So, here’s a new interesting take on fishing from a boat that you might want to check out. It’s called the :HELM. Granted, it’s a fairly interesting evolution on mounting an old fishing reel to your pushpit. I’m impressed by the design. It’s obvious that a lot of work and thought went into this product. …
ut, when NO is the right answer, and in the “cruising in the time of war” department… I’m a huge fan of a simple handline they sell in France as it’s great at catching fish and surprisingly affordable at just a kiss over $40 bucks (35€). Admittedly, it’s really for coastal fishing while sailing. If …
Sail magazine currently has an online article about eating smaller reef fish like lionfish as a way to avoid getting ciguatera. The problem is that lionfish are not safe where ciguatera is concerned. Image by Makabera from Pixabay The problem being most testing of lionfish has found that lionfish have the same ciguatera toxin levels …
An important part of sustainable fishing is to only fish for your current needs and use safe catch and release practices for the fish you don’t need. For those unacquainted with catch and release here’s a great article that should cover the needful. For instance, here in the Caribbean, I won’t eat barracuda and most …
While I’m not big on social media, I am doing VolksCruiser and Fishing Under Sail on Bluesky. Visit Fishing Under Sail on Bluesky In other blog business, I’m seriously considering dropping the comments section as having to moderate the tons of spam, scam, porn, and Russian viruses is taking more time than the writing of …
The biggest problem I see in folks not catching fish is that they suffer from an inability to know what they want to catch. For instance, a cruising sailor will often just pick a lure at random, attach it to their line, and drag it behind the boat where they ignore it till they bring …
I often bemoan the disappearance of the cheap two hooks, a sinker, some green seine twine on a wooden frame that you could buy for a buck. Being curious I wondered just what it would cost you if you wanted to build or buy one in 2024 money. So, let’s see… Apparently, these days a …
For starters, I’d like to apologize for not posting for ages. Life sometimes just gets in the way. So here are a few quick thoughts. Maybe it’s just me but, when eggs are going for $6.99 a dozen, having a great protein resource available for the cost of some time and tackle, it sure makes …
Cruising fisherman tend to concentrate their fishing energy chasing bigger fish like Mahi, Wahoo, and Tuna but here’s a thought that you might consider smaller prey like mackerel, flying fish, and squid might make even more sense. Next up is more on how to use a sabiki rig…
Loose Cannon with some ciguatera myths that you need to know about. Still here?