There may not be a more prolific inshore fishery than the Louisiana coast. The southern end of Louisiana stretches about 300 ...

A 175-plus-pound record cobia — the largest caught on rod and reel ever recorded — wouldn’t have made it to the boat if the angler had listened to his captain. IGFA recently approved the monster cobia ...

Marine-industry veteran and bass-boat pioneer Earl Bentz does not slow down. Since the inception of his newest company, Caymas Boats in 2019 (he had been founder and president of Stratos and Triton), ...

I’ve heard marine-electronics manufacturers and anglers delight that today’s sounders function on automatic incredibly well. Indeed, the units’ computerized brains certainly evaluate and adjust, given ...

Trolling motors are the perfect tool to move and maneuver your boat when you don’t want to start your boat’s loud outboard engine. Often mounted at the bow or transom, trolling motors are battery ...

Testing boats during the Miami International Boat Show poses more challenges than usual. When I attempted to sea-trial Sea Chaser’s new 27 HFC demo model at this year’s show in February, I had to plan ...

“Everyone keep your eyes peeled and look for massive feeds of finbacks and short beak dolphins, that is where we will find the tuna!” After searching a bit, my son and mate Capt. Tommy Freda shouted, ...

Bluefin tuna surrounded us far off the coast of North Carolina. While holding on to the hardtop, I watched an acre of monster fish boil on the surface. Marks on the fish finder were so thick that the ...

All anglers have stories about the fish that got away, but none are as maddening as those that involve a broken fishing line. And in many cases, abrasion led to the breakage. As a result, line ...

In warm-water locations worldwide, wahoo is predominantly targeted on the troll. While this is one of the most-productive methods to locate and target these gamefish, you tend to miss out on their ...

Blue water fishermen view a line or mat of Sargassum as an oasis for fish in the vast sameness of the open ocean. Seasoned offshore fishermen know that dolphin love Sargassum, the floating brown ...