I’ve been perusing various lure candidates for the upcoming Sailboat Fishing Kit and came upon these Rubber Bullets from Squidnation (my go-to place for squiddy bits) and thought that they would really fill a particular niche that was missing in my quiver, They’re small, should track well, can be easily be modified, and are inexpensive …
The other day I caught this video about the L.B. Huntington company and its drone spoons. So, it got me thinking… Way back when folks actually trolled lures under oar power as a normal method of catching fish. Nothing actually surprising in that bit of knowledge but it’s so far off the norm that it …
Pacifico – “Handline Fishing” from Tone Visuals on Vimeo.
Since we were talking about lures I really should admit that while I’m a “Use whatever’s cheap and works” kind of guy I’m not immune to the appeal of lures that approach being works of art. Which is what happens when an artist who fishes works in the medium of glass… Like this… Or …
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 …
A cruisers fishing kit question and an interesting grab bag… Read More »
The other day a friend dropped me a line brimming with excitement over the fact that he’d taken my advice and trolled a spoon instead of his same old same rubber squid and caught a Mahi Mahi. In point of fact, the “spoon” he was using happened to be a Wobbler by Jake’s Lures. As …
So, I saw this the other day… It would appear that the folks at Chasebaits have significantly raised the bar with their Ultimate squid on what a plastic squid should be. Color me all kinds of impressed. Pretty as well. I’ve owned about a kazillion lures that looked like they’d be the chosen plat …
Here’s a bespoke hand line setup from Beale Paddles you might want to check out.
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 …