striped bass, tarpon or any other inshore game fish on the flats, salt marshes, or other shallow water areas, flats boats and flats skiffs — ...

Offshore jigging has really taken off in the past couple of years. Sure, some early adopters have been jigging with metals for decades, but it was never something utilized by the masses. That’s ...

Purposely waking up at 3 a.m. is never a good idea. That is, unless you’re making a run to legendary bottom fishing grounds such as the Florida Middle Grounds in the Gulf of Mexico. The run is long, ...

The Caymas 34 CT is a new-school cat with dual-stepped, semi-asymmetric hulls. These semi-asymmetric sponsons are mirror images of each other, and an important key to this design is that the outside ...

Stripers are taken by casting, drifting, and trolling, and respond to a variety of live, dead and artificial baits on a range of tackle. Right now, New Jersey has some of the best striper fishing in ...

Fishing is a sport of learning and evolving. Every skill and technique in your arsenal is an adaptation for situational necessity that makes you a better angler. Here are 16 tried-and-true tricks from ...

A livewell full of frisky, live bait fish can be a dangerous thing for the species you’re seeking. But as close a “guarantee” as they can give, some adjustments to how you hook live bait can make your ...