A lure just about everyone could use a few of in their kit… Jigs like these are pretty easy to make and, a picture being worth a thousand words, I don’t expect you’ll need a how to. Make some big ones to troll as well as some smaller ones for casting in an anchorage. They’re …
One of my favorite blogs shows us how to tie a feather rig…
A very neat riff on the cedar plug lure in aluminum… Perfect! You can find them at Lonely Angler…
Someone recently asked me about his recent purchase of an “emergency fishing kit” to go in a ditch bag… Off hand, my first impression is that while less than it could be it is so much better than what you’ll find included in your liferaft’s inventory. That being the case, it is a quantum leap …
A few thoughts on a fishing kit for emergencies… Read More »
Several readers have asked about what sort of fly reel to go with an Eagle Claw Trailmaster. As much as I like the new reels from Diesel, the Trailmaster is a cheap (but excellent) rod and as such is much happier with a good but cheapish reel to go with it. As it happens, Eagle …
This weekend coming back from shopping we noticed as we were leaving the dinghy dock a big fish swimming under one of the docks… Big fish here are pretty common as we have a hellacious number of real big Tarpon who hang out near the docks waiting for the sports-fisherman to clean their catch and …
I’m the first guy to admire and lust after great fishing gear… I mean cool rods and reels are… well, COOL! I’ve mentioned before my love affair with the Eagle Claw Trailmaster which had an enjoyment quotient far higher than its dollar value simply because it got used on a regular basis as my more …
Most of the lobster I have caught over the years have been of the use-a-funky-garden-glove-and-grab technique but here abouts lobster snares make a lot of sense as some of the holes are deep… My current problem is that my snare seems to have gone walkabout. While I’m pretty sure the cats know where it is, …
Over the years I have trolled lures and suchlike behind various boats for thousands of miles and one thing I have learned is that sometimes you catch fish… Sometimes you don’t! With this rig, to be truthful, you mostly catch fish… Really! What is so cool about it is that it is cheap to put …
A friend of mine who is waiting out weather up in Bermuda sent me a great tip on an ad-hoc cheap ass teaser… A 1 1/2 liter pop bottle and some foil and hey preto a teaser! Back when I was a kid some of the sports fishermen used bunches of straw towed behind a …