The summer sea off Bimini was flat and sweltering as Jim Hanrahan, Bobby Brack, and I trolled a full spread of baits, teasers, and a dredge. The morning progressed to nearly noon, strikeless. Suddenly ...

When you think of bluewater fishing in the Gulf, you could be forgiven for visions of live-­baiting around oil rigs for big yellowfin and giant blue marlin. You might also think of 60-, 80- or ...

Topwater striper lure bites come when you least expect it. You’re fishing seemingly dead water, casting to a sod bank, or some other structure. Then out of nowhere, KABOOM! Your topwater fishing lure ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I love to fish for anything that swims in saltwater, yet I’m an offshore man at heart. And while I’ve spent decades chasing marlin, sailfish, tuna, swordfish, wahoo and dolphin, everyone has their ...