Underwater objects—natural or man-made, large or small—create rich saltwater habitats that act like magnets for marine life. Anglers refer to such habitat as “structure.” It’s a fitting moniker, as ...

My struggles with marine battery management issues spanned years, mostly when powering onboard systems such as livewells, lighting, audio, anchor windlasses, and more. The house batteries of the time ...

Soft-plastic lures, in all their sizes, shapes, colors and styles, can be almost as effective as natural baits. Built-in scent and a variety of configurations — shrimp and fish imitations, eels and ...

Roxanne Willmer hears a lot of fish stories. As the tagging director for Gray FishTag Research, Willmer is in regular contact with anglers, often on the boat with them catching and tagging target ...

Sometimes it’s best to leave well enough alone. Others argue that even a perfect design can be improved upon. At Boston Whaler, both philosophies apply. Case in point: the new 210 Outrage, a center ...

Boats under 20 feet allow the angler to maneuver precisely while trolling. Ask the average inshore angler what his least favorite method of fishing is and chances are he’ll say trolling. Even ...

I love to watch a professional fishmonger clean fish. They work in well-lit, sanitary spaces wearing a hair net, rubber apron, rubber gloves and rubber boots. They dance with the fish, swinging and ...

We left Freeport, Texas, in the late afternoon and headed offshore to a deepwater drilling ship to look for tuna. We arrived after dark, but the rig lights had the surrounding water lit up like the ...

Jupiter Marine has built customized, niche center consoles for quite some time. Its full line of boats ranges from 26 to 39 feet, is designed with features that meet fishing and cruising requirements, ...

While no single factor determines whether fish will bite, barometric pressure can have a dramatic impact on feeding activity. Understanding what the numbers mean—and more importantly, how they are ...

Sun-protective fishing hoodies took the world by storm a few years ago, and they don’t appear to be going anywhere. Slapping a hood on a performance fishing shirt just makes too much sense, and it’s a ...

Recent summers have seen a return of big weakfish – some up to 15 pounds – to the waters of Long Island Sound. July can be a slow month for fishing along the southern New England coast. The big run of ...