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 …
Back when I was a kid you could hit the tackle shop on the pier and buy a hand line for a buck and they’d throw in a few dead anchovies for free and you were in business. These days it’s a whole different story. A while back I did a post on putting together …
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about Bucktails and various jig heads as part of a quiver of lures for your sailboat kit. They seem to make a lot of sense as they’re both effective and affordable. This lure, a Jig Head Squid by B2 Squid would really flesh out a sailboat’s quiver. Better …
Since I’m pretty close to cutting out a bunch of handline frames for the Sailboat Fishing kits I figured I might as well try to utilize any leftover wood scraps for a downsized frame for dinghy fishing. So far, the only design issue I have to deal with on the frame is that it fit …
Pacifico – “Handline Fishing” from Tone Visuals on Vimeo.
A while back a reader asked me what sort of handline rig I’d suggest using while cruising in the Caribbean and I told him that the gear outlined in the “Any Fool Can Catch Fish Guide… Basic Kit” post would be a good place to start. Not too long afterwards he got back to me, …
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 …