I’ve been working on putting together a couple of kits that folks can buy that includes everything you actually need at an affordable price to successfully fish from a sailboat while cruising. That said, putting together such a everything-you-need-and-something-to-put-it-in grab-bag of fishing gear that work is not quite as easy as one would think. Made …
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When putting together an optimum handlining rig for trolling the first thing you need to factor in is what exactly you want to catch. For instance, if you want to catch mackerel your rig would look something like this. In my experience, this rig seriously rocks and is a perfect example of a highly evolved …
A while back, a friend asked my opinion on the best rig for handlining from a sailboat which at first glance seemed like a simple request. Seriously, how can you improve on some line with a hook on the end? The funny thing is that the more I thought about it the more complicated the …
Here’s something you may want to add to your quiver… What the hell is it you might be asking? The eSpear is an electrical shark deterrent. Better yet it won’t hurt you or the shark. Neptonics has all of the needful info…
Every once in awhile I’ll get an email asking what sort pole-spear to get now that one I used to suggest is no longer being made. The short answer is, I’ve been giving it some thought… Part of the problem is that, for one reason or another, pole-spears have got somewhat expensive of late. Seriously, …
Neptonics has something to help.
Neptonics (the folks I always go to whenever I need bespoke spearfishing gear) have a sale you might be interested in… Nuff said.
Having been bumped by a few too many sharks while while waiting in the line up and tussled over speared fish with others, I’ll admit to more than a passing interest in the following video/product…
… to up your spearfishing game. Get the right fins. Really. Fins designed for general snorkeling or scuba diving are ill suited for serious free diving or spearfishing at all. Sadly you see a lot of cruisers flail about trying to spearfish with the wrong fins and the operative word in this sentence is… T-R-Y-I-N-G. …