When I was working with the Southern Kingfish Association about 15 years ago, I met and befriended Capt. George Mitchell. He would arrive at tournaments in a stunning hauler towing a high-performance ...

High-speed trolling lures offer an easy way to cover water and target big fish without dealing with rigging and maintaining ...

The opah, also known as moonfish (Lampris guttatus), has a remarkable distinction in the marine world: it’s the only known fish that is fully warm-blooded. While fish like tuna and certain sharks are ...

Arriving at the launch ramp near the inlet to the Atlantic Ocean, we were greeted by an angry St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. It rumpled with confused 3-foot seas and frosted whitecaps ...

I was sitting in my office daydreaming about a bluefin run I made a while back. Catching these amazing gamefish creates vivid memories. It was on a day in early May, well before first light, when I ...

Retired news anchor and fly-fisherman Tom Brokaw once wrote: “Is it my imagination, or are almost all stories about fly-fishing told in hushed tones in pristine settings where man and trout are ...

Robalo partnered with Michael Peters to redevelop the R300 center-console from the keel to the hardtop. The new hull offers impressively crisp handling during sharp turns and when crossing aggressive ...

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 learned how to fish from shore with a spinning rod and a handful of tackle. Eventually, I graduated to offshore fishing with a garage full of rods, reels, lures and rigs. Along the way, I learned ...

The comments on the Salt Water Sportsman Facebook page were contentious. George Witeley insists: “You can keep those baitcasters. I’ll take spinning all day.” Victor Tornado spits back: “Levelwind, ...

There’s no dearth of innovation in this year’s new crop of ­marine electronics. You’ll find new products and systems to help boating anglers find more fish, navigate more safely, communicate on the ...

After a long day on the water my boat is covered with fish slime and hazy with sea salt. Even though I’m tired, sunburned and sore, the trip isn’t over until the boat, gear and tackle are clean and ...